Bilstein shocks

[Hootowl]

I was thinking about getting a set for my D22 since I tend to carry some ungoldly loads of mulch and such. Are they "stiffer" or just heavier duty?

You would probably consider them stiffer. Beyond that though, shocks in the premium catagory (and I consider Bilstein as the entry to this level) are smarter so to speak. They are more adept at adapting to varying conditions of road, trail and load and performing well. One thing I really like Bilsteins for is the way they tame rear suspension wiggle when pulling a trailer.

How often are you loading your truck heavy? Occational homeowner hauling or routine as a working truck? If the heavy hauling is occational, your OEM suspension is probably okay. If your truck is a working vehicle and hauls a load routinely then a rear suspension upgrade could be warrented. That is probably off topic for this threed though.

[lamontagne]

All right! I got my Bilsteins in yesterday, WOO HOO! They appear to be very well made.

Now I have another question, will Old Man Emu (OME607) light/medium coils work well on the 5100 shock?

I know that the 5100's increase ride hieght by adding preload to the coils, so I'm thinking the OME light/medium coil would be a better choise than the heavy coils due to the added preload.

Oh, and I will be setting the 5100's at 1.5in lift.

Any one have thoughts or experience with this?