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Bilstein 5100s are a HUGE upgrade!

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On 9/11/2020 at 2:34 PM, topgear1224 said:

Yes, the fuel tank is on the driver's side

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To follow up on this, I was always under the impression you would typically want the drivers side slightly higher than passenger. The rationale being tank of gas increasing weight and the weight of the driver. Too many times it’s just the driver adding weight with no passengers... this weighing down left side. 

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Mike Borowski
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Installed 1500’s in the rear today. Stock height. What. A. Difference!  I wasn’t sure what to expect but WOW!  It rides so much better now, I want to have the fronts done!  The back doesn’t hop around

lapoolboy
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Hard to tell if it's more shock or more tire since you installed them at the same time.

romclean1
romclean1

Install done, for sure an improvement.  Settles a bunch of the bunny hop tendencies and makes potholes more bearable.  Feels more planted on corners for sure.  The ultimate test for me is the highway

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I just installed these on the rear and yes, there is a huge difference. The rear is a lot more planted and there is no bouncing from front to rear. I'll see how it handles the open road and other bridge crossings tomorrow. Right now, I'm very pleased. 

 

Going over a set of rough railroad tracks I could instantly tell the difference after install. 

 

Only took me about 15 minutes to remove and replace them. 

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On 9/13/2020 at 11:02 PM, 69gto96z said:

Here is mine. 5100s at max setting in the front, with 5100s and stock height in the rear. I plan to add a 1” block to the rear. 295/55r22 Nitto Terra G2s. Slight rubbing at full lock on the liners. Need to do some slight trimming.

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I need to find a 1” rear block also but can’t find any? What are you planning to use?

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6 minutes ago, Tcolburntexas said:

I need to find a 1” rear block also but can’t find any? What are you planning to use?

I got a set off of ebay, came with u bolts. Got them installed last night. Should have an updated pic and fender measurements this evening.

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3 hours ago, econometrics said:

Probably the best-looking SLT I've seen. Great job on this! ?? 

Thanks! I really wanted an AT4, but this was on the lot for the right price, right options, and had the 22s on it.

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On 9/14/2020 at 5:42 AM, ScX31 said:

Looks great, thanks for sharing!  How is the ride at max height?  What is your fender height now?

 

Thanks again. 

Here is the fender measurements, Bilsteins at max setting, 1.00 ebay rear blocks, and 285/55r22 Terra Grappler G2s.

 

Driver front - 39.00

Driver rear - 40.50

Pass front - 38.875

Pass rear - 40.50

 

Stock

Driver front - 36.25

Driver rear - 38.625

Pass front - 36.125

Pass rear - 38.625

 

Definitely a little more rake than I wanted. I may mill 25% off the height of the blocks to bring it down just a tad in the rear.

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36 minutes ago, 69gto96z said:

Here is the fender measurements, Bilsteins at max setting, 1.00 ebay rear blocks, and 295/55r22 Terra Grappler G2s.

 

Driver front - 39.00

Driver rear - 40.50

 

Pass front - 38.875

Pass rear - 40.50

 

Stock

Driver front - 36.25

Driver rear - 38.625

Pass front - 36.125

Pass rear - 38.625

 

Definitely a little more rake than I wanted. I may mill 25% off the height of the blocks to bring it down just a tad in the rear.

Your truck looks great!  Thank you for the measurements, looks like it was true to the claimed lift amount. Do you have a side picture to show the rake?  I plan to do the exact same to my Sierra.  
 

Thanks again. 

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10 minutes ago, ScX31 said:

Your truck looks great!  Thank you for the measurements, looks like it was true to the claimed lift amount. Do you have a side picture to show the rake?  I plan to do the exact same to my Sierra.  
 

Thanks again. 

It’s pretty close. Stock tires were 32.9” and the G2 are 34.3”, so about 5/8” of the lift is from the tires. I would say a solid 2.25” came from the 2.50” setting on the Bilsteins. No side shots currently, but I will try and get one tomorrow.

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Shot of the UCA ball joint angle. All seems good. Have just enough gap between the UCA and the tire to slide a finger through. Just need to get it on the alignment rack. I had it aligned when it was on the setting 1 below the top, everything was still in except for the toe at that setting

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Finally got around to get my rear bilsteins installed this morning. Driving around town wtf was Chevy thinking using ranchos? I finally understand what everyone had been talking about. Can’t wait to see on the highway. Install was very easy. Thanks to everyone for helping me out.


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