At that lift height of 2.5 how does it handle at freeway speeds of 70-80 m.p.h.?
do you have as much lateral control, any vibration?
THIS IS WHAT FIRST GEN HAVE NOTICED with theirs at full 2.5 lift.
Is ride stiffer or smoother then stock?
I don't have TRD so I wouldn't know difference.
It sounds like someone is going to have to do install DIY for front /and rear in future.
it handles good at freeway speeds and it feels smoother in the corners, theres no vibration and it handles just like stock, i feel like it rides just like stock if not better. im kinda new but whats a DIY, do it yourself?
Why take out blocks, won't that make front look really high?
Where did you buy shocks at?
in the pictures i dont have the blocks in, but i think it looks more level with out them. i bought the shocks at 4wheelparts.com but they dont have them on there site you have to call them and do all the leg work for them, make sure to have the part number.
Why did they put a a one inch lift in rear shocks if it doesn't affect lift, I was always wondering that ?
because the extra inch on 5100 bills compensate for the one inch blocks so you dont loose travel, but you dont have to have blocks in with the shocks. The rear shocks dont lift the truck because there is no coil, the only way to lift the rear is a add a leaf or blocks
Hers's mine with max lift and 305/65/18 BFG AT KO's
truck looks good man, i was thinking about putting some 305's on but it looks like in your pics there is still some room so i might try something bigger now. did you leave the back stock?
Thanks ! Yeah , I left the back stock but put the 5100 shocks on there as well . It looks nose high in the pic , but its facing uphill . the 305's are a good match , I trimmed the skid plate just a bit , not sure if it would've rubbed very much , but it looked close so I did it anyways .
got mine installed last week and then drove around 400 miles highway with them, 50 city and 10 or so on some pretty gnarly off road. so far- ride is much much better than stock. mine are cranked up to full height. the truck rides nose high a little bit, but since i dont tow much its fine for me. I really really like the new stance and everyone has asked if i lifted my truck (lots of people asking if is 4 front 3 rear). might add something to the back to try and cure the bed bounce and go up an inch, any ideas? new bfg 285/65/18's should be in tomorrow cant wait. will grab pics once i get her all cleaned up too. also got my tails tinted when they put the shocks on and it looks awesome!
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2007 Streak Blue D-Cab SR5 5.7L TRD
buckets, towing, nav, backup camera, sonar, jbl 10, sliding rear, line x, black husky liners, 15% tint all the way around, e&g classics grill, chrome mirrors, stock chrome handles, sport front bumper (thanks a hole in the f-150!), debadged, smoked tails and 3rd brake light, bilstein 5100's cranked up, bfg 285/65/18, hardwired 8500 w/ custom cut out and billet mirror mount, trd shifter, ipod integration, 26 in powersticks, h pipe, quad pipes out back
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Re: Bilstein 5100 Installed
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