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are the bilsteins good for towing? i have monroe's right now, they are ok... i have a 02 silverado extended cab 5.3 and with 153K and im about to replace my control arms tie rods and put 2in coil spacers and i will be running 285 70 17 bfg all terrains... sorry not trying to hi jack but which bilsteins would be better the HD's or the 5100's... i mainly stay on the road but do go off road occasionally, im all stock.
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Bilsteins will be much better for towing than the Monroes, either the HD or the 5100s will work for you, the 5100s will give you more control at the expense of communicating more road imperfections (which is the same tradeoff you get when you upgrade to the HDs from a really soft shock like the Monroes) 2 or 4wd?
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I found out that the Bilstein comfort vavling shocks are almost a match for the lengths of the 2/4 drop edelbrocks.
The Edelbrock fronts are 9.88" collapsed and 14.12" extended.
The Bilsteins are 10.25" collapsed and 14.5" extended
Edelbrock rears - 14.8" collapsed and 22.75" extended
Bilsteins - 14.5" collapsed and 23.25" extended
The Bilstein tech said that the best bet for this setup would be to send the shocks in to Bilstein and have an internal spacer added. With the lengths so close, it's up to you. Unfortunately we can't help with that if you do decide to go down that route, you'll need to call up Bistein CA's tech department at 858-386-5900 to find out exactly how much that will cost and how long it will take.
Front Bilstein Comfort
Rear Bilstein Comfort
The Edelbrock fronts are 9.88" collapsed and 14.12" extended.
The Bilsteins are 10.25" collapsed and 14.5" extended
Edelbrock rears - 14.8" collapsed and 22.75" extended
Bilsteins - 14.5" collapsed and 23.25" extended
The Bilstein tech said that the best bet for this setup would be to send the shocks in to Bilstein and have an internal spacer added. With the lengths so close, it's up to you. Unfortunately we can't help with that if you do decide to go down that route, you'll need to call up Bistein CA's tech department at 858-386-5900 to find out exactly how much that will cost and how long it will take.
Front Bilstein Comfort
Rear Bilstein Comfort
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mine is a 02 5.3 2wd... i have asked around and some people say that the 5100's are for coil overs and some say they are only for lifted trucks... if they make the 5100's for my truck i'd rather have those... oh and my truck has the 2in coil spacers in the front if that matters.
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mine is a 02 5.3 2wd... i have asked around and some people say that the 5100's are for coil overs and some say they are only for lifted trucks... if they make the 5100's for my truck i'd rather have those... oh and my truck has the 2in coil spacers in the front if that matters.
Bilstein doesn't market 5100 shocks for lifted 2wd Silverados from '99-'06. Instead you need to get the shocks for a lifted '97-'03 F150 2wd with a 6" lift.
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I found out that the Bilstein comfort vavling shocks are almost a match for the lengths of the 2/4 drop edelbrocks.
The Edelbrock fronts are 9.88" collapsed and 14.12" extended.
The Bilsteins are 10.25" collapsed and 14.5" extended
Edelbrock rears - 14.8" collapsed and 22.75" extended
Bilsteins - 14.5" collapsed and 23.25" extended
The Bilstein tech said that the best bet for this setup would be to send the shocks in to Bilstein and have an internal spacer added. With the lengths so close, it's up to you. Unfortunately we can't help with that if you do decide to go down that route, you'll need to call up Bistein CA's tech department at 858-386-5900 to find out exactly how much that will cost and how long it will take.
Front Bilstein Comfort
Rear Bilstein Comfort
The Edelbrock fronts are 9.88" collapsed and 14.12" extended.
The Bilsteins are 10.25" collapsed and 14.5" extended
Edelbrock rears - 14.8" collapsed and 22.75" extended
Bilsteins - 14.5" collapsed and 23.25" extended
The Bilstein tech said that the best bet for this setup would be to send the shocks in to Bilstein and have an internal spacer added. With the lengths so close, it's up to you. Unfortunately we can't help with that if you do decide to go down that route, you'll need to call up Bistein CA's tech department at 858-386-5900 to find out exactly how much that will cost and how long it will take.
Front Bilstein Comfort
Rear Bilstein Comfort
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Holy crap, how did I miss that Bilstein comfort info? I may have found my future shocks if I don't go with the Belltech Street Performance shocks...plenty of time to decide as I won't be able to afford them for a while. I wonder what the specs are on the Belltechs...I'd probably need a rear shock for a 2" drop though, as I'm lowered 4" from 4x4 height, which is about 2" from 2wd height.