If I install Bilsteins up front what do I do to the rear

moledodge · Apr 6, 2016

My goal here is to level the truck out since the pooling of water in the front of the bed is annoying me and of course I also want to run 35's. My plan is to run the Bilsteins upfront at max height which I believe is about 2.8 inches. I plan on also replacing the UCA's for security. Do I have to do anything to the rear or can I keep it stock? I've toyed with the idea of just doing the Bilsteins all the way around but when I looked at the rear shock there was no height options.

Tldr; want 35's and plan on putting 5100's on the front can I leave the back stock?

iam_canadian22 · Apr 6, 2016

Yea you can leave the back stock

THETANK · Apr 6, 2016

or as KC & The Sunshine Band said "do a little dance make a little love and lastly get down tonight"

gofishn · Apr 6, 2016

I replaced my OEM rear shocks, with same series bilstein shocks, so the rate of dampening would be the same. Rear shocks are not height adjustable. Though additional rear height increase, of up to 1.5 inches, can safely be added with a rear coil spacer.

Many leave rear OEM shocks alone, with no ill effect.

Good luck adn enjoy you newly leveled ride.

timmmithy · Apr 7, 2016

Not answering your question. Bit for pooling of water in your bed. You can drill a small hole in the front corners of your bed. I did this along with my bedliner. Works really great. Every now and then a stick will plug the hole. But for the most part it's fine.

Just an idea

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sbuko213 · Apr 7, 2016

I'm running all stock in the rear w/ this same setup. No issues though I do plan on swapping out for the bils in the rear eventually as well.

dbrock34 · Apr 7, 2016

I currently have the fronts at 2.8 with a 1.75" spacer in the rear. With this set up there is just shy of 2" of rake back in the truck. So it still looks like it needs to be leveled. Getting ready to drop the rear down to 1" spacer this weekend so I should have about 1" of rake which I think will look perfect.

Csanders1992 · Apr 7, 2016

I'm at 2.8 front and 0 rear and looks dead level

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TomT · Apr 9, 2016

I've got 5100 front and rear with the fronts at 2.8" using Zone Off-road A Arms. In the rear I had Deaver do some custom 1.5" longer coils similar to the ones Icon makes. Before the rear was lifted the truck sat just a bit nose high.

2015 1500 4x4.

lukedukem · Apr 9, 2016

Md2bpo · Apr 9, 2016

Csanders1992 said:
I'm at 2.8 front and 0 rear and looks dead level

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+1. No issues. No pooling either

jrome · Apr 10, 2016

I put a set of airlift 5000 airbags in I believe you can run an inch higher with no issues. So far so good and the truck handles much better

LifeSTRONG · Apr 10, 2016

jrome said:
I put a set of airlift 5000 airbags in I believe you can run an inch higher with no issues. So far so good and the truck handles much better

What rims r those?

jrome · Apr 11, 2016

They are called fuel throttles. -12 offset. Im runnin 35 x 12.5 toyo extreme at

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