Anyone ever have any problems with Bilstien 5125's?

[jwtrapper]

I have a a noise comming from the front driversside. Everything is tight and I can not find anything loose. It is much worse when it is cold out and first starting up. After I have been on the trail a while (or even the street) it slowly goes away. I was thinking it might be the shock with a dead spot or sometihng when its cold and after working it for a while and it warms up it is okay. Am I crazy or is this possible.
I am going to swap the shocks on the front from side to side and see if I start getting it on the passendger side instead.
Any ideas? Oh the shocks are only 2 months old.

[jeepme]

If by switching the shock nothing changes I would pull the front DS and see if it go's away. I had a similar problem when my CV was going out.

[BrettM]

I love all 4 of my Bilstein 5125s and have had no problems. Bilstein makes good stuff and I highly doubt a 2 month old shock from them would have a problem (unless abused). Changing them side to side is a good idea to make sure it's not them, but odds are it's something loose (unlikely since it goes away) or old and worn.

[ECKSJAY]

Swap it and see if it's still making noise. If it is, get it taken care of right away. Those shocks only have a 90-day warranty. ;) Haven't heard of that happening, but that doesn't mean it can't.

[FIREBLADE]

The 5125s are the only things that aren't rattling on my jeep. :)

[jwtrapper]

I swapped them out and while I was doing that I think I might have figured out what it is. I have JKS bar pin eliminators and I think what it might be is the bushing in the shock compressing just enough for the shock to make contact with the JKS shock mount. I bent them out a little bit and will see what it does.
I know its not the drive shaft because I run without that most of the time and it still does it.