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Author Bilstein Shocks?
csweatherston
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11th Sep 10 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi.
Im hoping to upgrade all me shocks soon.. hopefully to Bilsteins.

Not wanting to lower my car, which model work with standars springs?. I think b6/ b8's are both shortened.

Are there such things as b10's/ b4's???


Thanks
sand-eel
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11th Sep 10 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
B10's are comfort ones, B4 are OEM spec ones.
Mark.W
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11th Sep 10 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
B10 kit is a good kit but i wouldn't buy them again after having 3 rear shockers fail and started knocking.

And over on AOC loads of people seem to be having similar problems with bilstein shockers.

[Edited on 11-09-2010 by wooly101uk]
csweatherston
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11th Sep 10 at 14:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So b10 comfort are oem spec also??
chrex
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11th Sep 10 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had B8's on mine. Cracking pieces of kit...and they gave massively predicatble and controlled handling, with both Spax and Eibach springs.

IMO, B8's should be the choice for anyone lowering a corsa. B6 are for standard ride height...and the B10 are for no more than 20-30mm (which may be why people have had problems if they are lowering further).

[Edited on 11-09-2010 by chrex]
Mark.W
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11th Sep 10 at 19:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used the springs that came with the B10 kit which was -45-50mm. which was a comfortable and sensible ride heigh and handled very well,shame about the faulty shockers otherwise i would still have them on my car.




[Edited on 11-09-2010 by wooly101uk]
csweatherston
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11th Sep 10 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So what would you recommend as a standard shock replacement?
I DON'T want to lower my car, but oem original shocks are mega monies.
chrex
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11th Sep 10 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well in that case...the B6 is a fantastic replacement. Standard rideheight, but stiffer and with bilstein's trademark 'huge piston'

 
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