Of all the suspension brands that we sell, Bilstein is the one with the most motorsport heritage. You may have to pay more for their ever popular B6 sports shocks but you are paying for a very high quality product. The B6 shocks are the only after-market fast road sports shocks with a thicker piston rod just like in their motorsport shocks. It must be remembered though that these are highly uprated shocks and may be too hard for some people's tastes in some applications, so there are also B4 OE shocks available. Bilstein list their B4 shocks as OE (Original Equipment) but they will appear slightly uprated over the standard items on your vehicle. They are a popular choice combined with quality uprated springs such as Eibach where ride comfort is as important as handling.

Bilstein B8 shocks are shortened versions of their B6 shocks and are aimed at applications where lowering springs of more than 30mm are to be used. Please note thoug, that the spring seat on the B8 is at the same height as the B6 - it the the stroke of the shock that is shorter to prevent the piston bottoming out. The Bilstein B10 kits utilise the B8 shocks combined with uprated lowering springs specially chosen by Bilstein (Bilstein do not manufacture their own springs). The B12 kits contain a set of B6 shocks with a set of springs which do not lower as much as the B10 kits, typically 25-30mm.

At the top end of the Bilstein range are the B14 and B16 coilover kits. The B14 kits have fixed rate damping whereas the B16 kits have adjustable on-car damping adjustment