Shock absorbers Bilstein or KYB

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539

649

4.2

Body bounce

4.0

Bottoming

4.1

Leaks

2.7

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Rank #3 in ranking

282

113

156

3.7

Body bounce

3.6

Bottoming

3.7

Leaks

3.0

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Bilstein

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KYB › Shock absorbers

Artistic-Sherbet-007 11 Mar 2025, 09:26

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Rating 4.0

I have both and prefer the excel-g for 90% of driving.

Pros: preferred for street driving

KYB › Shock absorbers

brightonsad 11 Mar 2025, 07:46

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Rating 4.5

I just put them in all my shocks! I’m also pretty sure KYBs were OEM albeit a bit different (when I removed the original KYB struts on my aw11 they were silver instead of black) so far the new ones feel great!

Pros: feel great, OEM quality

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

mr_j_12 11 Mar 2025, 04:36

Rating 4.0

I run excel g's on my 1j cressida. Kyb isnt "cheap" let alone the excel g's.

Pros: not cheap, good quality

Vehicle: Toyota Cressida

KYB › Shock absorbers

MajorLazy 11 Mar 2025, 03:59

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Rating 4.0

Kyb is the opposite of cheapo in my experience. Rock auto kyb should be oem or better. I’ve used them on other cars

Pros: better than OEM, not cheap

KYB › Shock absorbers

InvisibleSlidingDoor 11 Mar 2025, 03:58

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Rating 5.0

I'm running those exact shocks on all 4 corners and it's the best handling car I own. They work great

Pros: best handling, work great

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

RAF2018336 8 Mar 2025, 08:30

Rating 5.0

A 2” lift on Bilsteins 5100 shocks is the best bang for the buck.

Pros: best value

Vehicle: Toyota

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

sebutter 8 Mar 2025, 00:57

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Rating 5.0

Can't go wrong with billstein 5100's set at an 1 1/2 lift to get the extended travel out of em.

Pros: extended travel, reliable performance

Vehicle: Toyota

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

nattyd 7 Mar 2025, 18:25

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Rating 4.0

just did Bilstein B6s. I generally want an OEM feel, but tires are so much stickier now, so going B6 made sense.

Pros: good OEM feel, suitable for modern tires

Vehicle: Porsche

KYB › Shock absorbers

gregory_pierre 21 Oct 2024, 12:20

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Rating 3.5

I've used them before a couple of times. They're decent for the price just don't expect high end performance valving in them. If all you do is daily drive it to work and back home and do your shopping in it. They are 100% fine and perfect for that if you wanted more of a GT car.

Pros: decent for the price

Cons: no high end performance