Bilsteins are much better quality than stock. They will handle much better off road for much longer then the stock units. As soon as the stock unit gets warm from piston travel it will go soft. The bilstein will handle abuse much better and also not soften up as much after heat cycling. F leveling kits unless you do 100% of your driving on paved roads.

It really just depends on what your overall goal/use for the truck is. Be prepared for the power loss with the addition of 35s. Everything is give and take

 

I have the 2.5 level kit and my ride remained the same as well.. Truck only has 41,789 miles on it...

 

Well i was going to use it in my next statement but I feel like it was going to wind up sounding like an ***.
Seem pretty young to have owned 7 vehicles!
Then again can't say I haven't had some buddies that did the same.
I'm about to roll out with some bilstein's, those level kits I saw on -that one other forum- have had a lot of defects?
I drive an FX2, so it's all about the comfort of the ride and performance for me.

 

nah I've really only owned one but as full time daily drivers I've been through 4
1998 cherokee
2002 tacoma
2010 corolla
and my 2004 f150
I drove all these vehicles for a great deal of miles but technically didn't/don't own any of them. Just over half of my truck but its in my dads name for insurance purposes.

like I said earlier, if you can afford them then go for them. the ride has been described as being firmer rather than a swaying feeling when you're stock (you know, when you take a corner real fast and you feel the truck dip down? some people with bilsteins say that feeling goes away).

 

Yep, I get that turn feeling every time i'm getting on the turnpike. Feel like my front end is about to give out and im just going to start doing backflips down a cliff.

 

started driving in trucks
dad's 2005 cheby and kept driving in them for some time (albeit some were barely able to be called trucks) so i'm used to the feeling. some suvs will do the same thing