Bilstein 5100 vs Fox

daveray9 · Jun 25, 2017

Fox is making 2" coilovers but they are about 450.. bilsteins are only 200 probably another 100 to 150 to install / align unless I do it myself.

Anyone out here have the Fox ones... and for everyone running the bilsteins at 2.8, what are you guys doing for the backs... just a spacer?

69GWC · Jun 25, 2017

I just run 1" spacers in the rear and bils and bills at 2.8 in the front.

daveray9 · Jun 25, 2017

What kind of spacer?? And wouldnt it be easier to just run at 2.1 with no spacer?

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69GWC · Jun 25, 2017

just a cheap rear steel spacers off ebay.

Really just a matter of how high you want your truck to set, 2.1 and no spacer is perfectly fine I just wanted mine setting higher and wish I would have done 1.5 or 2 in the rear that way its not nose high when loaded.

Many ways to go with the bils and rear spacers or not.

daveray9 · Jun 25, 2017

Thanks man!

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12sportmc · Jun 26, 2017

I'm also running them at 2.8 but like a little rake so I opted for 1.5" spacers in the rear. I tow regularly so the added benefit is the truck sits level when loaded instead of nose high. Like @69GWC said though, really all in what you want to do. Good luck

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MXM34 · Jun 28, 2017

I chose the Fox and Zone UCA's and they ride fantastic. 50k truck, saw no reason to not do it right the first time. Plus Autoanything sold me the Fox for 383 apiece with free shipping. They are beautiful

TomT · Jun 28, 2017

I did 5100s front and rear. It didn't make sense to me to only upgrade the fronts and leave the cheap factory rears. Also not really a fan of spacers, I'd rather do it right with shocks and springs.

novelmike · Jun 28, 2017

I did the Fox 2.0 front and rear. While the fronts are adjustable, I installed just as they came. Truck sits within 1/4" front to rear. I did not lift the rear. I wanted it level.

You're gonna have your shocks for years and thousands of miles. Spend a little extra and get the Fox.

WilliamS · Jun 29, 2017

Correct me if Im wrong but the Fox is also an adjustable dampening rate shock as well. This can tune the feel of the truck even greater. Knowing that I would have went with them over the Bils, but hindsight is 20/20

LVnight1500 · Jun 29, 2017

Ttubbiola said:
I did 5100s front and rear. It didn't make sense to me to only upgrade the fronts and leave the cheap factory rears. Also not really a fan of spacers, I'd rather do it right with shocks and springs.

so you lifted the rear with aftermarket springs? if so, what'd u install?

Devin1349 · Jun 29, 2017

so going 2.8 will make the truck nose high without spacers in the rear???

69GWC · Jun 29, 2017

Devin1349 said:
so going 2.8 will make the truck nose high without spacers in the rear???

For the most part that will make it set level but any load on it will make it nose high.

michaelrc51 · Jun 29, 2017

I did Bilstein 5100 front and rear. I had the front at 2.1" and a 1' deleon spacer in the rear. Looked pretty level to me.
I ended up replacing them with the Fox 2.0 front and rear and Zone UCAs. The Fox 2.0 fronts come set at 2" but can be adjusted and they have adjustable dampening. They say they are at 2" lift but if you ask me it looks like less than my Bias were at 2.1" so IDK. You can just them but you have to compress the spring to take the pressure off of the collar to do so.
The Fox 2.0s ride much nicer.......the Bils are a little stiff. The fox 2.0s are much more considering you can get a whole set of Bils for about what one front Fox 2.0 costs.

TomT · Jun 29, 2017

LVnight1500 said:
so you lifted the rear with aftermarket springs? if so, what'd u install?

I had Deaver (they are local to me) make some that matched the progressive ones from Icon. I needed a little more load handling (becuase I was carrying a rack with a quad on it) while still keeping a decently soft ride.

LVnight1500 · Jun 30, 2017

Devin1349 said:
so going 2.8 will make the truck nose high without spacers in the rear???

yes, it will. i have mine set at 2.1 and it's level. hood makes it look nose high, but i checked it with a leveler and it's dead middle.

i was thinking of installing a 1/2" tpc spacer in the near future.

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