Shock absorbers Bilstein or Rancho

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4.2

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4.0

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4.1

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Bilstein › Shock absorbers

lifehazard 9 Oct 2025, 15:41

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Rating 5.0

I did it myself with Bilstein 5100s, cost about $700 and gave my truck a 2.5” lift. Looks awesome.

Pros: gave lift, looks awesome

Vehicle: Toyota 4runner

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

plus1111 7 Oct 2025, 20:08

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Rating 4.0

Bilstein B4 is a good replacement.

Pros: good replacement

Vehicle: BMW

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

ELecTroN_DoNuT 6 Oct 2025, 01:24

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Rating 5.0

Front struts were making some noise so, I got some bilstien 5100 for front and back. Definitely worth the $ to upgrade. Also you have the option to add up to 2.5 inch’s off lift in the front with bilstien ride height adjust.

Pros: worth the upgrade, adjustable ride height

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 273587 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

tzeyong123 4 Oct 2025, 12:01

Rating 4.0

Price seems quite ok, but maybe because they used Bilstein.

Pros: price seems quite ok

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

cfreezy72 3 Oct 2025, 00:20

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Rating 5.0

Run them on my 89 f350 and it's one of the absolute best upgrades I've ever made for ride quality.

Pros: best ride quality upgrade

Vehicle: Ford

Rancho › Shock absorbers

Cranks_No_Start 2 Oct 2025, 19:31

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Rating 4.0

As I do some offroading or mostly off pavement vs wheeling I’ve also liked my Rancho 5000s.

Pros: good for offroading

Vehicle: Ford

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

5pmgrass 2 Oct 2025, 08:28

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Rating 4.5

I run Bilstein b6's. Ride is money for a daily that wants to drift

Pros: good for daily, good for drift

Vehicle: BMW

Part number: B6

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

PsyCar 29 Sep 2025, 13:32

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Rating 5.0

I just changed my shocks last week and my old Bilsteins didn't match perfectly on the outside but they functioned well for over 100k miles.

Pros: functioned well

Mileage: 100000 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

wholypantalones 7 Aug 2025, 11:23

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Rating 3.0

I put 5100s on the front of my 2018 SR5 at the stock clip, they were about a 3/4 of an inch longer than stock and it leveled the front out so that it sits almost level.

It rides about the same, less nose dive, but nothing significant?

Pros: less nose dive

Cons: nothing significant

Vehicle: Toyota