csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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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
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sand-eel
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B10's are comfort ones, B4 are OEM spec ones.
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Mark.W
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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]
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csweatherston
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So b10 comfort are oem spec also??
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chrex
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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]
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Mark.W
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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]
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csweatherston
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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.
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chrex
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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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