Bilstein 5100s with 99 tall rear coils?

[yotadawgjr]

Will Bilstein 5100s (new) work with 99 tall coils (used) ? If so, anyone have part numbers / model.

I've noticed most people not wanting too much lift run OME 906, but I'm not interested in gaining stiffness in the rear.

The combo of 99 tall soft springs and dedicated narrow winter tires seeems to give me awesome snow traction (I do fine in 2wd most of the time), so I don't want to loose that. I often don't carry much, and will likely just get AIR LIFT 1000 kit if I need to level it under load. Ride is good/comfortable except for issue below:

I do want to control the rear a bit better in the summer, it gets a bit squirrily (feels like its wagging its tail) around bumpy left hand corners or straightline with big successive bumps, guessing it's underdamped suspension combined with the effect of the pan hard, and stiff D rated tires.

 

[silver4est]

You want the Bilstein 5100 that is specific to the 3rd gen, it is good for 0-2" of lift.
Best prices I've seen them is here

BILSTEIN Truck & Off Road - B8 5100 Series Shocks - Moore Racing Technology - Top Quality Offroad & Racing Parts

 

[thegipper]

I'm running OME 906's in the rear, they are firm but I wouldn't say harsh. Plus they are excellent for towing or if you have a bunch of tools/stuff in the back all the time like I do.

 

[yotadawgjr]

Seems like these are the ones I need for the REAR:

24-249966 - BILSTEIN Truck & Off Road - B8 5100 Series Shocks - Moore Racing Technology - Top Quality Offroad & Racing Parts

Direct bolt on? Or is there some adjustment that needs to be made to them? Says 0 to 2'' lift for 96-02 but all those years have different ride heights.

Any other parts I should replace while I'm getting this done?

If I did eventually OME 906 springs, will the above 5100s work for those?

 

[JordanLee]

Is the general consensus for people that lift these is to stick with the 249966 3rdgen specific 5100s or to bump out to the 5125s with the stud conversion bracket to gain that extra travel.

I'm on LC 9 wraps on the 5100s and not sure if its limiting me or not.. but it gets confusing cause the word 5100 gets thrown around a lot when they actually run 5125s.