ride should be a lot stiffer with the bilsteins.

 

How did you end up getting them out? I plan on putting coilovers in the rear once I get my money for selling my RV, not looking forward to getting the rears out also.

 

I leveled my truck about 8 months ago, I obviously broke the stock shocks (not thinking about it) The bolt was so seized that i had to replace the whole lower control arm. Well my dumba$$ just replaced the stock shocks with more stock shocks lol. After breaking those off I had an epiphany, "Hey dom, maybe when you level your truck, you should get extended shocks" The problem was, the bolt broke off in the lowr control arm again, I was getting my oil change done and I asked the tech if he could remove it for me while he was working on it, he did free of charge and i added Rancho RS5000 shocks w/ 4" lift, runs like a dream now. I went to Fastenal to get the bolts for the new shocks, make sure you get grade 8 if you dont get OEM replacement. Hope this helps!

 

Any 02-05 1500 owner should have these as well.
http://www.fabtechmotorsports.com/DO...-4WD-p852.html

 

Fab tech makes a bracket that goes on the other side of the shock to brace it better if you have the shoak on the out side of the control arm.