Shock absorbers Bilstein or KONI

I strongly recommend you also consider changing the shocks/struts out for Koni Special Actives. They are better than OE in every single way - performance and comfort.

I do have the Koni STR.Ts in my Honda and they were a fantastic upgrade over stock.

Koni yellow is the absolute best oem replacement shocks

I was the 1st person install Koni SA shocks on a NA Miata. They have adaptive valving. Made my 96 handle live a Maserati. Awesome shock for The Miata. Sticks like a Geco!!!! Rides like a dream

I’m currently running koni yellows. I don’t have experience with any others but these have treated me well with a 2” lowering spring on my daily. I would suggest them for a mid/entry level shock with some level of adjustability

Put 5100's on my 2014 to replace the blown out ranchos about 3 years back. Worth it, i reused my existing springs and they mounted without a problem. Ride is awesome and you can get them on amazon.

I been running a set of bilstein 5100’s for 5 years on my pro4x no hassles much better ride than the stock shocks.

I find the 6112s ride a bit better at a slightly higher speed compared to 5100s. Taking rough gravel roads in my truck at 25-30 mph is a little rough, but it surprisingly smooths out around 40-45 mph.

I installed bilstein shocks all around, but noticed no noticeable difference from original stock.

I personally had Bilstein OE replacements on my E46 that were leaking and failed even though they were practically brand new when we removed them.