Bilstein B8 5100 series

Country Bumpkin 2003 · April 24, 2019

So, I have a 2018 Silverado 1500 LT Z71-Crew Cab, and I’m about to install the Bilstein part listed in the title. It says on there website that it is a suspension lift of 1.85. Is this enough to level out my truck “evenly”...???

GTBensley · April 25, 2019

They are the exact same length as your stock one. I did the same thing when I leveled out my truck and had to install spacers. You will still need to turn the torsion bars up to get it level, the shock wont help with that.

Country Bumpkin 2003 · April 25, 2019

So if I put the BDS spacers on there it should be leveled then right? I can still use my Bilstein struts to give it a plusher ride right? But, did you max out the length on the struts to 1.85 with the spacers?

MNorby · April 25, 2019

You mentioned you have a 1500 truck. Your in the wrong forum, the 2500/3500 trucks are completely different shocks/setup.

Country Bumpkin 2003 · April 25, 2019

Right, the rear sits up much higher on the 2500's. I thought I posted in the other forum, my bad.

Sierra Dan · April 25, 2019

7 hours ago, GTBensley said:

They are the exact same length as your stock one. I did the same thing when I leveled out my truck and had to install spacers. You will still need to turn the torsion bars up to get it level, the shock wont help with that.

This is incorrect. The 4600 Bilstein is OEM spec for length and travel.

5100 has a longer shaft to accommodate up to 2" of lift.

Sierra Dan · April 25, 2019

21 hours ago, Country Bumpkin 2003 said:

So, I have a 2018 Silverado 1500 LT Z71-Crew Cab, and I’m about to install the Bilstein part listed in the title. It says on there website that it is a suspension lift of 1.85. Is this enough to level out my truck “evenly”...???

No, the truck will not be even. There will still be a slight rake from back to front, but will for the most part appear level looking from the side.

It all depends on standard suspension, Z71 etc. All trucks are not created equal.

GTBensley · April 25, 2019

I promise you when I installed my 5100 they were the exact same length as the stock ones. They say they will work up to two inches over stock but the actual length is no different.