Boje
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
I'm finally looking to replace the shocks on my 2015 Autobahn (with 110k miles, probably should have done this quite a while ago). I have and love DCC, and for most of the year with my 18" summer wheels and tires, I have the DCC in Comfort most of the time unless I'm out on a twisty backroad, when I'm in Sport. In the winter with my 17" wheels, I'm in Normal the majority of the time, and Sport on the good roads. I don't track my car and I live in Brooklyn with laughably terrible roads but spend a lot of time on long road trips – often 2000 miles or more – which I do on backroads almost exclusively, not using the highways much.
From what I've read, the B4s therefore sound like the ones to go for, because the B6s would mean I'd lose the comfortable setting for most of the year when I'm on my summer wheels, and gain a setting that's probably stiffer than I need. But I'm wondering if there are differences in the quality of the dampening and/or the longevity of these two sets of shocks? Stiffness aside for a second, would the B6s provide better handling at the comparable setting, or would it be the same (ie., would the B6s in Comfort provide better dampening, less rebound, etc., than the B4s in Normal, or would they feel the same)? And, are the B6s expected to last longer that the B4s, or should they be about the same? And, bearing in mind the mileage I have on my stock struts, is it possible that even with the stiffer B6s, I'd actually find the upgraded dampening would make the ride feel nicer even if it's a stage stiffer than what I'm used to, and I'd actually prefer it...?
Any general thoughts from anyone running either set with DCC, or comparisons to stock shocks, would also be helpful. I've read the threads about it, but there doesn't seem to be much feedback from people after they made their decision, particularly about the Damptronic B4s. Oh, and I'm on DG springs since about 70k miles, and plan on sticking with those.
Thanks!
From what I've read, the B4s therefore sound like the ones to go for, because the B6s would mean I'd lose the comfortable setting for most of the year when I'm on my summer wheels, and gain a setting that's probably stiffer than I need. But I'm wondering if there are differences in the quality of the dampening and/or the longevity of these two sets of shocks? Stiffness aside for a second, would the B6s provide better handling at the comparable setting, or would it be the same (ie., would the B6s in Comfort provide better dampening, less rebound, etc., than the B4s in Normal, or would they feel the same)? And, are the B6s expected to last longer that the B4s, or should they be about the same? And, bearing in mind the mileage I have on my stock struts, is it possible that even with the stiffer B6s, I'd actually find the upgraded dampening would make the ride feel nicer even if it's a stage stiffer than what I'm used to, and I'd actually prefer it...?
Any general thoughts from anyone running either set with DCC, or comparisons to stock shocks, would also be helpful. I've read the threads about it, but there doesn't seem to be much feedback from people after they made their decision, particularly about the Damptronic B4s. Oh, and I'm on DG springs since about 70k miles, and plan on sticking with those.
Thanks!
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