Shock Question

[Flash12623]

Are the Bilstein HD shocks any good? I'm considering buying some for my Silverado this summer if they're any good.

 

[Matt]

Are the Bilstein HD shocks any good? I'm considering buying some for my Silverado this summer if they're any good.

You'll find the consensus on Bilstein HD's here are good.

 

[Flash12623]

Awesome! Thanks.

 

[RedEnvoyDenali]

You'll find the consensus on Bilstein HD's here are good.

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[Flash12623]

One more question, would it be easier to install the rough country level kit when I install the shocks in the front than to do it at a different time?

 

[The_Roadie]

It's ALWAYS easier to do a lift install when the shocks are changed, although the Rough Country kit is outside-the-strut and much easier to install later without dragging out a spring compressor.

That said, the Rough Country kit is ONLY recommended for 2WD vehicles because it lengthens the overall length of the strut, which is extremely risky for our inner CV joints on 4WD trucks. And it could also put your upper ball joint at risk if you don't simultaneously flip and swap the two upper control arms from side to side.

An inside-the-strut spacer like those from SuspensionMAXX are less risky all around than Rough Country, who pushed their cheap kit on the market without adequate testing for 4WD trucks. I tested one, and got inner CV joint binding with Cardone aftermarket CV shafts. I suspect they only tested it on a vehicle with OEM parts.

 

[jonbo2002]

It's ALWAYS easier to do a lift install when the shocks are changed, although the Rough Country kit is outside-the-strut and much easier to install later without dragging out a spring compressor.

That said, the Rough Country kit is ONLY recommended for 2WD vehicles because it lengthens the overall length of the strut, which is extremely risky for our inner CV joints on 4WD trucks. And it could also put your upper ball joint at risk if you don't simultaneously flip and swap the two upper control arms from side to side.

An inside-the-strut spacer like those from SuspensionMAXX are less risky all around than Rough Country, who pushed their cheap kit on the market without adequate testing for 4WD trucks. I tested one, and got inner CV joint binding with Cardone aftermarket CV shafts. I suspect they only tested it on a vehicle with OEM parts.

hey Roadie, I don't know if you noticed but he has a Silverado. is the roughcountry lift just a strut spacer like on our trucks?

 

[The_Roadie]

Oh, man. I'm not used to this multi-platform stuff when I'm reading all new posts. Sorry. I don't know what I'm talking about on Silverados. Sorry.

 

[Flash12623]

It's alright. I'm going with the rough country for ease of installation. If it doesn't work all that well suspension maxx is my second choice.