Bilstein 5100 AND AS 2" spacer??
#16
The 5100s are good shocks. At first they are very stiff, but in a few thousand miles they break in. My truck used to rattle like a school bus if I went over the slightest bump on the road before I installed the 5100s. Now it rides like a Cadillac and doesn't make any noises at all no matter how bad the road is. I would definitely buy them again. I went with the stock ride height.
#17
I've been in plowed fields, logging roads, etc and they have handled real nice. I've never taken it to an extreme off-road park, but for a mostly on-highway truck they are the best you can get. I can take some photos of them if you like on my truck. They've already made it a whole winter and they still look brand new.
#18
I've been in plowed fields, logging roads, etc and they have handled real nice. I've never taken it to an extreme off-road park, but for a mostly on-highway truck they are the best you can get. I can take some photos of them if you like on my truck. They've already made it a whole winter and they still look brand new.
Thanks!!
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#21
Have you done that with the 2" setting? I am worried about the tire up-travel, as Bilstein says that with an AS spacer, your up-travel is limited. But I keep hearing that the 2" setting with the Bilsteins is a stiff ride. So do I not have a choice? Either a stiff ride with the Bilstein or a softer ride with limited up-travel with the AS spacers? I am concerned about the stiff ride due to my wife's brain condition. If I hit a speed bump or some washboard roads with her in the truck, I don't want it to bug her.
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
#22
I am worried about the tire up-travel, as Bilstein says that with an AS spacer, your up-travel is limited. But I keep hearing that the 2" setting with the Bilsteins is a stiff ride. So do I not have a choice? Either a stiff ride with the Bilstein or a softer ride with limited up-travel with the AS spacers? I am concerned about the stiff ride due to my wife's brain condition. If I hit a speed bump or some washboard roads with her in the truck, I don't want it to bug her.
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
If your serious about the leveling up front though, maybe you could go with the Bilsteins and cut a little off your coil springs to get a softer ride.
Last edited by 08FX4SC; 03-28-2014 at 08:20 PM.
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#25
Anything in the name of traction, right? But yeah, the Ram would be full-blown cali-leaning to the max. Signature worthy suspension mod
#26
Putting all that weight in the back and having it constantly there is just wearing out the leafs and rear shocks faster. Eventually you wouldn't even need that bags because it'll sag down the leafs so much.
A smarter and cheaper alternative if you were going to lower the rear would just be to remove the factory block...
A smarter and cheaper alternative if you were going to lower the rear would just be to remove the factory block...
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#28
Well, ok then. It always cracks me up to see all the "colorful" tracks that these threads can run off on. LOL!! I've ordered the Bilsteins and supposedly they have some in stock, so I will hopefully get them within a week or so. I just got the AS spacers today. I am worried about the statement Bilstein makes that with the AS spacers, your up-travel is limited. But I also wonder how big of a deal that is? I may still return them. I hate having to decide without experiencing the difference myself!!
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