Hey guys,
as you can see the shocks that came with my BDS 4" (2011 silverado) have taken a beating from the harsh salt and whatever else Michigan puts on their roads in the winter….
Needless to say I'm in the market for some new shocks. This isn't my area of expertise and I'm probably making it more complicated than it really is so bear with me..
I was originally going to run the Bilstein 5100s all the way around that way I could bring my front end level with the rear but then through some research figured out that this wasn't an option for the front.
Long story short I'm going to purchase the 6" front struts from BDS which will be the equivalent to having their 6" kit up front. This will create a little unwanted cali lean as I am currently at 41.5ish in front and 43ish in the rear. The differences in the rear end from my 4" kit and the 6" kit are the longer shocks, AAL, and 5.5" blocks.
I plan on either using the 5.5" block that comes with the BDS 6" kit (instead of the 5" block that came with mine) to level it off, or keep my 5" block and put on the AAL that comes with the bds 6" kit.
So I guess my question is:
Can I still run Bilstein part no. 24-186636 (designed for 4" of lift), or will I run into rear end travel issues as this is .5" more ?
If I cannot run 24-186636, what are my other options? I've only been able to find one Bilstein shock designed for lifted trucks, and the above is it.
I'm not totally against making my rear end equivalent to the BDS 6" kit if it is the only way to make it work, but it would be much cheaper to simply get some bilsteins (or something similar) instead of having to buy new blocks, AAL, and longer shocks.
Thanks in advance.
Connor
as you can see the shocks that came with my BDS 4" (2011 silverado) have taken a beating from the harsh salt and whatever else Michigan puts on their roads in the winter….
Needless to say I'm in the market for some new shocks. This isn't my area of expertise and I'm probably making it more complicated than it really is so bear with me..
I was originally going to run the Bilstein 5100s all the way around that way I could bring my front end level with the rear but then through some research figured out that this wasn't an option for the front.
Long story short I'm going to purchase the 6" front struts from BDS which will be the equivalent to having their 6" kit up front. This will create a little unwanted cali lean as I am currently at 41.5ish in front and 43ish in the rear. The differences in the rear end from my 4" kit and the 6" kit are the longer shocks, AAL, and 5.5" blocks.
I plan on either using the 5.5" block that comes with the BDS 6" kit (instead of the 5" block that came with mine) to level it off, or keep my 5" block and put on the AAL that comes with the bds 6" kit.
So I guess my question is:
Can I still run Bilstein part no. 24-186636 (designed for 4" of lift), or will I run into rear end travel issues as this is .5" more ?
If I cannot run 24-186636, what are my other options? I've only been able to find one Bilstein shock designed for lifted trucks, and the above is it.
I'm not totally against making my rear end equivalent to the BDS 6" kit if it is the only way to make it work, but it would be much cheaper to simply get some bilsteins (or something similar) instead of having to buy new blocks, AAL, and longer shocks.
Thanks in advance.
Connor
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