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Hello! Just finished fitting a set of new Bilstein B6 front shocks and Eibach 7001-120 spings. These replaced a set of B4's which had Skip Brown Roadspeed springs fitted. I needed to change the knackered top mounts and bearings and got the new shocks at a bargain price, so it seemed rude not to. The rear beam was lowered approx 25mm about 15 years ago, and the car sat nicely with the B4's and Roadspeed's fitted. FWIW the new EIbach's are very nearly the same uncompressed length as the Roadspeeds. Now though the front seems quite a bit lower though, and I'm concerned that there may be a bit of interference. The car drives a lot better than it did - but this is probably due to the new top mounts. The car still seems fairly level - just a bit low perhaps! What springs are others using with B6's? Engine is an alloy blocked Mi - do I need stiffer springs? Are the SBC springs likely to be that much stiffer than the Eibachs? Many thanks Justin.