I've got a 2011 with about 80k miles. Original owner, so I know how it's been treated; that is to say, it's carried some rather heavy loads. I put a spacer "leveling" kit on the front end shortly after I got the truck, along with 1" blocks in the rear. Well, I feel the springs may be getting just a little tired, and it's likely not too far away from the point where I need to be looking into shocks.
So, I've started my road to rebuilding my suspension.
I ordered Bilstein 5100 shocks- ride height adjustable for the front and standard for the rear. Also ordered front and rear MOOG HD springs. I already have the helwig rear sway-bar installed, so I ordered the front as well.
Now, I supposedly have 2.25" of lift on the front end with the spacers as it is now. The spacers I have go between the lower shock mount and control arm, and between the shock and upper mount- in other words, they are external to the set-up of the coil-over. My plan is to use a combination of the ride height shocks (which supposedly add a max of 1.77" lift over stock) and spacers to get proper lift of about 2.25-2.5" over stock. My only problem here is, I don't know what factory stock ride height is. So I'll need someone with a low miles, newer, Z71 to give me a hub center to bottom of fender measurement- that will help eliminate any tire and inflation differences. So, this will take a little trial and error to get the right combination.
I still need to order all control arms/ball joints as well as tie-rod ends. Going with all MOOG items here as well.
On the back end, I'm looking into Spohn parts. At the very least, a new panhard bar.
I'm looking for input on:
-Who has had experience with Spohn parts and what value you've found in their available components.
-Who has used the Bilstein Ride Height Adjustable shocks- how they performed and actual noted lift.
-Opinions on the value of the MOOG "problem solver" upper control arms with caster/camber adjusting balljoints.
-Hub centerline to bottom of fender measurements from factory stock low-miles 2011 or newer Z71.
So, I've started my road to rebuilding my suspension.
I ordered Bilstein 5100 shocks- ride height adjustable for the front and standard for the rear. Also ordered front and rear MOOG HD springs. I already have the helwig rear sway-bar installed, so I ordered the front as well.
Now, I supposedly have 2.25" of lift on the front end with the spacers as it is now. The spacers I have go between the lower shock mount and control arm, and between the shock and upper mount- in other words, they are external to the set-up of the coil-over. My plan is to use a combination of the ride height shocks (which supposedly add a max of 1.77" lift over stock) and spacers to get proper lift of about 2.25-2.5" over stock. My only problem here is, I don't know what factory stock ride height is. So I'll need someone with a low miles, newer, Z71 to give me a hub center to bottom of fender measurement- that will help eliminate any tire and inflation differences. So, this will take a little trial and error to get the right combination.
I still need to order all control arms/ball joints as well as tie-rod ends. Going with all MOOG items here as well.
On the back end, I'm looking into Spohn parts. At the very least, a new panhard bar.
I'm looking for input on:
-Who has had experience with Spohn parts and what value you've found in their available components.
-Who has used the Bilstein Ride Height Adjustable shocks- how they performed and actual noted lift.
-Opinions on the value of the MOOG "problem solver" upper control arms with caster/camber adjusting balljoints.
-Hub centerline to bottom of fender measurements from factory stock low-miles 2011 or newer Z71.