![]() 06/04/2017 at 14:19 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
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.
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$everal
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Ke$ha
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$kaycog
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Are those monotubes?
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I believe so?
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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.
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My factory shocks were dying at 80k miles, at 110k they’re just there for show.
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Monotubes FTW
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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)
![]() 06/07/2017 at 10:29 |
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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
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Adjustable or no?
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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
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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.
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Bmr has a 4 pt sub frame connector that looks nice