Used basically everything on many different cars. All the bilsteins (not clubsports), all kw, Ast, nitron, eibach and a few others.
The Ohlins just absorb all the bumps with ease with the dual valve setup, but are perfectly stiff in the corners.
I'm hoping my customer comes on and gives some feedback.
Only took me three weeks to notice this. The customer that Alex (AKS) fitted Ohlins RT coilovers for was me.
Not got any experience myself of other coilovers on my Ed30. I went from standard suspension which I found too crashy over bumps.
To a Bilstein B12 set up. Firstly with the supplied H&R springs and then got them changed to Eibach sportline springs with the Bilstein dampers.
While the B12 handled much better than stock I personally felt the car was still too stiff for UK roads. Might just be me getting old!!
The car just bounced across every road imperfection and for me it was getting to the thought of nearly changing the car.
I didn't want a Citroen ride quality. But just wanted the car to feel 'damped' and not feel every inch of the road in a jarring vertical jolt up through the car.
From doing much research and after a very informative chat with Chris Witter (at the time head of Ohlins UK) I ended up ordering their 4x damper package in Feb '13 from GNJ Motorsport on here.
After a few weeks we were told that the 4x damper package ordered for the Mk5 Golf had been discontinued. But by way of a goodwill gesture was offered a good deal on the new coilover set up. So decided to take that option.
Now spending £2400 on coilovers and fitting them to a 2007 Ed30 is probably madness and not for everyone.
But for me pound for pound it's been the best mod ever done on my car. And cheaper than a new car.
The ride quality is now just what I wanted/searched/hoped for.
The whole car has been transformed (we also did further mods to optimise the Ohlins - Supapro bushes/adjustable ball joints etc etc).
But for UK roads with the car set on 15 clicks all road. 5 from the softest setting. It's very stable and lumps and bumps are just dealt with without massive jolts up through the car.
So you end up not noticing the extra speed the car easily builds/carries on bumpy roads.
The DFV dual flow valving makes the damper effectively 'surf' off bumps and it really works.
Expensive but truly exceptional.
Will post up a full review when I get more time.
But as a quick summary...my best ever mod.
And sometime fully intend to track the car as well to try the new diff/Ohlins together.
So even though this Road & Track Ohlins set up is the cheapest product they make. It's still a quality product and most definitely uses their suspension expertise.
Can you tell I'm pleased with this suspension???