Same here. I Love them...

 

yea i going with bistein 5100s when i get the funds

 

agreed, rancho's are junk IMO and monroe is simply put, a car shock

 

i had reflex's that i got from napa they were quite cheap and were really nice.... now i run trailmaster ssv's.... very nice

 

Well i guess the 5100's are the way to go. I love my truck, but it handles like a broken down Dump truck. So I am doing suspension, then steering box brace, and hopefully I can get this thing to not fight me all the time.

Does anyone have Blisteen part Numbers for the 5100's I have the 8800 GVWR. but every site i see says on a 97 4wd, is for a 2 inch lift.

They don't seem to bad, 379 for all 4. I didnt have the money but hopefully it will make a difference.

 

I looked on Geno's. Are the 5100's the silver/black ones. I always run Bilsteins, but have not used the new ones yet. My truck had Ranchos on the front when I bought it and they're fairly new, but the backs look factory, so I'll be going Belstein soon. Besides color, what's the difference in the Bilsteins?

 

There is no "new one's". They make the 5100's in Yellow for the factory replacements. The 5100's in Zinc are for lift or modified suspension. They also make the 5125's, they are the same as 5100's but depending how you are looking them up in there app. book you look at the 5125's when you just have spec's you need a shock for. If you want to look up your truck and certain suspension lift then you look up the 5100's.

The Yellow Bilstein shocks can sometimes be offered in a HD (heavy duty/ stiffer valving) or a C (comfort ride/ softer valving).


Hope this helps.

 

Thanks. I did see the HD offered.

 

when my shocks went bad it became scary to drive the truck on the highway past 65 mph. nothing except gravity was keeping the wheels to the road. i went and got the cheapest napas. im a cheap guy i know