stock height 4600's are a big improvement as well. The valving is the same as 5100's, but for non-lifted vehicles. My youngest son just updated his old Inherited H2 with 4600's, that's how I found out about the valving - he called Bilstein! Also, his shocks have the zinc finish, which is a nice anti-corrosion upgrade.
I've run 5100 Bilsteins on my 2010 JKU Rubicon and again on my 2020 Gladiator Rubicon. Nothing but praise. Cost effective and just an excellent, all around shock.
bilsteins have better road manners had them on my fj cruiser.
Did the same to my old 09 OR as well as my ‘21.
These are the identical shocks that Toyota uses for their wildly expensive TRD Lift Kit . I kept the stock springs and set the height for the 2/1 lift level giving the same result as Toyotas kit would . After a front end alignment , I had zero issues with any safety systems/calibration and the ride has been fine since.
Any regular shocks should be fine, when I deleted autoride on my suburban I used rancho shocks from rock auto.
Bilstein 6112/5160 is fairly inexpensive and a popular replacement.
Koni Special Active shocks are really good on these cars if looking for a fast road/light track set up. I previously put them on a 993 so opted to get them on the 996 too.
Koni Orange (STR.T) works fine with Voghtland springs and is not overly expensive.
I've used them before a couple of times. They're decent for the price just don't expect high end performance valving in them. If all you do is daily drive it to work and back home and do your shopping in it. They are 100% fine and perfect for that if you wanted more of a GT car.
I have had a soft knocking sound from the front in bumps for the three years I had the car. Still there is some sound from the front which did not go away even after having shocks replaced at BMW because one had leaked.
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