Dumb shock question of the day.

[Advntrbound]

One of the 4 Bilstein 5100 shocks arrived this evening. The others are suppose to be here tomorrow. While I'm under the Gladiator I'm adding airbags inside the coils. BUT, which way are the shocks supposed to be oriented? Dust cover end up or down?

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[DylanM]

Bilstein shocks can usually be mounted either way if the mount style is the same on both ends, but are normally meant to be oriented so that the writing is right side up.

https://academy.bilsteinus.com/knowledge/do-i-install-boot-up-or-boot-down

 

[Rusty PW]

The 5100's are dust cover down.

 

[Advntrbound]

I installed the rear shocks today. The fronts are still in transit. It went pretty smoothly. I guess 104k miles were a tad too many. The old shocks were shot. Now the backend feels smooth and planted.

 

[BearFootSam]

I installed the rear shocks today. The fronts are still in transit. It went pretty smoothly. I guess 104k miles were a tad too many. The old shocks were shot. Now the backend feels smooth and planted.

Man, my shocks were dead at 35,000 miles. When I pulled them I found I could easily compress them by hand, theyn weren’t doing much anymore. New set of falcons and triple rate HD springs and it rides better than new. I won’t wait so long next time. I can’t believe you got over 100k!

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