New member to diesel place but have been reading for some time. I notice most people are running Bilstens....How are they. My Monroe's I put on at 15K are already spent.Oh yeah......62K on truck now.Edited by: gelecon

Go Bilstiens, you won't regret it. A little rough for a few hundred miles but when broke in they work real well.

Bilsteins are terrific. A day/night improvement in
handling and ride.

TC

no contest....Bilsteins...of course I am bias because I payed good money for themhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gifSeriously great shock

added Bilsteins to my truck well over 60,000 miles ago and they still seem to be doing an excellent job


Jim

You won't go wrong with Bilsteins. My '94 GMC 2500 has Bilsteins with over 200K miles on them, and the truck still rides beautifully.....way better than it did with the factory shocks. What came on the 04.5 was just about as bad as what came on the '94, so that truck got Bilsteins also. And it also rides a whole lot better.

My '99 came from the factory with Bilsteins. Really sucks that the '04 didn't ! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley7.gif

jebar,


i see you have a 3500. i too have a 3500 dually and do not care for the ride at all. it is very stiff when empty. will the bilsteins help the ride smooth out when empty?


dogboy

It should be in the owners' manual to call John Kennedy and order a
set of Bilstens as soon as you get it home. It's the 'money most well
spent' mod I've done and most will agree. I only had to drive half a
block to feel the difference, Two of my shocks were blown at under
30K, the other two were not far behind...

Ox

Yep, put mine on at about 2000 miles. Cant beat it. I have a gasser so it is a little stiff on the front, but with the diesel,it'll be perfect...

I was a little hesitant to buy, I was afraid of a harsher ride. The Bilsteins are awesome. The truck now corners like it is on rails. Towing is much improved too, no more push and pull motion when towing the 28' 5ver with the 4 Atv's behind that.

How hard are they to install? The rear looks easy, but the front looks like a PITA.

They're really not hard to install. If you did your own guages and exhaust, this will be a piece of cake. Hell, even if you didn't, the shocks are not much of a challenge.


TC

whats a good price for them? who has the best price that is a advertises on this site? i am ordering my mbrp exhaust and afe intake tomarrow from dpsdirect.com http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif(great prices but no shocks)http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif

I really didnt notice that much difference. I dont think it corners any better.



It still sways too much, and dives when you brake hard.



I would have been better off with a bigger fuel tank.

order a set of bilsteins from kennedy and never looked back best mod so far

Kennedy Diesel....$260 You WILL NOT regret it!


Tom http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley30.gif

eshocks.com $259 and free shipping. excellent service

How hard to install? Now, I admit to having a hoist, air tools, and some knowledge, but I am a very old fart who has arthritus, lumbego, bad kidneys, and a cancer survivor, so I don't move too fast. I installed my 4 new Bilsteins by myself on my 05 HD CC LB last night in under 45 minutes total, including eating a sandwich & drinking a large Coke while I was at it. Very easy, although I admit it was nice having a relatively clean vehicle underneath with relatively clean bolts and shocks. Laying on my back on a creeper would have added 15 minutes probably if I did not have the lift. That 15 minutes would be for getting up and down to the creeper. Hell to have a young mind trapped in an old body.http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif

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Amen Gardnerteam