Bilstein 5100 Questions

Hey guys,

I've been reading through all the Bilstein 5100/OME threads and pricing things out for about the last 4 hours now and I've ended up with a couple questions that I haven't found answered. The 5100 rear shocks come in 2 options:
Standard Length Rear Shock (24-186725 )
Extended Length Rear Shock (F4-BE5-B110-T5)

Now I'm looking on Headstrong Off-Road's website and see they sell the kit with rear/front 5100's and OME coils, but they don't mention if this includes the standard or extended length rear shock. The kit is offered with a 1.5 - 2" rear lift AAL. I'm assuming that this kit comes with the standard length rear shock. Can anyone confirm this? If you look at the product description for the standard length rear shock there is no mention of what sort of lift they will support. The extended length says it will support 3-4".

Now to make matters much more confusing I was on BilsteinLifts.com pricing out the same parts because Headstrong doesn't ship to Canada. The description for the standard length rear shock on their website says that according to Bilstein it's only recommended for a 0 to 1" rear lift (I confirmed this on Bilstein's official site). Then when you look at the extended length 5100's they're saying you want a minimum of 4" rear lift to use it and between 4.5"-5" is recommended.

If those descriptions are correct then the only option is the standard length rear shock combined with shock extenders. Can anyone confirm what they're running, either the standard or extended length and with how much rear lift?

My second question is regarding the front upper bushings and washers for the front shocks. On BilsteinLifts.com they are not included as Bilstein doesn't make them apparently and they recommend to re-use the existing or order separately if needed. Is it recommended to re-use the original parts or should I order these separately? I don't believe they're included in the Headstrong kit either but there is no mention of it.

 

Pretty sure the rear standard 5100s can handle up to a 2” lift. I have the standard 5100s with the headstrong AAl with the overload taken out which gives me 1.5”. No issues.