I have 890 coils w/ 60027 shocks. Lumber truck stiff empty, more agreeably stiff when loaded. These shocks don't seem to have the "smart" valving that Bilsteins do. They are the same stiffness for all types of hits; The Bilsteins are soft with slow hits but stiffen up with big hits, which is the better case IMO.
In 7 years of mostly empty, daily driving punctuated by the occasional fully loaded camping trip, the springs haven't sagged and the socks haven't gotten softer.
1. You could be correct...maybe I got it backwards...it's been 7 years since I rode on the Bilsteins. In any case, they have a 'sophisticated' response that makes the OME 27's seem crude and unnecessarily stiff at all times. Something I immediately noticed coming from the Bilsteins on the old truck. They were the standard travel blue and yellow ones.Hm
That's very strange because bilsteins are digressive I believe. They definitely behave digressive to me, small bumps are harsh. Unless we are talking about different bilsteins? I was reading that the 6112's may be progressive-er.
But, you said the 60027, that's why I'm leaning towards the 60073 as they are supposedly "soft". Hmmmmm