It is not as harsh, and I notice a lot less rear end hopping and skipping with bumps. When towing, it is much smoother, with rear end undulations greatly minimized. My wife wanted new shocks, but now that I have them I would not give them up!
At 15K, after a 5K trip to the Yucatan pulling a sunnybrook 24CKFS FW, my stock shocks were shot. I noticed a lot less wheel hop(I live in dirt roads) and much improver cornering with the Bilsteins. The trailer rides smoother too. 20K on the Bilsteins now.
If you guys like that, then try a rear anti sway bar. Just put on a Hellwig and the improvment in setting in corners and reduced body roll is unbelieveable.
I've been waiting for Bilsteins from JK for about 5-6 weeks now, where suppose to arrive at Kennedy's shop yesterday. Looking forward to a better ride if they ever get here.
Jgriffin: I've found that simple air tools make the install a lot eaiser, espically the front ones that bolt on from the top. Either way it is a pretty simple job.
Yeh, same stupid instructions tell you to torque the nut on the top of the fronts to 20 N-M. Just how in h*** can you do that.
jgriffin, if an overweight, out-of-shape old man (59) like me can do it. You can, too. Cs-Dmax listed the tools.
I'm gonna take Hoot's suggestion to put those vacuum hose ends over the threads to keep 'em from rusting. Good tip if you're gonna keep 'er for awhile.
I put 30,000 miles on my Bilsteins and didn't adjust anything. The tires wore well and I noticed only improved perfomance. I have heard that the Helwig bar is also a problem if you have the MagHytec diff. cover. Can anyone verify that?
I've got the Helwig sway bar on my '03 CC with Riderite airbags. I have 8K on the truck and carry a Lance 845 and have not had any handling problems. I also have Rancho 9000X shocks on the rear.
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