I have Bilstein on the rear of my 19 now and love how smooth they are.
Pros: smooth ride
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I LOVE the 5100s on my '20 Z71. The Ranchos had almost zero damping. Going over speed bumps at my kids' school used to cause the truck to wallow around for a second or two before settling down. There's none of that now with the 5100s. It really does feel like a different truck. Very planted.
Pros: feels like different truck, very planted
Cons: Ranchos had zero damping
Vehicle:
Chevrolet
New Monroe (factory supplier, found their stampings on the shocks) front shocks en route.
Pros: factory supplier
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Our 2013 Mazda 3 has been BULLETPROOF reliable for 185k miles. Never been in the shop once for any reason. Other than normal disposables, I've replaced the shocks at 180k, both front wheel bearings at 150k, and a MAF sensor around 160k. All easy DIY jobs. Also did a serpentine belt/tensioner at 160k. Other than that, just fluids and tires/brakes.
Pros: BULLETPROOF reliable, easy DIY
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Mileage: 297728 km
VW/Audi uses Sachs on some of the base models of their cars and SUVs. Those will be closer to original specifications, with longer service life and better performance than the KYBs.
Pros: longer service life
I got a e92 328i with sport suspension, just put some b4s on this summer. Im liking them, think they are a little stiffer than the stock.
Pros: little stiffer than stock
Vehicle:
BMW
OEM Tokico shocks are cheaper than anything...
I went with the OEMs on my 99 and it was great.
Pros: great ride
Cons: cheaper than anything
Vehicle:
Toyota Land Cruiser
I’ve had Dobinson,bilsteins and now OME and I suggest Toyota OEM. That’ll be your best ride quality on the road by far.
Pros: best ride quality
Vehicle:
Toyota Land Cruiser
Had one, an 850 Turbo wagon. Even with fancy Koni FSD shocks added, the thing still rode like a garbage truck and spirited cornering was a myth.. and still I loved that damn wagon.
Pros: great 5 cylinder sound
Cons: rode like garbage truck
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
I had 4600s on my k1500 and it still rode awful. Tried Pro Comp premium shocks and they were even worse vs the 100k Bilstens.
Cons: rode awful
Vehicle:
Chevrolet
Mileage: 100000 km
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