Bilstein 5100 / Eibach Gallery

how many of you guys needed the aftermarket UCAs? just wondering if i would regret not buying ucas, i cant stand it if my truck shakes, or pulls left or right on the freeway

 

It's not really "needed" per se, I havent heard of cases where the truck pulls because of the misalignment; but a lot of us have gotten some vibes at higher speeds

but most of us ignore that, since we don't really care....

In the end it's up to you



I'm getting uca's on in a few weeks so I can get rid of the vibes (hopefully) and take another step towards MT. But it's not really necessary.

 

My alignment is perfect up front with the stock ucas, but my boots are torn in the front

 

Same with me. Except the boots are slingin grease out of the ends of the boot and they aren't torn

 

Yessir exact same problem, you know if we can just put some more grease or just slide the boot over a little?

 

Shoot I don't know. I know you could if you took the cv shafts out. But with them still connected I don't know. My inner boots are the ones slinging grease.

Does a diff drop even help on these trucks with the angles?

 

barely.

do the boot slide mod; replace the wimpy factory clamps with hose clamps and you'll be all g

 

I drove on stock UCAs for almost a year before installing the Camburg uniball UCAs. It is true, you can attain a "good enough" alignments without them but I eventually got sick of the touchy steering caused by a low caster setting. Toe and camber were fine but it is impossible to get a high enough caster setting after lifting without aftermarket UCAs.

Yes

Not always. The inner boots can still throw grease even after the boot slide. Just ask Ben (m3bassman).

 

Ben probably just didn't tighten the clamp enough. I mean come on..it's Ben haha

 

Haha thats funny, I dont use 4wd enough to do all this but lately I have been(random wheeling) probably gonna do the boot slide but not a diff drop, If the boots havent torn after a whole year at 3-1/4 of lift up front i dont think they will soon ( knock on wood )

 

THOSE WIMPY ARMS

 

Finally finished installing them on my truck.

 

That looks sicks man, i really like your bed cover looks smooth, what size tires? I shoulda left my mud flaps on, makes the wheels look like they stick out further than they actually do
Good choice on lift

 

I really like that rear bumper! Haven't seen many that still have a place to step on.

 

i was thinking the same thing!

 

Ha great minds think alike When it comes time to build a bumper, I will def be stealing ideas from this one.. already saved the picture to my computer lol

 

I already have a 2.5" lift on mine but its just a spacer on the front. Im thinking about investing in some toytec coilovers on the front and the bilstein 5100 on the back. would this be a good setup?

 

Finally got my lift installed. Billy 5100/eibach/OME dakkars.



Just waiting for exams to finish to install flares and something else i have on order..

 

I guess mine has settled quite abit, yours looks so much higher than mine

 

Mine has settled a bit since that picture, that one was taken right after I rolled it out of the garage.