N3s are nice for on road driving. They offer a plush ride. Everyone says go Bilstein 5100, and while they do perform better off-road, they are noticeably firmer on the street.
Pros: plush ride
Cons: firmer on the street
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It’s firm but not rough and it handled wheeling around Southern Colorado and NW New Mexico just fine, even fully loaded. I’m beyond impressed considering the cost.
Pros: handled wheeling fine
Cons: firm ride
Vehicle:
Lexus GX
It's ok, feels kinda soft when you hit the brakes and such.
Pros: ok
Cons: feels kinda soft
It's surprisingly nice. Somehow it feels as sporty as my Forester XT. Occasionally you get a bit of "float" at highway speeds where it feels like you're in a boat or a big old Buick, but it's not uncomfortable by any means. Like riding on a cloud!
Pros: surprisingly nice, sporty feel
Cons: bit of float
Vehicle:
Toyota
I drive on paved roads 80% of the time, it’s very smooth. No complaints, great even on hard turns
Pros: very smooth, great turns
Cons: none
I have Bilstein B8s on my lowered Alltrack and I love how they work w/ my springs. Very controlled over the very imperfect road surfaces of California. ha.
Pros: very controlled
Cons: lowered Alltrack
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I replaced the Ranchos with Bilstein 5100's after a couple thousand miles, night and day difference.
Pros: night and day difference
Mileage: 3218 km
I went with Bilstein B6/B8's and was pleased with them, but they provided a slightly firmed-up, well-controlled ride compared to my high-mileage OEM units
Pros: well-controlled ride
Cons: slightly firmed-up
I have 6112 front 5100 rear and I cannot express the difference in ride quality and even “handling”. Totally eliminated understeer.
Pros: ride quality, handling
Cons: eliminated understeer
I did the Bilstein 5100s and very happy with the result. On a 5.3 truck, the 2" cir-clip setting put the truck pretty level. Rides so much better.
Pros: rides much better
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