Questions: 2015 F250 Capacity Enhancements.
This forum is amazing in the information that is shared. Thanks to all to that take the time to educate those of us that are just starting out. I apologize in advance for another rookie suspension...
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sonuvabug wrote:whizbang wrote:
... snipped ... You have the wrong Bilstein shocks. The 5100 are their off road shock. The 4600's are the heavy load shocks.
I respectfully disagree. The 4600 and 5100 series have the same internal working bits. 4600's are for stock height ... the 5100's are for lifted suspensions starting with the 0-2" lift range.
This explains the differences:
http://www.shockwarehouse.com/news/images/bilstein-5100-vs-bilstein-heavy-duty.cfm
The OP did not mention a lift to his truck set-up. Therefore, either shock will work just fine and no need to replace them if they are in good working order.
Hey that's interesting. I always thought the 5100s were valved quicker for hi speed off road and consequently a little softer than 4600s. Of course that was almost 10 years ago when I bought the shocks for my 07 and they haven't blown out yet!
