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- pronstarExplorerBilstein gave you a bum deal on this.
Why spec shocks for a truck, thinking it would never carry its rated payload?
These things should be benchmarked and tested for every situation under the sun...unless they want to come out and say their shocks are only for smooth roads and unloaded trucks? - jimh406Explorer IIIEbay them.
- RZAR66ExplorerWell over a month of haggling with Bilstein they finally warrantied my front shocks. I just picked up my replacements yesterday. What really got the ball rolling was when I posted those pics on Bilstiens Facebook fan page last month. After I did that Lisa from their warrenty department would not return my phone calls so I had to work with whoever manages their facebook page. I took the failed shocks to the store I bought them from and they sent them off to bilstein. After waiting for over 6 weeks while Bilstein was "inspecting" my shocks I call Lisa from Bilstien again. Of course she doesn't return my call but the next day the store I purchased them from called me and said they where going to give me a new set of front shocks. A little late since I bought some Rancho's 6 weeks ago. Now I have a full set of brand new Bilstein 5100 shocks (rears only have 7000 miles on them) that will be collecting dust in my garage.
- RZAR66Explorer
Mello Mike wrote:
wintersun wrote:
Mello Mike wrote:
mooring product wrote:
If i recall the 5100s are for lifted trucks. Are you sure you have the proper shock on the truck?
I ran 5100 for 8 years with no issue.
Yes, the 5100s are for lifted trucks, the 4600s for unlifted trucks.
Bilstein makes 5100 shocks for trucks lifted 0" to 1.5" as well as ones for 4"-6" of lift.
If a seal failed and the fluid leaked out the remaining fluid could easily overheat along with the shock and it is going to fail. I had this with the factory shocks on a Chevy Tahoe SUV after only 22k miles of highway driving.
True, but I think it's very possible that RZAR was given the wrong 5100s which precipitated the failure.
Nope. They were the correct shocks for my application confirmed by the part number on the shocks by Bilstein and the place I bought them from. - Mello_MikeExplorer
wintersun wrote:
Mello Mike wrote:
mooring product wrote:
If i recall the 5100s are for lifted trucks. Are you sure you have the proper shock on the truck?
I ran 5100 for 8 years with no issue.
Yes, the 5100s are for lifted trucks, the 4600s for unlifted trucks.
Bilstein makes 5100 shocks for trucks lifted 0" to 1.5" as well as ones for 4"-6" of lift.
If a seal failed and the fluid leaked out the remaining fluid could easily overheat along with the shock and it is going to fail. I had this with the factory shocks on a Chevy Tahoe SUV after only 22k miles of highway driving.
True, but I think it's very possible that RZAR was given the wrong 5100s which precipitated the failure. - wintersunExplorer II
Mello Mike wrote:
mooring product wrote:
If i recall the 5100s are for lifted trucks. Are you sure you have the proper shock on the truck?
I ran 5100 for 8 years with no issue.
Yes, the 5100s are for lifted trucks, the 4600s for unlifted trucks.
Bilstein makes 5100 shocks for trucks lifted 0" to 1.5" as well as ones for 4"-6" of lift.
If a seal failed and the fluid leaked out the remaining fluid could easily overheat along with the shock and it is going to fail. I had this with the factory shocks on a Chevy Tahoe SUV after only 22k miles of highway driving. - R__WalterExplorerHeck, the road to Chaco isn't even the worst around these parts.
- pronstarExplorer
saltamontes wrote:
i have adjustable 2.5 remote reservoir kings
their nice, not any softer ride than stock and the adjustability does not change the compression damping enough.
they are bulletproof though.
and expensive.. man are they expensive
Who valved them?
If King, then your ride can be a crapshoot.
If custom-valved correctly, they should absolutely ride better - significantly better - than stock. - saltamontesExploreri have adjustable 2.5 remote reservoir kings
their nice, not any softer ride than stock and the adjustability does not change the compression damping enough.
they are bulletproof though.
and expensive.. man are they expensive - jimh406Explorer IIIThe adjustments do work.
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