Sydwayz

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...and it's ability to spend my money faster than Bill Hionas taking Fred Cecil out to dinner at Supercat Cove.

After doing some research right here on OSO, I replaced/upgraded to some Bilstein 5100 Series shocks that I picked up from CardID.
http://www.carid.com/2003-chevy-silv...-17172939.html

Drastic, and I mean DRASTIC improvement on my 2003 2500HD Silverado. I just bought the truck and it has 97xxx miles on it. The factory shocks were definitely worn, but not falling apart. My truck had not been worked hard; as it's never towed anything until I bought it. I also put on a Bilstein steering stabilizer too. (First pic is when I brought it home. I have blacked out a lot of trim on it, and moved wheels/tires/flares over from my other truck. I sought out this 8.1L to be a daily driver, and the ride improvement is fantastic for such.)

Thanks OSO. I plan to put the same shocks on my dually as well. I have Edlebrock shocks on it now, but these Bilsteins are a fantastic product for stock replacements.

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MILD THUNDER

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Im kicking myself for being a cheap azz and not getting the bilsteins for my dually last year. I went with the OE ac delco shocks.I guess I could still swap them for the bilsteins.

ICDEDPPL

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I have a pair of rear Bilsteins I used about a week till my adjustable shocks came in .. $90 each new .. anyone wants em theyre your for $75 (both)
They are for a Ford F-250/350

Brandonb_05

+1 I put them on my duramax, big difference, rides so much better

Drew555

I have run and loved my bilsteins for almost 9 years not on my duramax

08 fastech 292

I put the same shocks on my 2008 2500 HD and was amazed at the difference in ride. Wait till you tow with them!

Now, thanks to you I may have to get the steering stabilizer as well. Oh well, its only money right?

Dave

CrownHawg

Yeah, I replaced the factory shock on my 04 Duramax at about 50K miles and it was like driving a brand new truck! I made the mistake however of cutting the retention band before I got them in place! Damn! them suckers are stiff......

stimleck

5100 are the best and are available with ride height control to give you a small lift without stressing your suspension componanants like some pucks can

SC288

Put Bilstein's on my last truck (2500HD) and current truck 04.5' 3500 Dually as soon as I got them home. Truck rides pretty good for a Dually.

Sydwayz

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I had the exact same wheels/tires on a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 before this truck. That thing rode TERRIBLE; but I am now wondering if these shocks would have made it better. I only drove that truck about 4 times a month though. As such, I wasn't too worried about the ride; but the steering was terrible. It was really loose and sloppy due to the flimsy frame area where the steering box mounts on the Dodges of those years. I bought the solid frame steering box reinforcement kit, and added dual (Rancho) steering stabilizers and it really helped that truck out as far as drive-ability. It was a solid front axle though, so it was never going to be like the IFS of the Chevrolet.

The Bilstein steering stabilizer is about 30% bigger than the stock one. You will need a ball joint separator (fork) to get it off on the Chevrolet. Disconnect the inner side of the stabilizer, and turn the wheels all the way to the right. Then you can get the separator in their and bang the stabilizer out of the steering linkage. I'm having it aligned tomorrow since I cranked the torsion bars to raise the front about 3/4".