JDM Bilstein B6 equivalent

[gtguy]

For anyone interested, my GT Rev. A Bilsteins were clunking up a storm, so it was time to pull them off and send them away for a revalve. I picked up, from the folks at JDM Racing Motors, a complete set (top hats, and everything) of JDM Legacy Bilsteins for my wagon, with stock springs. Looked up the part numbers, and they are the JDM analog of the B6 struts here.

 

Installed them, and the ride is quite similar to the GT Rev. A Bilsteins. Maybe a skosh softer, but not enough to really notice. Nice to have the clunking gone, and there HAS to be a better way to get at the wagon rear strut top nuts. You need the fingers of a child to get in there.

 

Also interesting is that my Rev. As came off a wagon, and have wagon springs. The just installed Bilstein setup came off a sedan, but the springs seemed a bit longer. There was an extra wind and a half on the coil. Wagon sits at the same height in the rear as before, so no worries there. Very happy all around.