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mookdoc6 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks for the info. Got ahold of the shop and although he said it's doubtful they installed then upside down, they'll swap them around next week. Here's some info I found on the orientation

 

http://www.truckspring.com/blog/post/2014/05/28/can-i-mount-bilstein-shocks-upside-down

After I installed mine I went under to adjust the boots and noticed the labels were upside down? So anyway after a bunch of nonsense on the internet on which way they really go I switched. Now I have to look at the boot on the bottom and tell myself this is correct? Freaking joke of course the shock is now correctly installed even though It appears to be upside down by the looks of it?

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I put the bilstein 5100s on the rear of my 14 High Country with a new 2" block a few weeks ago. Ride is unbelievable compared to stock. Liked it so much I got the adjustable 5100s for my front, remove

schloppy
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Hello, I'm not new to the forum but I just joined and figured I'd contribute to the community.   2016 Silverado 1500 "Z71" removed rancho's and swapped with Bilstein 5100's all around. So after d

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I just got done with installing my 6112's on my 2014 GMC Sierra Crew Cab.  Reading some install guides on here really helped, along with printing some Chilton Repair guide torque specs that I got from

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Lgetz Senior Enthusiast

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Whatever happened to the 6112 shocks? Are they still coming?

These were announced as becoming available at beginning of this year for the K2 trucks and still nothing. Seems folks should look at other options.

cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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I am planning on doing the fronts now. From what I am seeing, it looks pretty straight forward, but my brother in law says alldata shows it being tough. They are calling for 3 hours of shop time.

 

Also, can someone suggest a good spring compressor if I do it my self?

 

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transam69230 Enthusiast

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Its 5 bolts to take the shock assembly out in the front, its not too bad. Time consuming part is swapping the springs over. We just used a Napa spring compressor.

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lerbud Enthusiast

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I had mine done last week and love the new look and the ride it 100% better! I dont have any pics right now. The old shocks did not take bumps worth a crap. Always felt weird when you hit a big bump at speed. New shocks take bumps like a boss and no weird clunking noises. Best mod I have ever done on a truck!

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cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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Its 5 bolts to take the shock assembly out in the front, its not too bad. Time consuming part is swapping the springs over. We just used a Napa spring compressor.

 

Here is a pic of mine, 5100s all the way around and a 1inch over stock rear block

Thanks. The compressor is the part that makes me nervous. Was it pretty easy?

 

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mookdoc6 Senior Enthusiast

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I had mine done last week and love the new look and the ride it 100% better! I dont have any pics right now. The old shocks did not take bumps worth a crap. Always felt weird when you hit a big bump at speed. New shocks take bumps like a boss and no weird clunking noises. Best mod I have ever done on a truck!

Yup, I just did mine too! The front and Backs what a difference 400.00 bucks makes!

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Grjfer Enthusiast

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Photobucket wouldn't work yesterday.

 

5100s in all four corners, and 1inch over stock rear block added

 

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Exactly what I am doing. Thanks for the picture.

Powerlines Enthusiast

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FYI, I took mine back to the shop and had them swap the rears to boots down. I personally feel there is a difference in ride over boots up; seems to take speed bumps quite a bit better.

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Just did the 5100s on the front. Set at 3/4 inch. Big brand tire did the spring commission for 20 per side on a Sunday. Worth every penny. The 19 ft lbs of torque on the lower bolts seems low.

 

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So I am looking to swap out from the ranchos that came with the truck (2015 Silverado 1500 Z71). I am going to be getting the Bilstein 5100 ride adjustable for the front and remove 2.25" readylift leveling spacers. However in the rear the 5100s are for a 0-1" lift and I have a 3" block back there which puts lift at 1.5-1.75"(stock block is either 1.25 or 1.5").



I see that Bilstein has a 5125 that has different collapsed and extended lengths, has anyone got a 5125 to go with the 3" block and what size did you get? Or am I over thinking this and the 5100 will work for my application?



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shane.lawrence.311 Enthusiast

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Been reading the comments and was curious if I could add a 1/4" spacer to the top of my Bilstein 5100"s for a total height of 2.38"... So I called Bilstein and their answer was no... it will void the warranty...Then I asked if I could keep them the stock setting and do a 2.25" lift kit on it...That would void the warranty on them also...! Needless to say I'm not very happy right now...

 

 

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