Bilstein 5100 / Eibach Gallery

You should try snow, its even more fun. Just ask Ben, he'll tell ya.

 

Im still waiting for my friend that threw that mashup together to post up the other whole vids. powerslides and shit through mud is epic

 

Should have gone in the deep end

 

the parts I was going through were a few feet deep...the other side was a good 5-6 feet

didn't wanna pull a boyd

 

I'm gonna order my eibach coils within the next couple of days, my question is this. How many of your guys are running the 1/2" spacer to correct the driver side lean? Is 1/2" that noticeable?

 

should be 1/4... 1/2 could be

 

Yea only 1/4...and i don't have one nor need one..


I am curious as to this as well.

IF you DID need a spacer..did you get new leaf packs? Or just an AAL??

Cause i have new leafs..

 

I need the spacer

 

But you just have an AAL right??

 

Me? Yes basically haha i got a re-built pack but im going to run the all-poo leafs when i save up the coin, but from the front i have terrible taco lean

 

I wouldn't recommend going higher than 3" up front. you will cause major issues with the upper ball joints unless you are willing to replace the upper control arms with uni-ball UCA's. Not to mention the amount of neg caster you will get from pushing it up that high (your truck will wander like you're being blown all over the place, very unstable IMHO). The best way to get 4+ inches out of the front end is to install a full suspension lift up front (aka tuff country 5" lift kit) and then just add a block to the rear to level everything up. Although with 4" in the rear and 5 up front, i think it would be pretty level as it is.. remember to shim your rear axle to prevent u-joint bind/vibration, and make sure to drop your diff up front and check your cv angles (it sucks to be off-road when you blow a cv joint).

 

remember too that you can always add an overload leaf in the rear for the extra weight capacity, or you can add airbags (they work really well in my truck to keep it level with the extra weight).

 

yea but i doubt i will ever need to, if i ever tow anything its only a 15ft john boat so i should be good with the regualar leafs

 

I deffinatly wouldnt recommend a DB lift unless your just going to be mall crawling all th ough it is better than a BL, the only legit lift over 3" is SAS but you are correct about the UCA's which at 3" on a 1st gen is not required but recommended. Blocks on the other hand are a NoNo as well, AAL or new packs or gtfo

 

Horrible advice. Tuff country lifts suck. DB lift in general aren't great for off roaring and don't merit any advantage of a 3'' lift cause your diff's stay the same height. And blocks are TERRIBLE for your leafs.

See i think that the only ppl that need the spacer are the guys running AALs...but maybe not..

Id go with the expos man. Pyroskier says it is pretty rough without weight but if you kept your tool box loaded, i think you'd be fine. It'll be worth it for when you load up and trail run with the weight.

Air bags would not be fun i feel like or work for him as he wheels so much. Plus you'd have to get OBA...or spend forever with a bike pump that you'd have to carry around.

 

Exactly....or i guess LT..but LT isn't a ''lift'' haha

I want LT front end..

 

I. Need the spacer on the front driver side, and when I do get leafs I'd prob go with the expos cause my toolbox probably weighs around 100 then I got my spare tire and hi lift back there, I just don't want it to be to rough but I'm sure it would be better than what I have now along with some new shocks!

And I want OBA anyway

Edit: and my cooler full of drinks are back there as wel plus I forgot about my other box under my toolbox full of shovels, chains, straps, light camping equipment and tarps lol so I think I'd be ok

 

If you have a 100 lbs back there at all times(tool box) you will be fine man.

 

Well I deffinatly have that plus some at all times and I'm sure the new rear bumper will weigh a bit more than stock to so shoul be good, I thought I'd need more weight than that