Anyone used Bilstein Shocks to level their truck?
Professional
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From: Tallahassee, FL
I've had my truck for 7 weeks and haven't been offroad one time.
I tried 4WD on dry pavement (going straight) a couple of times (pre-lift) to see if I could detect any sign of the 4WD Shudder that a lot of people talk about and it was smooth as glass.
I haven't tried 4WD at all since installing the shocks and spacers yesterday.
I tried 4WD on dry pavement (going straight) a couple of times (pre-lift) to see if I could detect any sign of the 4WD Shudder that a lot of people talk about and it was smooth as glass.
I haven't tried 4WD at all since installing the shocks and spacers yesterday.
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From: Tallahassee, FL
I did measure before I got them put on, but haven't had a chance yet to measure the "after". I will and I'll post those measurements and some before/after pictures as soon as I can. I have a spot in front of my house where I parked the truck to take some before pictures. I want to park it in the same spot and take pictures from the same spot to best show how different it looks now.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Bristol, NH
I did measure before I got them put on, but haven't had a chance yet to measure the "after". I will and I'll post those measurements and some before/after pictures as soon as I can. I have a spot in front of my house where I parked the truck to take some before pictures. I want to park it in the same spot and take pictures from the same spot to best show how different it looks now.
Hey, I've heard that somewhere before!!
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: South Cackalack
Sorry for the dumb questions here but if I swapped both shocks out on the front and rear on a TRX4, I'm looking at a 2.1" increase on the front end and a 2.8" increase on the rear with an overall even stance? And that's with NO spacer, correct?
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From: Tallahassee, FL
A total of 1.5" of lift in the rear and 2.1" in the front.
Mine was a total of 1.5" in the rear and 2.8" in the front (theoretically, I have not measured it yet - that's just based on the shock settings and spacers I put in). But, it makes a BIG difference in how it looks. Even my Chevy-driving, Dodge-hating buddy said that it actually looks really good now. And he would never say that just to be nice....
If you were already looking at doing 4 shocks, adding the rear spacers only adds about $60 to the bottom line. Fairly small potatoes compared to the cost of 4 shocks - especially if you're going to pay somebody else to install them - and an alignment.
Mine was a total of 1.5" in the rear and 2.8" in the front (theoretically, I have not measured it yet - that's just based on the shock settings and spacers I put in). But, it makes a BIG difference in how it looks. Even my Chevy-driving, Dodge-hating buddy said that it actually looks really good now. And he would never say that just to be nice....
If you were already looking at doing 4 shocks, adding the rear spacers only adds about $60 to the bottom line. Fairly small potatoes compared to the cost of 4 shocks - especially if you're going to pay somebody else to install them - and an alignment.