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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by v2racing
I like the Bilsteins too, but I like the Sport better than the HD. The HD were too bouncy for me on the back with a fiberglass spring. You could go Sport on the back and HD on the front. That would give you a good ride and control the bounce from the glass spring.

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I agree ^^^.

With my 360 VBP monospring I originally had the HD Bilsteins and found the ride too bouncy. My guess is the 300lbs monospring would work with the HD's but my with the 360 you definitely should go Bilstein Sports in the rear and HD's in front, like I have had for many years now.
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 09:41 AM
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On my '72 I have tried many shocks with my 315 spring and finally got ahold of some Bilstein HD's, very very happy with them!
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 02:30 PM
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I had Bilstein HDs with my dual-mount rear spring and it was a bit bouncy, so I ordered some Viking double adjustable shocks.
I put them on and it was like night and day. The Vikings rode so much nicer, it was almost unbelievable.
The ride and handling were amazing - Right up to the point where the spring broke, but that's a different story and unrelated to the shocks.

With VBP out of business, I may go ahead and get rid of my dual-mount front spring too and replace it with Viking semi-coilovers.
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