wow thats cheap, I cannot believe what some places what to charge around here to install the shocks.. I will contact my dealer and see how much they would charge

 

Yeah its not to bad. I bought the 5100 kit back in August for $380, installed the rear shocks myself, but the dealer wanted $220 to install the struts, which was why I held off for so long. Then my mechanic offered to do it for $100 but his spring compressor couldn't handle the force of the spring ( not sure why ) so I decided to bite the bullet and have the dealership do the struts since I needed an alignment after the ball joints. I was very surprised to hear the guy say $180 installed, I kept quiet and said "its a deal" . Oh and $40 aligned it.

Now I just wish i wasn't broke so I could buy my Pro Comps and BFGs. I suddenly cannot stand my OEM wheels & General tires no longer.

 

I hate to tell you this but you cannot adjust the rears. Only the fronts are adjustable on the 5100's. I am not sure if any other series that Bilstein makes are able to be adjusted for raising the rear. Sorry to ruin your plans

 

To lift the rear you just simply buy a bigger lift block kit.

 

Sorry, forgot to add about the rears... They say +1", but you all are right, they dont lift the truck, as no Shock will, they just have a 1" longer movement, so if you add 1" blocks to the rear, the 51oo's still have all the suspension travel as stock....

 

Ahh I see... Ok thats fine I think I will still go ahead and get all 4 shocks, if I need to lift my rear wich will probably be the case I'll have to block it since I'm going with the 2" lift in front. I know Auto Spring sells a 3" block so once I get my Bilsteins installed in the front i'll see if 3 inches will keep me level.

If that doesn't work out does anyone know of a company that sells different size blocks?

 

Any idea's on places selling different size blocks other than 3"?

Thanks guys.

 

I think you should install the Bilsteins first. Then see if you still want blocks or AAL's for the back. It may save you a few bucks.