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Old 10-17-2016, 02:51 PM
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Today we lowered the preload to half of what I had ( now I have about 2.5 inches of drop ) the noise went away and the suspension tuning feels awesome, I think I got carried away with pre load.
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Old 10-18-2016, 11:25 PM
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So far the front OEM shocks with the 2x4 aluminum wishbone suspension are well matched with the 5100 bilsteins and the way I drive these nasty 2 lane highways.
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Old 10-18-2016, 11:27 PM
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Today we lowered the preload to half of what I had ( now I have about 2.5 inches of drop ) the noise went away and the suspension tuning feels awesome, I think I got carried away with pre load.
You may need aftermarket suspension parts to get what you want to match up with the shocks lift.
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You may need aftermarket suspension parts to get what you want to match up with the shocks lift.
I don't really want a huge lift but I'm open for suggestions.
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These seem cool
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Took this picture today in Sonoma.
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sweet, looks close to level from the picture, U will loose a 1/2 mpg
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Where come up with loosing 1/2 MPG? Maybe with larger tires yes?
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It was my experience with the lifts in the past.
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Yes, it's hard for me to get past 16mpg on my overall mpg. I have 305 tires.
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