ok so i ordered my bilsteins 5100's i wanted to go a little higher then 6in" i wish i would of gone with the 8in rize now.. my question is it doesnt matter if i have the procomp spacer right, i can just replace the stock shock with the bilsteins?? i cant wait till they get here; now im thinking about a add a leaf for the back and some 37' procomp xtreme all terrains. wat do you think? also wat do you guys think about changing my wheels for some MM951's? 18x9 i could get those wheels tomorrow but i dont know how they would look.let me know wat u guys think.

 

Did you go with the 5100's for a 6'' lift? I had the 5100's for the stock lift before I got my RCD lift which came with the 5100's.. The 6 inch lift 5100's were much taller/beefier than the 5100's for the stock 4X4's...

 

I say, go with the 37's, get the add-a-leaf's maybe even a little taller block. Dont get the MM951's the mazzis are bad A. Can you tell me how much you paid for the bilsteins and where you got them from? Also I want to see pictures ASAP.... How are you getting them installed and how much is that going to cost?

 

i orderd the stock size shocks and i wanted to crank them up 2" for a total of 8"lift with the procomp spacer.
im installing the shocks myself paid $200.00 for the pair at a local shop,and im thinking of just puttin my stock block back on for the back for a even stance,good idea?? also i wanted to change the wheels cuz these are pitting really bad..

 

hey TUFF4RD can i see a pic of ur front shocks? u have a 6in lift right?

 

The ones from the RCD kit were able to go from 4.5-6"..To be honest I dont know much about lifts, but I can tell you that the stock type 5100's( 0-2") were shorter than the ones from the lift kit. Also the rear ones were way taller than the stock type 5100's...

 

I have a 6" lift but dont have any pix of the shocks..I can snap a pic later if you like??

 

oh ok i see, naw if i was gonna order the one that goes from 4.5-6" lift then 6" would be the highest i can go. i ordered the stock shocks that add 0-2" of lift and stack it up with my spacer,so that way i can adjust from 6-8"of lift in total. you got me worried there haha.

 

hey bestntx how many miles do u have on ur tires?? are they worth $350 a peace for 37's? im on the highway a lot do u think i should stay with a a/t?

 

Tuff4rd I want to see some pics of your shocks if you don't mind. I'm thinking of ordering those shocks and setting them on 6" lift. This way I can get rid of that spacer and if I want additional ride height, I can throw on a leveling kit later.

Tonka, what is your rear lift set-up as of right now?

 

I've got a little over 12k on these tires so far and i'd say at least another 15k Mi left. If you go in the mud you will praise the tires. If you get on the highway you will cuss the tires. So my advice to you is if you offroad alot then get them, if you do mostly on-road driving then go with an AT or the Toyo MT. My brother just put 4 37/13.50/20 toyo MTs on his truck and they are quite as can be. They do not handle as well in the mud as my nitto MG's do but they do 100X better than the nitto terra grappler.

 

amen! my tires suck in mud and sand, my current setup for the back is just the procomp block that comes with the lift. im really in a pickle ****! i dont know mud grapplers or xtreme a/t.

 

hey tonka, I would go with the extreme a/t if your doing more highway driving. I currently have the extreme a/t's on my truck and havent seen any signs of wear.

 

That means you have 6" of lift in the front and only 1" of lift in the rear. The pro comp only comes with a 3" block in the rear that is made to be stacked on top of the factory 2" block. My rear set up is: factory 2", pro comp 3" and pro comp AAL 1.5" so i have about 4.5" of lift on top of my factory 2" block and I am just now sitting even with only 6" of lift in the front. If you put the bilsteins on and just the factory block and the pro comp block this means your going to have 8" of lift in the front and only 3 inches of lift in the rear. Leavinig you with a 3 inch sag in the rear adjusted for the factory 2" rake. My suggstion to you is to get a fabtech 5" block, put on your factory 2" block, and get an AAL with your bilsteins up front. Don't forget to get new rear shocks as your pro comps that came with the kit will not work for this setup.

 

ok thankz i had forgotten about the rear shocks..