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 Post subject: Bilstein 5100 Shocks on the Rear Installation Problem
PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:36 pm 
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Alright everyone today I took on the task of installing shocks on my KJ. I decided to go with Bilstein shocks as I have heard nothing but good things about them. Having a spacer kit installed over 80,000 miles with the original shocks it was time to upgrade the shock anyways.

Being I have a 2.5 +/- inch lift on th KJ, I decided to upgrade the shocks and go with the following shocks:

Bilstein 4600 Shocks 24-139168 (Front)
Bilstein 5100 Shocks 24-185660 (Rear)

The reason I purchased the 5100's is due to the lift and being they are a bit longer they will not bottom out like the stock size shocks will.

Shocks I had on the KJ were extremely worn down and you can see it from the way it sat. Here is a pic of the front upgrade to the Bilstein shocks and it sits way higher than the rear which both sat evenly before install.

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When it comes to the rear shocks, I noticed that they are way smaller then the mounting brackets on the chassis and the axle. As far as being able to install these shocks on the KJ, how can I go about doing so? Do you need knew shock bushings or sleeves? Can you just use washers to fill in the gaps? Whats the best way to get these installed?

Your help is always appreciated!


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 Post subject: Re: Bilstein 5100 Shocks on the Rear Installation Problem
PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:13 am 
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Either find the correct sleeves or use 12mm or 1/2" washers to shim the gap.

Side note: the shocks hold no weight of your vehicle so the height won't change. The front might have looked higher after installing the shocks because it hadn't settled back in yet.

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 Post subject: Re: Bilstein 5100 Shocks on the Rear Installation Problem
PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:34 am 
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Agree with AtTheHelm... I used 3 washers on each side to fill the gap or you will get the "clunk" from the shock moving in the shock mounts


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