I installed Bilstein 5100's, 99 tall coils, and 265/75/16 Duratracs today and the truck looks amazing now. Its the perfect amount of lift and I am thinking I'm about "done" in the mod book for a long time. I like the clean look of the truck now and want to keep it looking moderately stock.


Before the tires... lets get those Michelins off shall we



Having the Duratracs installed



Duratracs installed and looking amazing!





Installing the new suspension

BEFORE



AFTER!



New suspension installed, boy does that look good. Not bad for 250,000 miles, huh?



BUT, and theres always a but. I think I may have installed the springs on the front struts wrong. The truck is making noise over bumps in the front. Its not the sway bar links as those are tight and brand new. Here is a pic of the top of the strut, both sides look the same. Does the nut, and then that bushing look okay to you guys? Or is that orientation wrong? The Bilstein instructions weren't that great, and the front strut kit for the Bilsteins only included the new top nut and the spring retainer on the bottom of the strut. They were purchased from Rock Auto. Thanks guys.