Rear shocks for 4th Gen

MI_Bornnraised · May 5, 2017

Hello guys, this is my first post here so spear me. I'm in a difficult situation on what to go with for my rear suspension. Right now I'm running Bilstein 5100's up front of my 4th Gen. My rear shocks are still stock I'm looking to upgrade to either Bilstein 5100's or 5160's. I've also been looking at icon vs 2.0 shocks for the rear. Probably will end up going with the Bilstein's, but does anyone out there have a review or is running the 5160 in the rear? Icon's seem to overpriced for what they are just curious to see what the company is about. I mostly use my truck as a everyday driver with a little off roading when i find time.

Goose_1327 · Sep 27, 2017

Bump for more discussion? Interested myself

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69GWC · Sep 27, 2017

I have 5100s in the rear of mine, so far so good.

mh3c · Sep 28, 2017

I ultimately decided against Bilstein based on reviews, and went with KYB MonoMax

huntergreen · Sep 29, 2017

69GWC said:
I have 5100s in the rear of mine, so far so good.

Did you change the front struts also ?? Thanks

69GWC · Sep 29, 2017

Yes I have 5100s all the way around. with the TTC-1211S it rides more like a truck.

Pull Ya · Sep 29, 2017

mh3c said:
I ultimately decided against Bilstein based on reviews, and went with KYB MonoMax

Can you expand a little on the reviews on the Bil's that made you buy something else?
Jay

stimpy433 · Sep 29, 2017

I have 5100's all the way around they ride better then factory shocks.... one of the best upgrades I've done so far. I haven't really seen any bad reviews on them....

mh3c · Sep 29, 2017

Pull Ya said:
Can you expand a little on the reviews on the Bil's that made you buy something else?
Jay

Sure. I went to some third party sites to see what the feedback was. Generally feedback was pretty good. However I was noticing a pattern concerning lifespan and ride when pulling a trailer. The Monomax seemed to be addressing more of what i needed: stability when pulling a heavy utility trailer. I bought them instead and I am VERY happy with them. The immediate removal of porpoising was worth the $. W/O the trailer, the ride is stiffer as one would expect, but handles great.

I will probably do the front ones next.

Hemi395 · Sep 29, 2017

I have rear 5100s and they are awesome. I got them because the stock shocks were terrible for towing my TT. The rear would bounce all over the place it was to point it was making me nervous. With the Bils it's much more controlled while towing. And the ride is essentially the same as the stockers.

Pull Ya · Sep 29, 2017

mh3c said:
Sure. I went to some third party sites to see what the feedback was. Generally feedback was pretty good. However I was noticing a pattern concerning lifespan and ride when pulling a trailer. The Monomax seemed to be addressing more of what i needed: stability when pulling a heavy utility trailer. I bought them instead and I am VERY happy with them. The immediate removal of porpoising was worth the $. W/O the trailer, the ride is stiffer as one would expect, but handles great.

I will probably do the front ones next.

Thank you
Jay

Rear shocks for 4th Gen

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