Bilstein shocks on ZRE152 Hatch

[rolla02]

Hey all,

Just wanted to share some info re Bilstein shocks and the ZRE152 Corolla Hatch

Ive just replaced my standard front struts and rear shocks with Bilstein B4 struts and shocks.

I found the standard shocks, especially the front too soft both in compression and rebound damping.

The Bilsteins are way better. Hard to quantify but a vast improvement.

Having used KYB & Koni before i thought I would like to go for Koni but found the Bilsteins at a very good price from an online shop in Germany. www.rexbo.eu

I checked the Bilstein website http://www.bilstein.de/en-uk/products/search-service/online-catalogue/

(listed as Toyota Auris) and the part numbers are :

Front Left 22-168337 Quantity: 1 (79.80 Euro)

Front Right 22-168344 Quantity: 1 (79.80 Euro)

Rear 19-168210 Quantity: 2 (55 x 2 = 110 Euro)

Shipping to Australia 65 Euro

Converted to Aussie dollars and shipping came to a total of $514.11.

Shipping took about 2 weeks.

I was quoted $622 for fronts only from an Australian retailer.

I would recommend these over any other brand and they fit perfectly.

The hardest part with fitting the fronts is removing the front wiper motor and support panel.

The rears require you to unbolt the plastic tray around the spare wheel.

The fronts took about 4 hours total doing it by myself, the rears about 3 hours.

There is a step by step guide to the fronts on Toyota Nation here :

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/324-10th-gen-corolla-2nd-gen-matrix-suspension-brakes-wheel-forum/371094-how-replace-front-strut-coil-spring.html

Thanks

[sengnixs]

G'day Rolla02, thanks for the infor. Can u take some pic of the shocks on your car, i want to have a look b4 i buy. The picture they have is confusing! Do you think it will fit on my 08 Levin Zr hatch.

Thanks

Seng

[rolla02]

Hi Seng

They will fit perfectly.

I was a little concerned the front struts may not fit but everything bolted up fine.

You need to use the original strut top mounts and the rubber spring seats from your old struts but it all fits into the Bilstein struts perfectly.

With the rear shocks there is a rubber boot you need to swap over and again fits onto the new shocks fine.

Bit hard to see the struts/shocks without removing the wheel but here are some photos on my 2012 ZRE152 Hatch.

Cheers

Edited March 15, 2015 by rolla02

[sengnixs]

Thanks for the help mate. I will order them now