Several Questions: I've ordered my Bilstein shocks for front and rear. Will installing them affect the ride height enough to throw off the alignment? Do I need to change/check anything else after install?
When replacing the shocks, do you need to support the suspension with a floor jack? Or after raising the truck and placing on jack stands, is it just unbolt the old and install the new? Thanks.
Tim
Bilstein Shocks/Ride Height/Install Questions
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Bilstein Shocks/Ride Height/Install Questions
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Re: Bilstein Shocks/Ride Height/Install Questions
No Alignment should be fine, if not better since you won't be bouncing around as much now.D_Wayne wrote:Several Questions: I've ordered my Bilstein shocks for front and rear. Will installing them affect the ride height enough to throw off the alignment?
Nope. But look things over as you do the install.Do I need to change/check anything else after install?
"just unbolt the old and install the new"When replacing the shocks, do you need to support the suspension with a floor jack? Or after raising the truck and placing on jack stands, is it just unbolt the old and install the new?
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D_Wayne, this is a repair/mod that is surely in my near future as well. If you have the means and wouldn't mind... please take as many significant pics throughout the process as practical. Any comments or suggestions or warnings along the way would be appreciated as well.
And HenryJ, maybe we could get them added to the "Shock replacement" section on the mods page?
Thanks in advance.
And HenryJ, maybe we could get them added to the "Shock replacement" section on the mods page?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks HenryJ. Not a problem. I have a camera. The only hard part is trying to figure out how to load picsbarch97 wrote:D_Wayne, this is a repair/mod that is surely in my near future as well. If you have the means and wouldn't mind... please take as many significant pics throughout the process as practical. Any comments or suggestions or warnings along the way would be appreciated as well.
And HenryJ, maybe we could get them added to the "Shock replacement" section on the mods page?
Thanks in advance.
[size=75]Black 2003 S10 Crew Cab with leather power/heated seats. Tow package, rear sliding window, bug deflector, Euro tail lights, Boise Spring Works Kit, Mild T-Bar Crank, Bilstein Shocks and Ranch Truck Topper.[/size]
