Bilstein struts, Lovells springs. Perfect combo.
Pros: perfect combo
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My ‘14 has the 1.5L and 140k miles and no problems. Replaced shocks and struts and the A/C condenser from a rock that came through the grill.
Pros: no problems, normal maintenance
Vehicle:
Ford Fusion
Mileage: 140000 km
2014 Camry SE Sport and just hit 230k miles. Nothing major done on it besides replacing AC system (Texas summer is brutal and the compressor was failing) and new front struts.
Pros: nothing major done
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
Mileage: 370150 km
Not long after I purchased it I put all new Bilstein PSS9 struts on and about a year after that I completely refreshed my front suspension (control arms, tie rods, end links, strut mounts, etc.).
Pros: completely sorted car
Cons: parts are expensive
Vehicle:
Porsche
I like the bilstein setup better.
Pros: better than fox
Mileage: 280000 km
I just ordered the kyb loaded strut assembly and put them on all 4 sides last week and they feel great
Pros: feel great
Installed the rear leafs, beam, new KYB struts, the mk3 GTI stub axles, now just waiting on new bearings, rotors, pads, and calipers for both sides.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
So I have the Bilsteins with Eibach springs. City driving sucks a big one. Just too stiff to give in the pot hole heaven, train track crossing, city. On a nice surface they are excellent performers. Really shined on the tail of the dragon.
Pros: excellent on nice surfaces, great performance
Cons: too stiff for city, bad on potholes
I put Monroe quick struts on my Mazda 3 about a year ago. The rubber boots have disintegrated and they're rusting already.
Cons: rubber boots disintegrated, rusting
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
For all who are considering or may be considering Bilstein B14s or B16s, I would suggest you look elsewhere. The struts below were on my Alltrack for 65K miles and about 4 years. The suspension was not modified beyond these coilovers and a rear sway bar. I've owned cars with modified suspensions (both strut and double wishbone front ends) for more than a quarter century and I've never seen chrome worn off of a shock shaft before. Not surprisingly once the chrome started to chip it tore up the piston rod guide and seal so the struts started acting very poorly in rebound and clunking at low speeds from the movement of the shaft relative to the strut body.
Pros: BMP tuning was helpful
Cons: inferior quality, chrome worn off
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 104607 km
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