My rear shocks are leaking. Will there be any issue (other than possible oversteer) if I replace the rear shocks with Bilstein B6 (HD) and keep the front struts OEM?

I have a 2005 3.0 Premium, which I believe has the basic Bilstein B4 (comfort).

Thanks for any support!

Cheers,
Jeremy

 

I've put on about 50-60 miles since I put B6s in the rear and the car seems to be handling fine. Granted, I haven't done any aggressive driving.

 

Good to know, Thank you for sharing.
how is the ride compared to the standard shocks?

 

To me, it is night and day and I don't think the rears were worn out, just leaking, based on the "bounce effect" when pushing down on the car: . Now, the car settles without bouncing at all.

The car feels more stable and the road noise is substantially reduced. I'll probably replace the front struts with B6s in the next 12-months as I am getting a slight clunk in front when going over some bumps.

I wish I would have went to the B6s earlier in the car's life. The car currently has almost 80,000 miles and I want to say that Jaguar replaced my shock/struts under warranty sometime around 30,000 miles, but I would need to dig out the paperwork.