I went with Blistens 6112s and 5161s and have been pleased. A nice compromise between price and ride quality.
My Bilstein shocks have 300k km
On them and no leaking or anything, just a torn dust guard
Bilstein 5100’s are great
I put on some Bilstein shocks and they were still good 15 years later when I swapped them out with new ones after redoing the entire suspension to add some lift.
I have bilstein B6 straight from IPD. I enjoy them!
I chose the sport suspension version of the B4s. The B4s give a very controlled ride without the stiffness of a B6 or B8, even with the lowered sport suspension versions and the Pro-kits.
At 116k miles, the stock shocks and struts were plenty worn out. I wanted a little more damping than stock, but without sacrificing too much of the OEM ride quality. I found the Bilstein B6 shocks and struts to fit that bill.
The ride quality is superb! It has the right amount of damping in corners for the vehicle type and did not sacrifice ride quality. Highly recommend!
I am running MK3 springs and Bilstien HDs on my 85 Jetta. No rub issues with 185/70R14s.
I put in 5100’s and wished I had spent the extra few hundred bucks for the 6112’s.
I can relate. My B16's made strange noises from day 1. Then after a few months one of the rears collapsed. I gave up and just put the original stock shocks/springs back on.
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