nadrojcote Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Interesting thanks for sharing. I would still like to do the same test on our trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5RWill Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I'll see if I can kind of get a measurement of my coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadrojcote Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Ok and I'll take a measurement of my friends 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendysOrBust Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) I know they are somewhere in here, but looking through 22 pages seems like a daunting task. Does anyone have the part numbers for the front and rear 5100's? I know most places are out of stock, but I want to make sure I'm not getting the 5100's for a last gen truck. Edit; Nvm found the part numbers. http://cart.bilsteinus.com/pdfs/off-road.pdf Scroll down to page 7. 4x4 and 2wd also have same part numbers. There is a difference in pn's from last gen to the new gen trucks though. Edited May 26, 2015 by WendysOrBust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendysOrBust Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I know most of you already knew about this but just to reiterate; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan.reimers.33 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm running 5100's on the high-setting... No issues (after about 7,000 miles) and they aren't that bad over bumps and cracks. Im running AT tires and planning on grabbing 33's the next time around. I pull trailers occasionally and they didn't squat the back end... If anything it was perfectly leveled with the trailer attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kortuem1500 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I ordered front and rear 5100s from suspensionconnection.com last week. I already got the rears just waiting on the fronts they said they are back ordered until Aug 15th… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortuem150001 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just finished my install of a set of 5100s. I set the front shocks at their upper most position and installed a 1/4" spacer under the bottom of the front shocks. I ended up with 2" of lift at the center line of the front wheels and the ride is just as comfortable as it was stock. The truck seems to handle a bit better in the curves and that 57 Buick Special feeling is gone. I had already installed an extra 1" of lift on the rear necessitated when I installed some Firestone air bags for towing my car trailer. Now the top of front fender well is 39" off the ground and the top of the rear fender well is 40". Totally happy with the truck's stance and ride. Where did you find a 1/4 inch spacer I've been looking all over for one. Do you think a 1/2 inch spacer would be too much to add when running them on max height? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last C5 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Where did you find a 1/4 inch spacer I've been looking all over for one. Do you think a 1/2 inch spacer would be too much to add when running them on max height? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I found the 1/4 inch spacers on E-Bay for about $12. I don't think I would have bought the company's lift kit, but their spacers looked OK and they sold them separately. The 1/2" spacers will probably work fine, there is a lot of travel in those shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropsix Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just read all 22 pages of this thread. Learned a lot. I was under the impression that at 1.2" with the bilstein's that I would have a very comfortable ride with a dramatic improvement over stock. Now I'm wondering if I should just go with a 1.5" or 1.0" lift with an ebay spacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendysOrBust Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just read all 22 pages of this thread. Learned a lot. I was under the impression that at 1.2" with the bilstein's that I would have a very comfortable ride with a dramatic improvement over stock. Now I'm wondering if I should just go with a 1.5" or 1.0" lift with an ebay spacer? In my case I didn't find it a night and day difference from stock to the 5100's. The Bilsteins are an improvement, truck feels better over large dips, and more composed on the highway or towing a trailer, just not the night and day difference that allot of people were describing. I still think they are a solid purchase but if you just want a lift you could do spacers, or if you are really set on improving ride quality you are gonna have to dish out on some Fox/King Coilovers or wait for the Bilstein 6112's which haven't even been officially announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropsix Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 In my case I didn't find it a night and day difference from stock to the 5100's. The Bilsteins are an improvement, truck feels better over large dips, and more composed on the highway or towing a trailer, just not the night and day difference that allot of people were describing. I still think they are a solid purchase but if you just want a lift you could do spacers, or if you are really set on improving ride quality you are gonna have to dish out on some Fox/King Coilovers or wait for the Bilstein 6112's which haven't even been officially announced. Yours were on the highest setting right? I wonder how different it feels from 1.8 to 1.2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadrojcote Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've been running my 4600's in the front for a while now and I'm quite pleased with them. They ride pretty soft compared to the stock ranchos. As soon as I sell my quicklifts I'll buy the matching rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendysOrBust Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yours were on the highest setting right? I wonder how different it feels from 1.8 to 1.2" Yup, max setting on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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