Evaluating VW Tiguan Bilstein HD damping - similar to Golf Bilstein PSS!

Checking out these Bilstein HD front our new VW Tiguan customer. Front strut inserts have pretty high gas force, about 70 lb! Rear gas force is 45 lb, also high. We'll get that down especially by incorporating Ripple Reducer which lowers the pressure created by the shock piston moving through the oil.

The front damper is a symmetric rebound:compression curve which is good to not jack down, but the forces are high. The rear has pretty good compression levels I'd say but the rebound is very strong so there's definitely jacking down happening.

Overall, the Bilstein HD dampers for the VW Tiguan look surprisingly like the PSS Bilsteins on the Mk6 Golf GTi we did a couple years ago. That's not necessarily good, but it helps me understand the ride complaints our customer have and also helps me toward a solution - FCM Elite damping optimization, reduced gas fill pressure (and lower measured gas force at the shock shaft), and Ripple Reducer. This will be a Stage 2 FCM Elite build, so no KBO but still will be very effective. It'll ride smoother and have better grip when we do our FCM Elite magic!

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