Bilstein 5125 questions

[Boss Hugg]

So I'm running Bilstein 185576 shocks on the front with the body on top. 185569 on the rear with body on the bottom. It's been a day or two since I put these on, so I've slept since. I seem to remember making a change to how they were mounted after seeing that they were marked as to how they were supposed to be mounted. But I can't find that marking now to validate my vague memory. Can anyone confirm or correct my mounting? Having slept since, I can't recall for sure, but I want to say I found out these 576's are actually a rear shock and most likely not valved correctly for the front. So I'm wondering if I can get them revalved...???

 

[brewchief]

Both appear to be a 255/70 valving, my experience with that in the front with a soft spring (deaver) is that it's too light, I went to the 360/80 valving in the front snd it's pretty decent for an off the shelf shock.



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[Boss Hugg]

I assume you're talking about the deaver rear leafs. Yes, it does stand up on acceleration. I'm just wondering if I can get a little firmer ride. But perhaps its the slightly bent tie rod giving me a touch of toe-in that makes it so irritable on the road?

 

[brewchief]

I assume you're talking about the deaver rear leafs. Yes, it does stand up on acceleration. I'm just wondering if I can get a little firmer ride. But perhaps its the slightly bent tie rod giving me a touch of toe-in that makes it so irritable on the road?

Deavers in front and bronco graveyard deaver copys in rear, the 250/70 was just to light in the front, my shock hoops use same size shock front and rear so I movedvthe 250/70 to the rear and put a set of the 360/80 on the front, for normal use it's pretty good but could still use more damping at times on the dunes. A stiffer front spring or different use and the lighter valving on the front might be ok.

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[Boss Hugg]

OK, I've got Duff 2.5" progressive springs in the front. Deaver 4.5" medium duty leafs....I THINK that's what Suzy told me several years ago, based on the numbers on the springs.

 

[DirtDonk]

The shock orientation is indicated by the factory installed decal. Install the shocks with the decal upright and readable, and that’s the correct orientation.
Weather eye-to-eye, or stem to eye style, some shocks mount different than others. While some will have the body up, some will have the body down.
So just go by the Bilstein decal

 

[Boss Hugg]

So I flipped the rears. Drives SOOOOO much better. I have no idea why they were upside down.