Shock absorbers Bilstein or Rancho

Bilstein Shock absorbers
j1llj1ll
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Rating 5.0

JB74W. Stock springs. I have just fitted Bilstein 24-321730 front and 24-327336 rear. It has improved small bump compliance and the rebound rate of the rears is better matched to the springs.

Pros: improved small bump compliance
Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny
Part number: 24-321730, 24-327336
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v70rforlife
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Rating 4.0

I have B8 Performance with Hotchkiss lowering springs. It rides great but it’s probably one step more than you need. B6 is likely the way to go.

Pros: rides great
Cons: one step more
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Ok_Significance_4678
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Rating 5.0

I have recently installed new front shock absorbers Bilstein b4 together with top and bottom mounts. car drives like new, before it was kind of scary on the highway, wobbly and unpredictable. now suspension is sturdy, reminds me of tesla model 3 driving, you feel bumps,but car is kind of sporty,strict,even at 130 kmh. already driven 1.5 k km on new suspension, no problems so far

Pros: car drives like new, sturdy suspension
Cons: wobbly and unpredictable
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 77000 km
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ctunnard8593
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Rating 5.0

the Cayenne just had an engine out re-seal + timing chain job, is already deleted, and had the suspension replaced with GTS springs + F/R sway bars and Bilstein B6 at 160K miles.

Pros: suspension replaced, reliable vehicle
Vehicle: Porsche Cayenne
Mileage: 160000 km
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Bilstein Shock absorbers

In terms of the shocks themselves - Bilstein seem to have a solid reputation except for one former Bilstein fan on Youtube who had multiple failures in fairly quick succession a few years ago. I'm hoping their QA just took a hit for a while and the quality issues have been resolved, what's everyone else's experience of the longevity of these shocks? I doubt they'll hold up as incredibly well as the OEs have but I'd expect five years from them.

Pros: solid reputation
Cons: potential quality issues
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 85000 km
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Bilstein Shock absorbers

Just had new upper and lower control arms installed yesterday, with Bilstein 6112s ( set at the 2nd setting which is supposed to be 1.9inch of lift) and 5160s in the rear. The truck rides very odd, seems very bouncy between 10-50 miles per hour on regular roads. Also noticed that there are chunks missing out of the LT/RT struts, looks like the springs are making contact with the upper control arms.

Pros: new control arms installed
Cons: bouncy ride, chunks missing
Mileage: 116000 km
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