Bilstein 5100

[Joeyp]

Anyone finding better pricing than this? $379.96

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[johnnymopar818]

They will not work on the front of your Rebel. The front B5100s do not come with spring seats and you have to reuse the ones from your OEM units. The B5100s are designed to accept the spring seats from non-ORP and ORP shocks. The Rebel spring seats are too big. That is why they are not listed for the Rebel application.
If you can get your hands on an ORP strut/spring then you could use them with the B5100s and sell your OEM Bilsteins.

Thank you. Back to the drawing board...

 

[hustlinowl]

Do you know what the shop had to do to the caliper to make them fit? I'm assuming grinding some of it down. I really want to run these wheels but don't want to run into major fitment issues.

They told me they ground it down 1/8 inch and then sprayed the caliper with something to make sure it didn't rust. I find it odd that only 1 of the 4 wheels had an issue.

The shop I went to is well respected in my area and have heard nothing but good things about them so I assumed the grinding wasn't a concern.

 

[GraniteRam]

They told me they ground it down 1/8 inch and then sprayed the caliper with something to make sure it didn't rust. I find it odd that only 1 of the 4 wheels had an issue.

The shop I went to is well respected in my area and have heard nothing but good things about them so I assumed the grinding wasn't a concern.

Thanks. I find that odd also but I guess it's to be expected in this day and age of mass production.

 

[67 RT]

Here is mine with the Bilstein’s and the new wheels and tires. Turned out better than I expected and the ride is somehow better. Must be the bigger side wall tires.

 

[texasvolfan15]

Here is mine with the Bilstein’s and the new wheels and tires. Turned out better than I expected and the ride is somehow better. Must be the bigger side wall tires. View attachment 45897
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Looks great. What is your wheel / tire setup? (tire size, offset, etc.)

 

[67 RT]

Looks great. What is your wheel / tire setup? (tire size, offset, etc.)

Thanks!
I went with the 5100’s set at 6.
20x9 +1 Fuel Contra in Gloss Black Milled
305/55/20 Nitto G2’s. These are the XL load version.

My weight of my set up did not change. Previous wheel tire combo (22” sport wheels with the Goodyear’s) was about a pound heavier. So I don’t notice any difference in the performance of the truck, only ride characteristics which seem to be better over the potholed broken winter roads we have around here now.

 

[Rampat]

Thanks!
I went with the 5100’s set at 6.
20x9 Fuel Contra in Gloss Black Milled
305/55/20 Nitto G2’s. These are the XL load version.

My weigh of my set up did not change. Previous wheel tire combo (22” sport wheels with the Goodyear’s) was about a pound heavier. So I don’t notice any difference in the performance of the truck, only ride characteristics which seem to be better over the potholed broken winter roads we have around here now.

Wheel offset?

 

[67 RT]

Wheel offset?

+1

 

[GraniteRam]

Thanks!
I went with the 5100’s set at 6.
20x9 +1 Fuel Contra in Gloss Black Milled
305/55/20 Nitto G2’s. These are the XL load version.

My weight of my set up did not change. Previous wheel tire combo (22” sport wheels with the Goodyear’s) was about a pound heavier. So I don’t notice any difference in the performance of the truck, only ride characteristics which seem to be better over the potholed broken winter roads we have around here now.

What was the weight of the 22's and Goodyear's?

 

[Rob5589]

They told me they ground it down 1/8 inch and then sprayed the caliper with something to make sure it didn't rust. I find it odd that only 1 of the 4 wheels had an issue.

The shop I went to is well respected in my area and have heard nothing but good things about them so I assumed the grinding wasn't a concern.

Most likely they just removed some of the cast flashing. Not an issue.

 

[Rob5589]

Here is mine with the Bilstein’s and the new wheels and tires. Turned out better than I expected and the ride is somehow better. Must be the bigger side wall tires. View attachment 45897
View attachment 45898

Looks good. I need some pics of your Coronet!

 

[67 RT]

What was the weight of the 22's and Goodyear's?

38 for the wheel and 51lbs for the tire.

 

[texasvolfan15]

Thanks!
I went with the 5100’s set at 6.
20x9 +1 Fuel Contra in Gloss Black Milled
305/55/20 Nitto G2’s. These are the XL load version.

My weight of my set up did not change. Previous wheel tire combo (22” sport wheels with the Goodyear’s) was about a pound heavier. So I don’t notice any difference in the performance of the truck, only ride characteristics which seem to be better over the potholed broken winter roads we have around here now.

That’s great to hear, those are the exact tires I’m wanting to go with and was a bit worried switching from the highway tires. Are you flush or just a little bit of poke with the wheels now?

 

[GraniteRam]

That’s great to hear, those are the exact tires I’m wanting to go with and was a bit worried switching from the highway tires. Are you flush or just a little bit of poke with the wheels now?

Looks like the tread is even with the flare or just inside the flare 1/2"-1".

 

[67 RT]

That’s great to hear, those are the exact tires I’m wanting to go with and was a bit worried switching from the highway tires. Are you flush or just a little bit of poke with the wheels now?

I’ll take a pic tomorrow for you with a down the line shot, but the front is out more than back. I’d say it is .5 inch poke in front and almost flush in back. Exactly what I wanted. I used the online fitment calculators to figure it out. I had the whole rig up to 90 today on the interstate and other than feeling like I’m riding higher, it was like stock with only a marginal difference in tire noise.

 

[rrjjpp74]

Will these work with the 3.5 inch lift on and add any improvement?

 

[Joeyp]

Will these work with the 3.5 inch lift on and add any improvement?

I'm trying to find out the same exact thing...was thinking of starting a new thread.

 

[rrjjpp74]

I hope so or wondering if anyone makes a coilover setup yet.

 

[RebelWraith]

Will these work with the 3.5 inch lift on and add any improvement?

Should work. If you have non-ORP front springs then set the B5100s for setting #7 and that would net you 2.6" of lift over stock. Then you could find a .5" top hate spacer. You would be able to ditch the pre-load spacer this way.

Did the Readylift kit provide a true 3.5" or was it closer to 3"? I think that 3.1" could be done rather easy and more than likely ride better than the Readylift kit.