by "Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
Published 06/04/2017 at 14:19
by "Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
Published 06/04/2017 at 14:19
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I’ve needed new shocks for a long time, but the Wichitoppo trip to Arkansas made it very apparent. Sooo... I finally bought some Bilsteins.
Hopefully they’ll help with the axle hop and chatter-y understeer.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/04/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 0
$everal
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
06/04/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 0
Ke$ha
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/04/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 0
$kaycog
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
06/04/2017 at 14:43, STARS: 0
Are those monotubes?
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
06/04/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 0
I believe so?
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
06/04/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
I think monotube Bilsteins are yellow and twin-tube Bilsteins are black, so probably. I want to get a set of B8s for my Mazda3, but the current dampers are fine, so I can’t really justify dropping several hundred dollars on new ones just for fun.
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
06/04/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 1
My factory shocks were dying at 80k miles, at 110k they’re just there for show.
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
06/04/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 2
Monotubes FTW
"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
06/04/2017 at 21:09, STARS: 1
The Bilstein 5100s on my truck have made a world of difference.
But literally anything would have been better as all 4 shocks could have been around for a couple hundred thousand miles (all four were blown when RamblinRover and I pulled them off)
"DirtyBird" (cherry85ss)
06/07/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 0
Tubular lower control arms helped my wheel hop a lot, and it doesn’t sound like it bottoms out over bumps anymore. I went with the founders 3 piece bushing setup
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
06/07/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
Adjustable or no?
"DirtyBird" (cherry85ss)
06/08/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0
I didn’t need adjustables because I didn’t plan on lowering mine so the founders worked perfect. I would spend the extra on UMI or similar if I was going to get adjustables. Founders strut tower brace is nice also for the price
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
06/08/2017 at 22:33, STARS: 0
Yeah. I’m a big fan of UMI’s stuff, but I couldn’t justify their coilover kit. I’ll probably buy their triangulated chassis braces soon.
"DirtyBird" (cherry85ss)
06/13/2017 at 09:27, STARS: 0
Bmr has a 4 pt sub frame connector that looks nice