Replacing My Ranchos with Bilstein 5100s Before and After Slo-Mo!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Z71 Duramax 57,000 miles.
Replacing my original Rancho shocks with the BIlstein 5100s. I do a before and after in slo-mo and a step by step install.
Thanks for watching!
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Just wanted to comment and say this is a great video. Thank you!
Your comment just made my day, thank you so much for taking the time to tell me! I'm so glad you liked my video!
Very informative and very thorough explanation on the installation process. Thank you!
Thanks for your kind words! I'm glad my video helped !
I don't even own chevy but I have watched the whole thing. Great job! I am buying these for my F150, so slow motion test is what made your video super useful!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Made my day! Best of luck installing yours - I still love mine!
Same here, my 2016 f150 is going to get a set of these as i just hit over 100,000km (62,000 miles) on my oem factory ones.
I put the 4600 in my Ford Expedition, I was sick of the boat felling like, when I put the Bilstein, damn, the bounce disappear, amazing the improvement and the cheap that the Bilstein is in comparison with original shocks...
Yes sir!
Great video. Like you mentioned, I saw on the Bilstein website that the front 5100 shocks were listed as being for trucks with a 1.5" lift, which implies they could only be used on a lifted vehicle. But it looks like they fit up and work fine on your stock truck. I was thinking of eventually replacing my Ranchos with the Bilstein 5100s but wasn't sure the front shocks would work.
@@omcbob37 Yes sir I remember going to that deep dive but it's the same shock as what they consider stock and up to a 1.5-in lift. I've got 15,000 mi on these now and they are excellent on my stock truck.
@@OhHeyItsBilly Thanks. I just got a 2024 Silverado 2500HD a few weeks ago and I'm already unimpressed with the ride quality of the Ranchos. I'll give it a few more months and probably swap to the Bilsteins.
@@omcbob37 yeah I hear that a lot from guys, I'm not too critical on the rancho shocks, but they've fallen from grace of their original pedigree when they started being mass produced for GM trucks. These trucks already ride a little stiff when they're empty, and I think these shocks help that a little. But I tow a LOT, so they even help more. I did 50,000 mi on my Ranchos and I probably should have taken them off at about 25,000.
@@OhHeyItsBilly I'll soon be doing a good amount of towing my travel trailer. In addition to the shocks I might replace the stock rear bump stops with a set of Timbren stops or Sumo Springs. I put a set of Sumo Springs on my old Silverado 1500 and it made a huge difference in ride and control quality when towing.
Good video. There are torque specs for these. Rear use oem specs 85 ft lbs, and front tops Bilstein say's 33 ft lbs for the nylocks. Question, when was the last time you greased your front end?
Thanks for the comment! Probably last alignment few weeks ago.
Very informative! I live in MI and am replacing the stock ranchos on my 18 2500hd next week. Our roads are often absolute trash; how does the bilstein handle crappy pavement?
Thank you! Empty is harder to see because 2500s are stiff empty. But loaded are amazing.
How does your truck ride now? Going thru the same thing
How come nobody takes the spare tire of before doing this. Damn it would make things so much easier.
Billy don't know where you ordered your stocks. I used your parts numbers and looked on Amazon. lol they dont list the numbers for are trucks but they do list it compatible for a 3500 the cost of the shocks is 371.00
and they list the same parts numbers that fit a 2014 through a 2018 chevy for 341.00 for a set of 4 they are the same shocks haven't found any difference just the price.
@@duanejohnson4043 yep that's where I ordered mine and I paid $376 out the door
Great video thanks you saved me some money
@@fedmex98 awesome 😎
Thank you!
@@morganbeumee3468 of course!
Great video!
Thank you so much!
Thanks brother very informative video, I have the same truck but I have 90,000 miles on my ranchos I am replacing them soon. I've noticed when I'm pulling my 14,000 pound 5th wheel it is squatting the rear end about 2" and it bounces up and down quite a bit when pulling the camper. Do you thank the new shocks will help with the squat or should I put a set of air bags on my truck like you have on yours?
@@duanejohnson4043 thanks so much for the compliment! So shocks dont support weight at all. It dampens movement up and down so your vehicle doesn't look like uncle buck haha. A million dollar shock or a blowed out shock, when the load is sitting still, you will have squat. Now load support I am a big proponent for air bags. I've put Airlift 5000s on every truck I've ever owned and I regularly tow 18,000+lb gooseneck and have never had to replace a bag. With air bags, when you're empty, you can air down and have your stock suspension for a better empty ride. The Timbrens and Sumos are SUPER SUPER stiff when your truck is empty despite all advertisements that they aren't, it's 100% a lie, it makes your truck a really rough ride when empty. That's because although they look separated as you drive down the road, even when your truck is empty, they slam together against themselves when your suspension travels, yes even when empty. Now if they're under full-time load like a service truck, or full-time mounted truck bed RV, or anything where the truck is under a heavy load full-time they can be awesome because they're always under load and not so stiff like when empty and no moving parts, zero maintenance. But you will absolutely love airbags. Just add whatever psi you need for your tongue weight to make it level and pair that with good shocks and you'll be lovin life.
Awesome video! Is the factory nut on the front tops also 13/16” wrench?
Thanks so much!!! No the bolt on top of the front shock is a ¾.
Thank you!!
@@prbell73 absolutely!
Came here to ask the same question. Headed down to do the Pittman arm, idler arm, tie rods and shocks. Thanks for the wrench sizes and the video.
Searching videos for shock reviews and just came by this one. Just to be fair, if those Ranchos came as OEM on that truck, they are not the same as Ranchos you would buy after market; even if you think you are buying the same model number. The OEM shocks are tuned for the car manufacture specifically for that truck for all kinds of reasons (to match the OEM tires for CAFE standards, to meet gvt safety standards for braking, etc). So, if you had compared them to off the shelf Ranchos, this would be a better comparison because both brands will feel better than the OEM.
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Shock is trashed at 51k wow junk