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Old 02-05-2017, 02:41 PM
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NEW BILSTEIN 5100's installed

Truck is a 2008 F-350 gas Strictly used for plowing and landscaping.
Was a toss up between the Ranchos and the Bilsteins but after reading pages and pages of threads I decided to go with the Bilsteins

What a difference to say the least. Truck is responsive, hits bumps and comes right back. Glad I did them and the steering stabilizer

The old set on the truck were labeled monroe so I guess they were replaced at one point. You can see the pic, a few of them were falling apart and they all had little to no rebound




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Old 02-05-2017, 04:23 PM
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Nice.

I have 5100's on my 99 as well.
 
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Old thread I know. Still happy with the shock choice?
 
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Old 08-28-2018, 10:47 PM
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They definitely are rough riding but what can you expect from an F350. I put a set on my SILVERADO 2500HD and it definitely rides rougher but stays planted better. With the old stock shocks I had a lot more floating.
I smile in the winter they way these handle my Western Wide out plow and full salter. Its like a different truck.

-matt
 
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Old 08-29-2018, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mattymax
They definitely are rough riding but what can you expect from an F350. I put a set on my SILVERADO 2500HD and it definitely rides rougher but stays planted better. With the old stock shocks I had a lot more floating.
I smile in the winter they way these handle my Western Wide out plow and full salter. Its like a different truck.

-matt
Sounds good. I hear ya of the rough ride. Been in HD trucks forever so it's not a big deal for me.
 
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Old 08-29-2018, 03:11 PM
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I can say that they're worth it. Just put 4 new 5100's on my truck with the 2 inch lifted springs. Still rough, but so much better than before. Just like mattymax's picture, my fronts are totally different lengths. One rebounded a tiny bit and the other stayed the way it was when I yanked it.
 
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