I have the n2.0 shocks. Better over stock. But since its cranked i hit bumpstops. And my stocks were rusted bad.

Now my dad has bilsteins. Forget the model, but its on his 2500 dmax with a 6in rcx lift. It rides great.

 

If you can get the Foxes for a nice price, I would opt for them. IIRC they are rebuildable... so you basically have all new shocks for $80.... thats about what a total rebuild costs when you factor in shock oil and seals.

otherwise get Bilstein 5100's... I recently put some on my truck and love them... MUCH better than my old Rancho Xl9000's.

 

dang.. thats expensive for the bilsteins..

 

bilstein 5100's are excellent shocks. i've got the reservoir version, the 5160's and they are amazing. the 5100's should be identical to the ride of the resi's. the resi's just prevent shock fade when going for extended drives offroad.

 

eshocks has a set of 5100s for $350 shipped

 

http://www.allshocks.com/TRUCK/CHEVROLET/1999/Silverado%201500%204WD

$332 not including shipping

EDIT: free shipping on orders over $250.

No vendors on this site sell them?

 

Deff do not get the rcx shocks.. A lot of people that put them complain of being to stiff. Esp compared to fox/bilstien.

If you'll be off-roading, fox. If mostly highway, bilstien.


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I've put Bilsteins on my Z71. Wasn't impressed. They weren't worth the coin IMO. Didn't notice ANY difference between them and the N2O's they replaced.

Sold them for a little less than what I paid for them to a family member who was in desperate need of shocks and went back with N2O's.

This is on my 2003 with the full RCX level.

Save the coin and get the N2O's.... IMO.


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RCX made some shitty shocks back in the pre-N2O days. This is where their reputation for a shitty ride comes from. But definitely not the N2O's. They are quality shocks.

 

I have fox on a 6 inch lift 2500hd with a little bit of cranking and it still rides really smooth

 

sus'd for the websites. I was looking up 5100s through shockwarehouse.com

 

I've put Bilsteins on my Z71. Wasn't impressed. They weren't worth the coin IMO. Didn't notice ANY difference between them and the N2O's they replaced.

Sold them for a little less than what I paid for them to a family member who was in desperate need of shocks and went back with N2O's.

This is on my 2003 with the full RCX level.

Save the coin and get the N2O's.... IMO.


Edit:

RCX made some shitty shocks back in the pre-N2O days. This is where their reputation for a shitty ride comes from. But definitely not the N2O's. They are quality shocks.

ever tried the 2.2's?

 

I've got a NNBS so I can't quite compare my coilover to your torsion suspension, but I've got the 5100s on the front of my truck and I've got fox 2.0s in the rear. At first I had stock shocks in the rear and I could really tell that the 5100s were immensely better than the stock shocks but once I got my Foxes in the rear I honestly think my front end rides worse than the rear. IMO if you can swing the money for foxes they are 100% worth it. I've never really been impressed with bilsteins for how much they cost. Yes they're much better than factory, but for a little extra money you can get foxes which are a much better ride and performance and, they're also rebuildable so essentially you never have to replace them again. I'm so impressed with my 2.0s that I'm saving up for the fox coilovers in the front when my 5100s crap out. That's just my $0.02

 

I've put Bilsteins on my Z71. Wasn't impressed. They weren't worth the coin IMO. Didn't notice ANY difference between them and the N2O's they replaced.

Sold them for a little less than what I paid for them to a family member who was in desperate need of shocks and went back with N2O's.

This is on my 2003 with the full RCX level.

Save the coin and get the N2O's.... IMO.


Edit:

RCX made some shitty shocks back in the pre-N2O days. This is where their reputation for a shitty ride comes from. But definitely not the N2O's. They are quality shocks.

I am waiting to hear back from my buddy on the price for the foxes, and a quote locally for Bilsteins. But I am really thinking of going the N2.0's due to the cost, and I get new keys & a 3" block, which I could always sell, or use If I go bigger in the future. How many miles do you have on your shocks?

 

eshocks has a set of 5100s for $350 shipped

http://www.allshocks.com/TRUCK/CHEVROLET/1999/Silverado%201500%204WD

$332 not including shipping

EDIT: free shipping on orders over $250.

No vendors on this site sell them?

I am also In Canada.... Hard to find a american vendor who ships free, or ships at a reasonable cost using USPS...

 

I am waiting to hear back from my buddy on the price for the foxes, and a quote locally for Bilsteins. But I am really thinking of going the N2.0's due to the cost, and I get new keys & a 3" block, which I could always sell, or use If I go bigger in the future. How many miles do you have on your shocks?

I've prolly put 15k on the N2O's and roughly 50k on the kit since I purchased it.

 

Probaby 20k on the full kit for me. Like i said before, they are better than stock. I like the n2.0 but, im on the super tight budget.

 

I love my bilstien 5100's, front and rear hands down good buy for the money, if you have extra coin by all means go fox but for a decent monotube shock bilstien can't be beat IMO

Just my 2 cents