With ordering the Bilsteins that will get me to about 2k. I didn't really want to get them, but reading the reviews on the forum convinced me to give it a go. That's as far as I wanted to go, I did everything to it/for it I set out to do.
Taking short cuts? Yep. I went across a farmer's field before the corn was planted. (Bumpy ride). Also went through a couple back yards, one had a washline too. Got a nice pair of britches out of that endeavor.
When I started thinking about getting a mid-size truck I was already leaning toward the Ranger but somewhat looked into a GMC. To me, the Ranger had the nicer styling, enough horsepower, the shade of blue I liked, and remembering when I had my '90 F150 that it NEVER gave me ANY problems. After...
Same here, but that's what the bed is for, sit 'em back there. (Like mother in laws, annoying car pooling co-workers, wives when they piss you off). You know, the usual stuff.
At the moment, I have 265/70/17's on mine as well with no lift, stock height. I have Bilstein 5100's on order that can adjust from up to 2.5", I believe. I only want an inch or so, so for me they will be perfect.
I'm not having quite that problem with my cheapy North Mountain roll-up cover, but it seems my rear clamps come loose every now and then maybe from the heat distorting the plastic also? I'm going to try to remedy it with buying a couple extra clamps to see if that does anything.
Thanks for responding, any info helps. First and foremost, the biggest benefits I'm looking for with these Bilsteins are better handling and ride. Lifting the front a little is an added benefit as I'm really only looking for maybe an inch or so. The #3 setting is right about where I want to be...
Hey guys, got a question . . .
When you pick any one of the five positions, do the struts "settle" after a little while and become slightly less than what each position is listed at?