Bilsteins terrible

[thecrusher773]

So I purchased the Bilstein B4s and put on my wife's 2014. These things are horrible. Rides worse than what came off that had 120k miles on them and rides worse than my 20 year old 3/4 ton that rides rough. What setup have you all found that is good for confort. She drives mainly highway. Spring change? Different struts. My 02 sure didn't ride like this and one of them is clanking in the back already. Bilstein seems to have gone to crap last set I put on a truck wasn't any good either.

 

[borninabus]

same experience in my JSW.
i'm much happier with koni reds in the front now.

 

[oilhammer]

I've never had any issues, and I install a lot of them. But obviously if you want something different.... Sachs/Boge is who made the OEM ones on the 2014 Beetle. Although I would not have thought anything was "wrong" with them at only 120k miles. They are pretty soft from the factory in my opinion.

 

[pedroYUL]

How you like your suspension is how you like your coffee, pretty much.
I like my car firmer and taller than stock. I'm looking for clearance of snow covered roads, since many times my street just doesn't get plowed; also, I don't like body roll for hwy ramps and whatnot.

I do like B4s and I haven't had any issues with them. The latest ones I installed were perhaps 3-4 years ago.

 

[Fahrvegnugen]

Mine are 3 and one is leaking already. No luck with warranty so far. I do like them when they are working correctly