Which Bilstein?
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Which Bilstein?
I have searched the posts and pretty much decided to change my factory shocks with Bilstein 5100's but the website I went to has several different choices all of which require me to indicate how many inches of lift my truck has. My truck is a bone stock 03, 2500 4x4, 5.9. Is it "lifted" from the factory? Which shock is right?
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The silver ones or 5100 series shocks are designed with trucks who have a leveling kit or +2" lift. They are not designed for stock trucks. The HD (Blue&Yellow) is designed for stock height trucks.
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The 5100's (silver color) will work on a stock ride height truck too. I've done it in the past and I know there are others on this forum at stock height with the 5100's.
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I LOVE the 5100 that I put on my truck last year....they are MUCH better riding and handling, both loaded and unloaded, then the oem shocks.
That being said, there are TWO models of the silver/black 5100 shocks.
One part # is for stock(0") to 2" lift and the other # is for 2" to 4" lift. If confused by which you need, call genosgarage...they have excellent customer service and extremely competitive pricing.
That being said, there are TWO models of the silver/black 5100 shocks.
One part # is for stock(0") to 2" lift and the other # is for 2" to 4" lift. If confused by which you need, call genosgarage...they have excellent customer service and extremely competitive pricing.
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