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Bilstien shocks??

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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Bilstien shocks??

Anyone know a good source for Bilstien shocks...in a standard stock lenght? many have them for lifted trucks but I can't find OEM replacement size ones.

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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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i got mine from lorenz i think. do a search. i like them. i dont know about the stock lenght? guess you outta do a leveling kit so the shocks fit right

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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SD-Dave
Anyone know a good source for Bilstien shocks...in a standard stock lenght? many have them for lifted trucks but I can't find OEM replacement size ones.

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Dave

read through this thread: https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=146479

Mine have been shipped from Lorenz.
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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How are these shocks for towing? will my 2500 sag more with the bilsteins then it would with the stock shocks?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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How are these shocks for towing? will my 2500 sag more with the bilsteins then it would with the stock shocks?
Shocks don't hold up a vehicle, the springs do. New shocks will not affect ride height.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ptgarcia
Shocks don't hold up a vehicle, the springs do. New shocks will not affect ride height.
so me slapping the bilstein shocks in the front and rear with stock springs and the 2" leveling in the front will not affect towing at all v.s. stock setup?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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so me slapping the bilstein shocks in the front and rear with stock springs and the 2" leveling in the front will not affect towing at all v.s. stock setup?
No, I didn't say that. They won't affect ride height, but they will control the ride better. Springs are in charge of holding up the truck and the shocks are in charge of regulating the springs motion. The stock shocks don't do this well, especially in compression, which is why several people complain about bottoming.
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