I agree with Raimund. I had H&R springs (on a westy) and added
bilstien's - it still was jarring on short bumps.
Might be different with a non-camper.  It did corner like it was on
rails. But I decided I liked my back better than cornering like a race car.

Todd
'88 Westy

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 12/17/08 3:10:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, ray@V6BUS.DE
> writes:
>
>
>
>> Purple H+R are NOT stiffer.
>> They are just lower.
>>
>> I had them installed about 8 years ago. They wore out a lot, 3 of 7
>> spring turns are "on block", so no more spring effect there.
>>
>> The stiffness is independent from the springs, it�s the shocks!
>>
>> I used the purple springs with stock shocks. Sucks...
>> Stiffer shocks made the Van better in corners.
>>
>> Whether with or without new shocks, the purple springs don�t like short
>> bumps. These really hurt!
>>
>> Raimund
>>
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>>
>
> H&R's with Bilstien HD are the way to go.
>
> chris
>
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