Getting so sick of a bad ride in the tahoe

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THANK YOU! Finally someone who doesnt think the belltech sp's are the greatest. I have em front and back in my truck and its awful. They dont even compare to the bilsteins i had on prior to these. next non-bills paycheck and i'll be giving Summit a call, hopefully before it snows, not a fan of truck work when its 30 degrees out.

*wasnt meant to bash belltech, i know alot of people that run their products and are more than happy with them, and im sure those shocks provide the ride quality some prefer, just not my preference.

Yeah I noticed this right after I installed them and eventually got tired of them and sold them. I do run their SP drop struts up front for only .5" of drop, but it rides so much better than when I had them out back, I guess its because of the strut suspension. Out back, they would be very good shocks if you live in a place in Miami or Cali with very smooth roads.
 

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Yeah I noticed this right after I installed them and eventually got tired of them and sold them. I do run their SP drop struts up front for only .5" of drop, but it rides so much better than when I had them out back, I guess its because of the strut suspension. Out back, they would be very good shocks if you live in a place in Miami or Cali with very smooth roads.

Wheres a good place to buy the bilsteins at? Been searching, but maybe you guys know a place.
 

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when i bought my bilsteins before i lowered it and just bought OE replacement shocks since the stockies were still on and figured it was time to replace them, i bought them from here http://www.truckspring.com/suspension-parts/shocks/bilstein.aspx
since they were running some deal on them.
when i have some extra cash handy that isnt commited to something else, i'll probly go either Summit or http://www.shockwarehouse.com/Bilstein-5125-Offroad-Shocks (ive never dealt with shockwarehouse.com but they are listed on the bilstein website as a seller so its good enough for me) depending on who has the better prices, just gotta take some measurements and figure out what i need.
 

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Shock selection is completely dependent upon each individual application, I prefer a stiffer valved bilstein on coil spring and torsion bar suspensions since these trucks are such sloppy bitches from the factory.
 
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^^yup..running orig stock shocks up front and some new stock shocks in the rear..

spring time im switching it up

DJM arms, bilsteins all around, new tie rods, new balljoints, z71 bump stops in front, and maybe some bumpstops in rear...if that doesnt change how it rides then i dont know what will

max, for those bilsteins, they are just stock shocks for the rear correct? i keep my shock extenders?

http://www.raceinspired.com/p-25192...t-tahoe-2000-2006-rear.aspx?affiliateid=10065

What shocks am i going to want to run in the front if im goin to those arms in front?
 
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what rear set up are you running right now i forgot?

what spring/shock?

your on shock extenders right?
no rear trailing arm/swaybar kit right?
 
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