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Originally Posted by ApexEight
Why did Bilstein decide to have less droop travel for those with lowering springs? Is there danger to having more droop travel with the lowering springs with them possibly "free falling" in big dips/potholes?
I'm really considering a B8 + lowering spring combo but if the B6s are better than I'll go with them.
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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering
I don't really have a great answer for that. Droop travel is a good thing...my guess is they designed the shorter extension so that with shorter than OEM springs they remain captive at all times. But I don't think there are any aftermarket springs (for this car) that are so short that you need to worry about that. So yeah, get the B6 shocks. Same bump travel and valving.
- Andrew
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When I paired RCE Yellows with Raceseng Caster camber plates on stock dampers, I had an issue with the springs not being captive at full droop. The Raceseng plates have a reduced stack height; when combined with the lowering springs I managed to create this issue. I switched out the stock dampers to B8 dampers, and it solved the problem. I am not knocking RCE's or Raceseng's products; both are great. It was me that came up with the 1 - 1 = "oh damn" equation. Just for info, I ended up moving to RCE Tarmac springs from the Yellows. I wanted a little firmer spring rate. I think Tarmacs on B8s is a fantastic combo. I run a fair amount of autocross; the car is so much better than I am now.