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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 04:52 PM
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Now bigger tires are needed...
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 04:59 PM
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Now bigger tires are needed...
That will look great. Are you gonna run the stock wheels with bigger tires?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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looks great!!
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Informative. So how do they ride? Looks like you got them on the top setting but maybe you can confirm? Did you do all 4 corners? You never know, sometimes people just do the fronts.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 05:14 PM
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Is it the angle of the pic, or does the front sit hier than the rear?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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Thanks guys i have them on the 3rd notch, it rides gear way better than stock and yes i have all 4 corners done. The front looks higher cause of where I'm parked there is a hump in the concrete I'm going to take measurements in a bit to see exactly where its sitting, but on level ground its not nose high
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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And I'm hoping to get new wheels and tires but we will see, I'm happy with it right now
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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I had a garage install my Bilstein's about 3 months ago. Like the OP.. I too put it on the 3rd setting. Rides nice. Only put on the front and used the RAS for the rear which lifted in up about 3/4 in. Now I have a 3/4 inch rake. Perfect.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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This may sound dumb, but how do you adjust the rear shocks? As I remember, the rears allow for 1in of lift, but do not actually raise the rear end. I thought this is why many have added a rear leaf or a rear block or RAS to get their desired height clearance in the rear. Someone please inform me as I don't have the 5100's but would like these in the near future. :-)
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