hilld

I have had my 17 SCrew for about 6 weeks now. I installed the back ones about a month ago and they improved the ride quite a bit. I finally installed the front ones yesterday and just WOW. The ride is so much smoother, especially on pot hole filled roads.

Personally, I think the biggest bang for the buck are the front ones, but the rears also improve the ride just not as much as the front ones.

The rears took about 5 mins per side to replace, the front about an hour each, most of that time was with the spring compressor as I installed the fronts at the 2.1" setting. The screw in the spring compressor was bowing quite a bit, I was going very slowly with the compression, didn't really feel like having parts flying around my head and body.

SteveLord

I plan to go to a shop with the assembly and pay them to swap them. Safer and peace of mind for an hour of labor at the most.

katoom

But does replacing the back actually stop the back from trying to get out in front over rough terrain. That's what I want, right now going over rough crap my rear thinks it wants to be in front........

hilld

Let's put it this way, it feels more planted, haven't gone wheeling yet, so not sure your definition and mine of rough are the same.

acdii

YES!! Mine used to before replacing them. There is a set of tracks that are on a angle to the road and it would bounce all over the place with the OEM, and now barely a ripple, and there is an onramp I take every day that if I hit a bump while accelerating it does just what you describe, wanting to pass itself, and not, doesn't even phase it. The rears are where they are needed the most, doing the fronts just makes the whole truck ride better.

katoom

bit the bullet and ordered the front and rears from Stage3 today, granted they are on backorder until first part of Oct but that's ok. Price is really good.. hope this was worth doing!!

srob63

I did have to do some searching on Amazon to get the correct part #. But I found them. Actually saved a few bucks as well after the refund from Stage3. Rears came in yesterday abut 5 minutes before it started pouring rain. Hopefully I will have time to install after work today.

hywatha15

I have a slight vibration in the rear at highway speeds because of my tires. Does anyone know if the 5100s on the back will lessen it, or make it worse?

hilld

Rain shouldn't matter, you can be 100% under the truck when doing the rear shocks.

acdii

Now that's dedication!