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"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76) 06/04/2017 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

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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 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/04/2017 at 14:32

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$everal

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > TheHondaBro 06/04/2017 at 14:34

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Ke$ha

TheHondaBro > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/04/2017 at 14:34

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$kaycog

for Michigan > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/04/2017 at 14:43

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Are those monotubes?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > for Michigan 06/04/2017 at 14:51

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I believe so?

for Michigan > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/04/2017 at 15:00

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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.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > for Michigan 06/04/2017 at 15:04

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My factory shocks were dying at 80k miles, at 110k they’re just there for show.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > for Michigan 06/04/2017 at 17:31

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Monotubes FTW

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/04/2017 at 21:09

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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)

DirtyBird > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 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

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > DirtyBird 06/07/2017 at 20:52

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Adjustable or no?

DirtyBird > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/08/2017 at 14:39

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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

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > DirtyBird 06/08/2017 at 22:33

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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.

DirtyBird > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/13/2017 at 09:27

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Bmr has a 4 pt sub frame connector that looks nice