Bilstein and Moog front and rear installed
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:50 pm
Just got both front and rear Moog springs and Bilstein shocks installed along with all new oem spring seats and isolators.
Overall the height is slightly raised compared to stock and very even front to back. Looks good.
There was one oddity in the install--it seemed as though the front shocks were missing a washer assembly which would not allow it to tighten down completely. We had to reuse the oem dust boot (getting rid of the Bilstein blue dust boot) with the cover assembly bound bumper still in it to make a correct fit. Weird. Not sure if this part was missing or you were supposed to reuse the oem boot or what.
Also, a bunch of stuff had to be cut out during the install, including some of the shocks, and LOTS of bolts were seized up. I warn you not to go into this lightly.
Ride quality is very good--no real improvement in lateral sway from the stiffer springs (not really expected as this is the job of the sway bars) and whatever small benefit there might have been is likely lost with the additional ride height.
Overall, ride is a bit firmer, less floaty and more composed and the truck looks better. My old suspension had 80k miles on it and if I had to put a number on how much better the Bilstein / Moog combo is vs a 2011 LE oem suspension, I would say it is better by about 20%. Not a HUGE difference, just a bit of an upgrade in all aspects.
Overall the height is slightly raised compared to stock and very even front to back. Looks good.
There was one oddity in the install--it seemed as though the front shocks were missing a washer assembly which would not allow it to tighten down completely. We had to reuse the oem dust boot (getting rid of the Bilstein blue dust boot) with the cover assembly bound bumper still in it to make a correct fit. Weird. Not sure if this part was missing or you were supposed to reuse the oem boot or what.
Also, a bunch of stuff had to be cut out during the install, including some of the shocks, and LOTS of bolts were seized up. I warn you not to go into this lightly.
Ride quality is very good--no real improvement in lateral sway from the stiffer springs (not really expected as this is the job of the sway bars) and whatever small benefit there might have been is likely lost with the additional ride height.
Overall, ride is a bit firmer, less floaty and more composed and the truck looks better. My old suspension had 80k miles on it and if I had to put a number on how much better the Bilstein / Moog combo is vs a 2011 LE oem suspension, I would say it is better by about 20%. Not a HUGE difference, just a bit of an upgrade in all aspects.