Mechanic Kevin

Installing Bilstein 5100 leveling shocks 2015 GMC Sierra Remove the old strut • Safety First Use Jackstands • Lift both sides of the front end at least 2 inches you need it that high to put the tires back on after the lift • Remove the 3 nuts on top of the strut and the 2 at the bottom Do not remove the center nut on top Use 4 spring compressors evenly spaced around the spring and tighten each of them a little at a time all the way around until the spring is loose. Use an impact wrench or this will take an hour. Disassemble the old strut tower Remove the single nut on top of the strut you need an adjustable wrench to hold the flat part while you loosen the nut with a box end wrench the top comes off note the position of the notch and spring and also that the bolt heads fit into holes at the top Reassemble and re seat spring • I don’t have a picture of it but install the new nut on the center shaft of the shock use the adjustable to hold it from turning. • Once you have the center nut secure then loosen the spring compressors a little at a time until they can be removed. Now put the shock in the spring and install the foam piece and metal cap and the top cone be sure to align the ends of the spring with the flange and top cone nests. Pry the sway bar down to fit the lower mount. Insert a pipe or bar ( 4ft) in the pivot point above the sway bar and push down this will lower the arm so that the shock will go over the mounting holes It’s a little tricky to do by yourself because while you are pushing on the bar you might have to push up or pry the bottom of the shock up and over the mount. I had to use a small bottle jack on one side but the other side just popped up over it when I pushed the bar down. Use a tapered punch to align the holes and then insert bolts and use the new nuts provided. Double check everything and get an alignment • Make sure everything is torqued to spec and then put the wheel back on. • At the top setting you get 2” of lift. • An alignment is necessary to reset the camber I have this with pictures on a PDF file if anyone needs it