Rides like a Cadillac

[BlenderWizard]

Well, if you guys want a first hand opinion of how to improve your ride in a Z71 Tahoe with a quarter million miles on it, here goes:

Within the past week, I've replaced all four shocks with Bilsteins, and replaced the rear coils with new Moogs. I also had the thing leveled, which seemed to have no impact on the ride quality whatsoever.

It now feels like I'm riding around on an endless line of ball bearings.

 

[Jonrobinson84]

How did you level it?

 

[BlenderWizard]

How did you level it?

I did it the easy way and paid somebody else do it. 2" ProComp keys and an alignment

 

[#1taho]

Which bilstiens did you go with

 

[BlenderWizard]

Which bilstiens did you go with

Bilstein 24-187237 Rear Shock for GM Tahoe/Avalanche https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WO9RZE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_qKyIspgLW855G

Bilstein (24-186643) 5100 Series Shock Absorber https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BYNJAVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_jMSyMYnrGY2Pi

 

[#1taho]

Bilstein 24-187237 Rear Shock for GM Tahoe/Avalanche https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WO9RZE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_qKyIspgLW855G

Bilstein (24-186643) 5100 Series Shock Absorber https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BYNJAVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_jMSyMYnrGY2Pi

Great thanks

 

[4WDTRK]

Think I'm gonna need to make the swap to Bilsteins...not sure I care for the ride with my Rancho 9000's.

 

[BlenderWizard]

I forgot to mention I replaced the sway bar bushings and sway bar end links with red polyurethane ones

 

[01Konvict]

Those 5100 are really great for the money! Here's my opinion rating on shocks - King > Icon > Foxes > Dirt Logic > Bilstein 5160s > 5100 > Rancho 9000 > 5000. If anything can be better for the front end it would be the coilover conversion from Atomic.

 

[Cattivo]

I also have the 5100's on all 4 corners along with z71 springs, the difference between stock is night and day