Bilstein vs Carrera

[Joe Camilleri]

Does anyone have some first hand knowledge with Carrera and Bilstein shocks/struts on an A1 chassis? I now have a set of each and can see some advantages with both, assuming that they have the correct valving for the spring rates.

I'm just looking for some experienced recommendations.

Thanks,

 

[jlinfert]

We like the Bilstiens. Rebuildable (so are carreras through QA1 but...),Revavleable, Able to deal with 600# springs out of the box ,and durable.

 

[JLawton]

I had Bilstein's on my GTi. Worked well for me. They certainly took a beating and never had one go bad on me.

 

[Bill Miller]

I had Bilstein's on my GTi. Worked well for me. They certainly took a beating and never had one go bad on me.

I have to echo what Jeff said. Had the Grp I race on my ITB Rabbit GTI w/ 650F / 450R and they were nice. Probably had a bit too much rebound valving in the fronts, but other than that, I liked them a lot.