Get bilstein B4 OE shocks. Decent price and will ride like stock.
Pros: decent price, rides like stock
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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Koni yellows. I have run them on my GLI and currently my MkVI GTI and they are great with lowering springs.
Pros: great with lowering springs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I like my Bilstien B8's, made for lowered cars.
Pros: made for lowered cars
I put Bilstein b6 on mine but you’d have to probably do the front too if not going with OEM stuff. I also put 034 mounts which are fine on the front but I’m about to go back to stock on the back due to noise.
Pros: fine on the front
Cons: noise on the back
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
my e91 has bilstein B6 with stock springs and it rides great.
Pros: great ride quality
Vehicle:
BMW
I have the Koni Special Active on my '08 328xi. I installed them at about 95K miles; my apparently original shocks were leaking. Less body roll in fast corners. My expired shocks were mushy, so these feel a bit stiffer.
Pros: less body roll, stiffer feel
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 152887 km
Ive been impressed with Koni 80 shocks and dobinsons springs..
No frills, good ride, reliably does what it is supposed to.
Pros: good ride, reliably does
Cons: no frills
The difference is night and day, car is 30mm lower front and 15mm in the back. Feels more planted, feedback is more responsive and absorbs bumps a bit firmer but still feels nicer than the floatier stock setup. Previously would float into a corner whereas it feels predictable and how a Bimmer should.
Pros: more planted, responsive feedback
Cons: bumps a bit firmer
Mileage: 64373 km
My suspension progression has been S-line stock -> Euro S-line springs on stock dampers -> Bilstein PSS10 -> Ohlins R&T with Euro springs. I did like a lot of aspects of the Bilsteins, but they are just a little too harsh for me on uneven pavement around town
Cons: a little too harsh
Vehicle:
Audi A3
I have Bilstein B8 Performance shock absorbers with Eibach EW 2067001VA springs; on a sedan 2002 530i manual transmission.
Great ride on a perfectly smooth road and stable on the highway at high speeds.
Horrible where I live.
To be honest, I kinda regret installing them.
Pros: stable at high speeds
Cons: horrible ride, expensive
Vehicle:
BMW
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