Bilstein shocks with Zanardi springs

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I've seen many posts on this subject and thought I would share my own set-up.
My wheels are CE 28N's in 17*8 and 18*9.5, the tires on the car currently are Toyo R 888's in 235/40*17 and 265/35*18.
The Bilstein shocks are on the highest setting at the rear and on an intermediate setting 8 mm above the lowest on the front.
To do so, I had a slot machined in the Bilstein shocks.
The car has a slight nose down attitude that I like.
Here's what it looks like:

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Hmmm.... interesting. How is the ride?
 
Hmmm.... interesting. How is the ride?

It's stiff but not harsh.
As I have more than average negative camber upfront, the car tends to follow the road irregularities but on track I can follow the previous generation GT3's
I've ordered some Pirelli P Zero corsa tires to get a safer combination for the rainy days...
 
I too have Zanardi springs with Bilstiens. I have the rear shocks set on lower perch and front shocks set the higher perch. Currently, the car sits level. If I put the front shocks on lower perch, I'm afraid the tires will rub on tight corners at the race track. I may consider having an intermediate slot cut to lower the front just a little more. Sorry, I dont have any pics at the moment.
 
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