Reviews of Bilstein shock absorbers

Zimmerman Drilled Rotors

-EBC Yellowpads

-Bilstein B6 DCC Shocks (replaced at 97K miles)

I’ve had great results by simply driving it. Regular oil change intervals and fix any thing that breaks

What I’ve replaced so far:

Alternator

All the idler pulleys and serpentine belt

Upper control arms (old man emu)

Bilstien shocks and springs

Front Wheel bearings.

Front brake rotors (upgraded to the bigger v8 4Runner rotors and calipers

3 new sets of calipers.

Rear brakes. Rotors pads and e brake shoes

Stainless Brake lines.

I deleted the X-REAS on my wife’s Limited 4Runner and switched to the OME BP-51s . Did the same thing for her best-friend’s Limited 4runner and swapped it to Bilstein 5100’s. Both worked fine.

Lots of talk on this sub and on chevybolt.org about Blistein B6 shocks. Many say it improves the ride quality.

Service writer gave me a ticket for Bilstein front and rear shocks on a 17 tundra, had to rebuild the front struts with the new set. I assumed it was the oem replacement... There's a small snap ring on the shaft of the shock that adjusts the spring seat (also the spring seat in this picture is installed upside down, something I too figured out the hard way).

I used Bilstein OE VDC shocks (same spec as BMW OEM). The FRONT ride is extremely rough and harsh on small bumps. Feels like: the front suspension has almost no travel, every road imperfection hits hard, the front is much stiffer than it should be, and the rear feels normal/comfortable.

Had my local shop install some OEM style Bilsteins in my truck, the shocks that come with the higher trim level, no lift or anything. This is what they sent me home with after the top not started backing off.

5100’s ride is horrible, you’ll regret not spending a couple extra bucks!!

My full list for my 2 inch lift on my 2013 :

Bilstein 5100s , OME 2886 , JBA Off Road High Caster Upper Control Arms , and Ironman 4x4 Medium Duty Leaf Springs

I put Bilstein shocks on my 2016. they were a good upgrade in ride quality