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Originally Posted by mike156
You guys should do some more research before you post "information." It took about 5 minutes on the phone with Bilstein to get this information.
Here are the specs for the B6 and B8.
Front (B6/B8)
Length [Extended] - 18.95/18.17
Length [Collapsed] - 15.9/15.9
Valving [Rebound] - 179/179
Valving [Comp] - 116/116
Rear (B6/B8)
Length [Extended] - 15.45/14.66
Length [Collapsed] - 10.7/10.7
Valving [Rebound] - 141/141
Valving [Comp] - 70/70
The ONLY difference in specs is the extended length. Now, there could be differences in the valving curves at the low end but they end up at the same place at the high end where they take the specification from....but I doubt it.
If you are using springs that are wound to stay captive on the stock struts, IMO there is no reason to get the B8s over the B6s as they will simply reduce droop travel. If you are using springs that rattle around on stock struts...well, they are probably crappy springs and you should get different springs? Point is, the B8s absolutely do not increase compression travel and any spring that's a bad idea on a stock length strut is still a bad idea on the B8s.
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cliffs notes: B8's are pretty pointless, for RCE tarmacs you may as well get B6's and enjoy the extra droop.