Shock absorbers Bilstein or OEM Volkswagen

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Bilstein

OEM Volkswagen

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

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

EngineerSafet 28 Aug 2025, 21:45

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Rating 5.0

bilsteins are the best. if I did it over again, I would use bilsteins but they were 3 times the cost

Pros: best performance

Cons: expensive

Vehicle: Chevrolet Suburban

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Jumpierwolf0960 28 Aug 2025, 20:52

Bottoming:

Rating 5.0

You should go with bilstein 6112 in the front and 5100 in the rear. You can do 5100s in the front if you are budget limited. The pistons in the 6112 are thicker and drive a lot smoother.

Pros: smoother drive, thicker pistons

Vehicle: Lexus

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

yesrod85 28 Aug 2025, 20:23

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Rating 5.0

Go Bilstein 5100 soft (no added weight rating) with zero lift.

Pros: soft ride, zero lift

Vehicle: Lexus

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Project_Alice_0716 20 Jun 2025, 06:19

Leaks:

Rating 3.0

A little build up in a Bilstein is normal.

Pros: normal build up

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

ijustbrushalot 7 Oct 2025, 21:48

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Rating 1.5

B4s will fail after 1-3 years at most.

Cons: fail after 1-3 years

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