[916LTZCRZ]

Hello everyone i am pretty sure i will be ordering the b4s as the 6s are not available anymore and i dont need the extra love i think the 4s will greatly improve the drive over the never changed 200k miles struts that have been thru 2 crashes now lol.

My question is besides new mounts do i need those front strut bumpers ? i cant seem to find any pictures or youtube videos if anyone replaced those or not. I plan on keeping original springs unless i need to get new ones.

Thanks.

 

[916LTZCRZ]

What do you mean? Can you take a picture of them?

i think i found it here is a picture from another member

https://www.cruzetalk.com/attachments/gopr0009-jpg.14671/

 

[916LTZCRZ]

The B6s are still available - I just bought a pair of the rear shocks off Tire Rack, since they were previously unobtanium and I didn't feel like needing them later and not being able to get them.

yeah i saw on another shock site they were up for purchase. I dont know if i want the extra height in the back considering what xtreme said about them being taller by a little. and i have them on a ranger in the backs and i dont need if i need that much on the cruze. I think i will get the b4 set its only 314 for all 4. and i will use money spent on b6 set on strut bars that should more than compensate in performance difference for the upgrade to b6 over the 4s.

 

[916LTZCRZ]

front strut bumpers ?

that or the bumper/shock absorber bump stop dont know correct name

 

[916LTZCRZ]

Struts/shocks don't control height - the springs do. The B6 struts/shocks will make more of a difference in performance than the strut bars could ever hope to. Both would be the best, but we're talking two very different things here. The strut bars just help stiffen up the chassis a little whereas the struts/shocks affect dampening and thus are completely dynamic in the change they create.

I just bought a RF B6 strut and will be keeping an eye out for an LF strut when I see one because those appear to backordered now. Go figure!

i thought i read xtreme saying it increased his height and they were longer by a couple millis. but for the price of them on tire rack im just going to do it big lol for 119 for both rears thats a great deal the other site i was on wanted 247 for the pair haha. ordering them now. im doing the work myself anyways so buy a few mounts and dampers im good!

thats why i love this forum we gain knowledge from eachother +

 

[916LTZCRZ]

119 for each

 

[916LTZCRZ]

may 8th next expected shipments thats what ive been told by sales and one n/a on next supply....waiting game now

 

[916LTZCRZ]

You guys I just ordered the 2nd to last B6 hd on shocksurplus. They have ONE left. Get it quick!

 

[916LTZCRZ]

Nice I ordered the left and the bnr intake spacer. I ported my intake so I lost that low end pull that the Cruze was nice at for a 4 cylinder so looking forward to seeing difference as all reviews said they could tell an immediate difference in the low end throttle pull and gas pedal connection. I’ll get the right later and the rears, new mounts for front and rear and new absorbers for front going to make that a summer project so I can handle these CA hills better on the tight roads. I got the strut bar already pretty excited to see handling improve like xtreme stated in the original post!

 

[916LTZCRZ]

Hello All. I have purchased all struts and rear shocks. I will be putting them together when the rest of the mounting and suspension parts arrive. @XtremeRevolution I read on your original posts that you ("did not install") the bumb stops as the b6 have built in jounce bumpers. I am double checking based on your expertise that i dont need to install them. i did not order them from rockauto but i can if i need to install those.

 

[916LTZCRZ]

i found the answer one of the boxes had install instructions and they are built in the strut. excited to slap the babies on!