I changed over to Bilsteins struts and shocks 2 weeks ago and completely love the stiffness that comes with these bad boys. Had ranchos that were way too soft.
Pros: love the stiffness
Cons: ranchos were too soft
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3.4
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#149
747
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Germany
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My Bilstein shocks have 300k km
On them and no leaking or anything, just a torn dust guard
Pros: no leaking, long lasting
Cons: torn dust guard
Mileage: 300000 km
Bilstein 5100’s are great
Pros: are great
I put on some Bilstein shocks and they were still good 15 years later when I swapped them out with new ones after redoing the entire suspension to add some lift.
Pros: long lasting, good for 15 years
I have bilstein B6 straight from IPD. I enjoy them!
Pros: I enjoy them
I chose the sport suspension version of the B4s. The B4s give a very controlled ride without the stiffness of a B6 or B8, even with the lowered sport suspension versions and the Pro-kits.
Pros: very controlled ride
Cons: lowered suspension
At 116k miles, the stock shocks and struts were plenty worn out. I wanted a little more damping than stock, but without sacrificing too much of the OEM ride quality. I found the Bilstein B6 shocks and struts to fit that bill.
The ride quality is superb! It has the right amount of damping in corners for the vehicle type and did not sacrifice ride quality. Highly recommend!
Pros: superb ride quality
Cons: worn out stock shocks
Vehicle:
Mazda
I am running MK3 springs and Bilstien HDs on my 85 Jetta. No rub issues with 185/70R14s.
Pros: no rub issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I then replaced the front with some Bilsteins (I forget the model) along with other suspension components (OEM) a few months later. These pretty much feel the same as stock to me.
Pros: feel the same
Vehicle:
Toyota Sequoia
I put Bilstein on and although I loved the way it handled at speed, it was otherwise a disaster, way too stiff and raised the ride height, considerably due to the fact that they were dimensionally incorrect.
Pros: handled well at speed
Cons: too stiff, raised ride height, dimensionally incorrect
Vehicle:
BMW
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