Buy Bilstein 5100's for 4.5"? (Sponsor?)

Porch951

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Location

Albuquerque, NM

• Sep 7, 2011

• #1

I'm going to pick up a set of Bilstein 5100's for a 4.5" lift. I checked through the sponsors but didnt' see anyone who offered them.

I found them at IRO for $350 for a complete setup, just wanted to make sure i couldn't find a better deal out there. Planning to become a red letter member if that helps.

Unfortunately i don't have the lift installed yet so i don't have measurements to figure out my own setup, but if someone had the measurements i suppose i could buy the BPE's go that route too!

 

NJblackdeath4x4

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Location

Fords NJ

• Sep 7, 2011

• #2

I just picked up a set of 5100's from eshocks.com for $300 shipped. Ordered them Monday night and they'll be at my door sometime tomorrow.

I chose mine for my specific needs but I'm pretty sure you can get shocks for specific lifts for the same price, as I believe all of the 5100's are the same price.

 

Porch951

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Location

Albuquerque, NM

• Sep 7, 2011

• #3

Thanks!
Did that include hardware for the XJ and all, or are these universal?

Maybe i'm better off going BPE and just ordering some standard shocks, in case i ever need to replace them later.

 

RoyalXJ

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Location

West Deptford, NJ

• Sep 7, 2011

• #4

talk to FrankZ. he owns Serious Offroad and is a vendor on the site.

 

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ingenio

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Location

Juarez Chih MX

• Sep 7, 2011

• #5

Porch951 said:

Thanks!
Did that include hardware for the XJ and all, or are these universal?

Maybe i'm better off going BPE and just ordering some standard shocks, in case i ever need to replace them later.

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if you're going XJ specific 5100 Bilsteins, they're a straigth swap, no BPE required. ( actually you will have a hard time trying to remove the pin from the Bilstein bushing)

 

Porch951

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Location

Albuquerque, NM

• Sep 7, 2011

• #6

RoyalXJ said:

talk to FrankZ. he owns Serious Offroad and is a vendor on the site.

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Oh, good call! It looks like he sells Bilstein, and that's where i was planning on getting my longarm kit (next month :dunce.

 

Porch951

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Location

Albuquerque, NM

• Sep 7, 2011

• #7

ingenio said:

if you're going XJ specific 5100 Bilsteins, they're a straigth swap, no BPE required. ( actually you will have a hard time trying to remove the pin from the Bilstein bushing)

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Oh i see, i didn't realize they made XJ specific. Thanks!

 

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clean4drxj

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Location

CT.

• Sep 8, 2011

• #8

eshocks has the best prices on bilsteins I've seen or just order from Seriousoffroad

 

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muddeprived

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Location

PA

• Sep 8, 2011

• #9

I just ordered from e-shocks a couple weeks ago. Got em rather quickly and they dropped right in no problem. Best deal I could find on the net and best damn mother(beep) shocks I ever ran.

 

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MaxxXJ

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Location

Bakersfield CA

• Sep 8, 2011

• #10

I just ordered a set of 5150's from 4wp's for 450 out the door yesterday, I just need the bpe and conversion for the front uppers, that's cheaper than I found at e shocks.