Shock absorbers Bilstein or Monroe

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Bilstein › Shock absorbers

cornishpride 13 Sep 2025, 01:34

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Rating 5.0

I've run 5100 Bilsteins on my 2010 JKU Rubicon and again on my 2020 Gladiator Rubicon. Nothing but praise. Cost effective and just an excellent, all around shock.

Pros: cost effective, excellent all-around

Vehicle: Jeep

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

DriverDenali 13 Sep 2025, 00:39

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Rating 4.0

bilsteins have better road manners had them on my fj cruiser.

Pros: better road manners

Vehicle: Toyota FJ Cruiser

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

MoneyResort 10 Sep 2025, 20:00

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Rating 5.0

Bilstein 6112/5160 is fairly inexpensive and a popular replacement.

Pros: inexpensive, popular replacement

Monroe › Shock absorbers

Regular-Air-3915 2 Sep 2025, 05:18

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Rating 5.0

Just replaced all 4 corners on my Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro with the Westcott Designs lift and Fox shocks and the Monroe ride a million times better than that set up with 70k miles on it.

Pros: ride a million times better

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 112654 km

Monroe › Shock absorbers

haaskar 1 Sep 2025, 18:08

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Rating 5.0

No meu carro troquei e coloquei Monroe, tem 2 anos e 17 mil km. Rodando perfeito.

Pros: Rodando perfeito

Mileage: 17000 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

103M-95G 30 Aug 2025, 15:26

Rating 5.0

Seriously though, I have Bilsteins on both my Track Car and my Jeep, and love them.

Pros: love them

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

throwaway21054 29 Aug 2025, 22:41

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Rating 5.0

Bilstein. Worth every penny.

Pros: worth the cost

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Toonces348 29 Aug 2025, 03:40

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Rating 5.0

Bilsteins are hands down the best. Well worth the cost.

Pros: best performance, worth cost

Vehicle: Chevrolet Tahoe

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Project_Alice_0716 20 Jun 2025, 06:19

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Rating 3.0

A little build up in a Bilstein is normal.

Pros: normal build up

Monroe › Shock absorbers

jjminch 4 Oct 2025, 12:53

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Rating 2.0

I replaced my with Monroe’s and it feels liked they’re already going out again.

Cons: already going out

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