Fox 2.0 or Bils 5100 and rear coil springs

Looking for input of installed Fox 2.0 coilovers vs Bilsteins 5100's on a 2014 ram 1500 sport. Do you get roughly the same lift amount? How much do the fox coilovers actually give you? Also looking at replacing the rear coils with taller ones, any input on brand? I hear icon springs in rear may work with fox rears as well. Thanks for the input all!

bang0062 said:

Looking for input of installed Fox 2.0 coilovers vs Bilsteins 5100's on a 2014 ram 1500 sport. Do you get roughly the same lift amount? How much do the fox coilovers actually give you? Also looking at replacing the rear coils with taller ones, any input on brand? I hear icon springs in rear may work with fox rears as well. Thanks for the input all!

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This link may answer a few of your fox questions…

http://www.ramforum.com/f40/fox_replace_my_bils-84818/?highlight=westwind1124a

The fox shox are adjustable, you can get what you want out of them. I had mine adjusted to get just over 2.5" of lift. I never had bilsteins but I am very impressed with the ride quality and handling of the fox 2.0.

jhal said:

The fox shox are adjustable, you can get what you want out of them. I had mine adjusted to get just over 2.5" of lift. I never had bilsteins but I am very impressed with the ride quality and handling of the fox 2.0.

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Thanks, have you ever seen replacement springs for the rear of these trucks? I'm looking at 1" more if possible but would rather not do spacers

bang0062 said:

Thanks, have you ever seen replacement springs for the rear of these trucks? I'm looking at 1" more if possible but would rather not do spacers

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The rear springs I have seen not part of a bracket lift kit raise the rear 2-4 inches.

Whether you go bilsteins or fox up front a rear coil spacer is pretty common and nothing wrong with it on the rear coils . If you install a spacer larger than 1" on the rear you may want to go with longer shocks in the back . Pretty sure the oem rear shocks are fine with a 3/4 - 1 " spacer .

There are progressive coils avail for the rear , but as stated above I believe they lift the rear about 3" on average and this will require longer shocks .
Really boils down to how much rake you want after lifting the front with the fox or bils .

If you decide to go with spacers on the rear as opposed to coils , make sure you keep the rear coils on there original sides . I've read a few guys getting them mixed up and having to swap them due to one side greater than 1" difference. ( low on drivers side )

Some say they are side spacific due to the the R/S always having the additional weight of the fuel tank , battery and a driver behind the wheel . With a full tank , 200lb driver and battery that's about 400 lbs more on the R/S .

Fwiw , I've had Bilsteins installed at +2.8" for about 14.5 k I have zero complaints and the ride is better than stock imo .
I've heard good things about the Fox as well .
Hope this helps!

Superlift 140 springs will lift the rear 2". You will need to replace the rear shocks to run these springs. I paired them with Bilstein 5100 with good results.

CherryRed said:

Superlift 140 springs will lift the rear 2". You will need to replace the rear shocks to run these springs. I paired them with Bilstein 5100 with good results.

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I was hoping you'd post here , I knew you put on some rear coils several months back , how do you like them so far ?

Finally found it ! LOL !
This link below is for Cherryred's superlift 140 coil spring install photos.

Ha and the next post is my bilsteins 5100 install post LOL !

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=79370&share_fid=17770&share_type=t

Alright guys.. BILSTEINS post your pics!!!

R.L.K. said:

Finally found it ! LOL !
This link below is for Cherryred's superlift 140 coil spring install photos.

Ha and the next post is my bilsteins 100 install post LOL !

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=79370&share_fid=17770&share_type=t

Alright guys.. BILSTEINS post your pics!!!

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Thanks for the advice all! The reason I was thinking springs is due to this box shake I seem to get since new, typically highway driving the entire box shakes back and forth, figured maybe I just had bad springs as I have changed tires 3 times now with little success. The new larger tires have actually made it worse but this could be a balance issue too.

I like the Tuftruck TTC-1223V coils that i put in the rear. Also put new Bilsteins in the rear. The new coils are shorter than stock, but the ride height is the same is it was. It rides nice and stiff unloaded, and I'll be making a trip loaded with camping gear this weekend for a test.