Which shocks?
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Vince, I bought a set of Bilstein 4600HD shocks after reading on the Bilstein website the 4600HD series was for a stock height truck. They have been a tremendous upgrade over the old and failed shocks that were on the truck.
I tow heavy long distance 90% of the time the truck is on the road.
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I tow heavy long distance 90% of the time the truck is on the road.
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I bought the Bilstein 5100 set with the Bilstein steering stabilizer too Haven't driven a whole lot of miles yet, but they seem to be more firm than the Monroe's I been putting on for years. I drive dirt national forest roads a lot, so thought I'd spent the $$$ and see if in the long run this turns out better.
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All 5100 now including steering damper. Fresh alignment and squiggles all over the road. Has brand new Wranglers and I can feal the tread squirm.
I think it needs a few thousand miles to heat cycle the tires a bit.
I think it needs a few thousand miles to heat cycle the tires a bit.
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Years ago I put new Michelins all the way around. Got out on the road and felt like I was driving on ball bearings. Checked the tire pressure and all were at tire maxed 80psi. Dropped them to the recommended 65 for the fronts, 60psi for the rears on the dually and had a different handling truck.
Check the door post label on the drivers side for your PSI. Just cause the tire says 80 doesn’t mean that’s what you need.