Bilstein 5100 Installed and Michelin LTX A/T2
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Bilstein 5100 Installed and Michelin LTX A/T2
Just wanted to post up some new pics with the Bilsteins installed and the new tires. Bilsteins are set at 2" of lift and the tires are Michelin LTX A/T2s in 285/65/18 and are on a 2006 4x2.
First some before shots:
Now after:
After shots aren't the greatest as they were taken with my iPhone since my wife has the camera.
First some before shots:
Now after:
After shots aren't the greatest as they were taken with my iPhone since my wife has the camera.
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The shocks themselves were around 450 from ShockWarehouse. Installation was 300 for all four installed and an alignment. When I was shopping around for installation a lot of the places I went wouldn't do them if I didn't buy the shocks trhough them but a lot of them only had Monroe shocks.
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The ride is much better on my truck. I would say more firm but smoother at the same time. I was skipping over expansions joints and potholes and bouncing sideways sometimes so my shocks were shot and needed to be replaced anyway and I figured might as well go with the Bilsteins rather than a spacer and some other brand of shocks based on the good things I had heard about the Bilsteins. I couldn't be happier with them. Good luck with your decision.
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Thanks. I like them a lot. They are so much better than the crappy BFG Long Trails I had before. No more spinning out from a stop when it rains and decent traction in the mild off-roading I do when I go shooting or hunting. They handled the ice and snow fairly well when I was in Dallas the week before the Super Bowl as well. My only real complaint with them is the amount of rocks they pick up and throw.
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