bilstien b12s or Coilovers

[Alan_M]

Ignore the B12, B8 fronts with Eibach springs along with 205 Group N rears, the 306 ones are far too soft and get hot quickly

When you say GrpNs, is that the Challenge spec dampers? I've fitted the B8 and Eibach fronts, but yet to do the back end. Got a choice of the 306 B6/8s (which look far too skinny), a set of 205 Challenge or a set of 205 Tarmacs (too stiff?).

Anyways, back to the question. What is the budget here? If I had a choice of B12s or an equivalent set of coilovers, it would be the B12s. Coilovers at this price-range tend not to perform as well as the Bilsteins. As I mentioned above, I've only fitted the fronts but am very impressed. Nowhere near as crashy as my old 205 Sprintline kit either! Quite supple for a stiff, fixed platform damper.