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Bilstien 5100 leveling shocks on all 4 corners and a 0.75inch daystar rear coil spacer. 285/65/20 BFG AT KO2 tires on 20inch denali rims.
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Looks great! No rub with 34.5” tires?
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Thanks! Only rubs on aboslute full lock if you are in a tight parking lot. On the road it doesn't run at all, and off road only in extreme articulation, nothing major though.
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Dang, I think you just talked me into 5100s over a front spacer.
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How much did it raise the front end with the 5100's?
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Not much, Bilstien says it should raise the front by about 1.75inches. After 20,000km on them I feel they sagged down slightly. It still has the tipped forward factory look (just lessened slightly). I previously had a rough country 2inch spacer on the front and fealt it was significantly higher up, but if need be you just get a suspension max kit with strut disks to fine tune how much front lift you want (might do that soon).
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Go for it, I had a spacer and the roads that I drive on arent too great. The shocks were perfect fix.
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Just picked the Tahoe up last week. 2018 LT. Painted the front grille, emblems, took lettering off, 2.5” pro-comp level, 18” Fuel Anza with 275/70 Nitto Terra Grappler
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Just picked it up from the shop yesterday night and this is the best pic I could get. It's been raining all day today and is supposed to rain for the next several days, so as soon as it stops and I can clean it up I'll get some better ones.
2017 Tahoe Z71 with a 6" BDS lift on 20x10 -12 Fuel Mavericks with 295/60R20 Toyo AT2. Added the AMP Research steps and kept a 1/2 spacer on the front to keep it level. No tire rub whatsoever with just some minor trimming of the inner front fender corner. I rolled the rear of the front fenders in with the tires I previously had and there's still plenty of clearance. Loving the way it looks. I do notice that I need to get the lane departure assist adjusted though.
I'm also looking to get a custom light bar built for the front so I can add a 20" LED Light bar.
2017 Tahoe Z71 with a 6" BDS lift on 20x10 -12 Fuel Mavericks with 295/60R20 Toyo AT2. Added the AMP Research steps and kept a 1/2 spacer on the front to keep it level. No tire rub whatsoever with just some minor trimming of the inner front fender corner. I rolled the rear of the front fenders in with the tires I previously had and there's still plenty of clearance. Loving the way it looks. I do notice that I need to get the lane departure assist adjusted though.
I'm also looking to get a custom light bar built for the front so I can add a 20" LED Light bar.
Can you comment how is the ride quality switching to 5100s on all 4 corners?
I have a 15 suburban with 56k miles and wondering if adding these (and raising the front just a bit, like 1") would improve the ride comfort over bad roads,potholes,snake lines,etc...
thanks for your feedback!
I really love these wheels, especially the black bow ties and the tires. A very subtle yet classy offroad look.
No one could ever say this is done in bad taste. A pretty timeless setup here, good looking.
any side prifile pcis by any chance?
Thanks! I am debating your size or 305/45r22, what made you choose 285/50r22 over other options?
I could use more sidewall so your setup makes sense to me!
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Looks perfect!
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20 inch Fuel Contra wheels
285/55/20 Toyo Open country Extreme AT2
2.5 inch Rough County level kit
I always like the 285/50 just because it gives you a little added height that I thought it could use when levelled. You give up a little width tho obviously, and your tire options are more limited than 305/45. My friend is running the 305 and it looks great also. I guess I just wanted to max out the tire height that was easy to get without trimming.
Thx!
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I don't think the bilstiens improve ride comfort, infact they are slightly stiffer than stock. If you want a bit more clearance without any sacrifice at all to comfort then remove the bottom air dam or cut it. The bilstiens are absolutely incredible at reducing the rebound from the stock shocks. Going over multiple bumps or a single large one, the front end won't bounce 3 times before sitting still. The bilstiens literally give you insane dampening without the rougher ride from a stiff king fox or icon shock (at low speeds). At high speeds they don't disappoint either. If you aren't are not pre running...bilstien is the way to go.
This makes tons of sense. More dampening doesn’t mean more ride confort over bad roads, this is consistent with what I read on other forums.
I don’t have to cut the air dam, or deflector because I removed it and installed the police tahoe PPV one that’s super short.
I wanted to level the from for look and clearance of 1 size larger tires
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