I've done no railroading in a long tome, nothing.. Walked by my truck and noticed my front left shock is completely snapped on the top.. WTF!!

 

Pictures please?

You are in Texas so I'm guessing no road salt or anything. Bilstein has a warranty I would be calling them ASAP!

 

Hard to get a good picture but i'll try to get one, they won't cover it because it broke. They do cover leaks and stuff but not breakage. F-me.

I looked in there and noticed there was something shiny near the middle of the spring... Looked further - where the hell is the shock - broke about 8" from the top of the wheelwell.

 

Truck is dirty, I know.

 

wow i never have seen a shock break like that ? how old are they and miles on them since i am gonna be ordering some bilsteins my self

 

Bilstein will replace it. I have no doubt in my mind. This has to be a freak accident/error. Get in touch with them. Get your receipt and/or proof of purchase ready ahead of time.

 

Left front stuffed like that and you're not sure how something could have broken

 

Time to upgrade regardless of how it happened! I know you said when you bought your last set of tires you were looking to move to a new truck sometime soon, but King coilovers are calling your name on this one!

 

That was a lonnnnng time ago. That has nothing to do with them snapping


I'm going to be in touch with BIL but I'm told they won't cover it. We'll see.

 

That's a little ridiculous if they don't cover it. Their product snapped in two...

 

You didn't notice a difference in ride quality before you saw this?

 

First off, I love your setup...nicely done sir!

Secondly, I have never seen a shock shaft break like that. It probably occured on over compression since the shaft is broken as far down as it is. Once broken, the shaft was pushed out to its current position. But what would cause the shaft to shear off the way it did rather than just bending? Weird...

BTW, I never knew that Bilstein made a 5100 for your application. If you go with the same shock as a replacement, maybe consider an extended bump stop. Although the urethane ones will do the trick, the hydraulic ones are cool...but expensive.