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Old 01-06-2009, 11:07 PM
Old Dogg™ Old Dogg™ is offline
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Originally Posted by PawPaw View Post
Also my leveling kit is still in good shape so I put the HD's in the front also. Also I read that the 5100 series are a longer travel medium duty shock designed for leveling out or using with a full suspension lift. Also the HD's I have are mounted with the boot up, toward's the truck bed. I find they ride firm but not rough and handle the side to side roll a lot better than the stocker's. I've put about 3k miles on them and so far well satisfied with them. Either way both are great shock's.
Thanks for the response!
Did you buy your truck new? I remember when my truck was new and unloaded the rear was bouncy and I wished for a softer shock out back. The Bilstein tech said the 5100 were a bit harsher on an empty truck.
I think I have front and rear torsion bars because I corner hard and never have much body lean.

At least once a year I load up heavy and travel cross country and with the stock rake it looks like my truck is lowered even front to back. Im afraid if I set the front 5100 on 2" when im loaded I will need the firestone airbag leveling kit so I wanted the ability to adjust the front down if I need but under normal conditions I want a bit less rake.


What is the difference in which way the rear shock is installed?
Thanks again PawPaw!
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