Which Bilstein Shock

[tyhuck]

Well, after suffering for so long, I finally broke down and ordered a pair of 5100s for the front. They came in yesterday and I threw them on after work, but didn't get to try them out until this morning on the way to work. All I can say is OMG!!!! Why didn't I do this sooner.?Im not gonna say it rides like a Caddy, but compared to what it did, its pretty darn close. The bumps that would normally pound the truck with a violent shock are now softened to the point that you wouldn't really even notice them if you didn't know they were there. Ide say its as comfortable a ride as the wife's 2014 VW Passat. Much, Much better than before. Ide say it might be Bilstein from now on with my trucks.

 

I just need to figure out what to do with the shocks I took off. They are still in great shape, and only have about 20K miles on them, they are just too stiff for my half ton. Maybe if someone had a diesel or something they wouldn't be bad. If anyone knows of anyone that might be interested, I will cut them a huge deal on them. I don't really need them anymore, but I am the kind of person that I don't like seeing usable stuff go to waste.

[kstruckcountry]

Yeah I'm used to the 5100's now, but my friend has a pickup almost identical to mine, and it's crazy to feel the difference between the two pickups.

 

Yeah they're a premium price but they will last longer than most. And I work on farm equipment a lot, so I consider anything under $200 cheap, lol.

[tyhuck]

Ive got to adjust for a little more body roll than with the KYBs, but I think its a decent tradeoff to have the ride smoothed out like it has. The KYBs would handle like a sports car, even on 5" of total lift, but they rode like it was on block of wood. Even did a test on them last night while installing the Bilsteins. Pushed the Bilsteins down fairly easily and then tried to use my body weight to push the KYB down and liked to never got it to move. Already loving them, and Ive only put 10 miles on them

[tyhuck]

Im debating on whether it will help the rear or not. I have some load assist shocks back there now, but I am also running an add-a-leaf for lift, so Im not certain if changing the shock is going to make a difference with that extra spring in there.

[MB2008LTZ]

I bought some Bilstiens for my 2008 nnbs 1500 4x4 in August of 2013...after the winter the "fancy finish was trashed" ....but they still functioned very well...I was just very disappointed with the corrosion factor of these shocks....this winter will most likely destroy whatever finish is left.....I expected more/better quality from the finish.

[white1500]

4 months in and I can't get enough of my 4600's! They're a bit stiff at speeds less than 40mph but not bad at all, and at higher speeds they're just awesome. Imperfections are dampened extremely well and I find myself just driving faster when I see something coming up. lol

[tyhuck]

So does anyone know if its gonna make any difference to put new shocks on the rear with the add-a-leaf installed? I really don't want to spend the extra money if they aren't gonna help.