Best Budget Level kit Everyone needs / Arms and Shocks 

Perfect timing picking my truck up and this is exactly what I was thinking of doing can't wait to see you're finished video

Dude, loving your channel. Thanks for these videos!

Great info. I lifted my truck 6inches on 35s it has 1200 miles on it but all get these today.

I used the Rancho quick lift up front was easy to install ,and inexpensive . Gained 1.5 inches on the Duramax, perfect match for my rear Pac brake air bags that gave me an 1 inch lift .

2000 mile review thru Oregon NorCal Nevada & Utah. The 6112s / 5160s W/ Bilstein UCAs kick ass. My rear had a slight bump in rake from the Roadmaster Active Suspension towing upgrade.

Love the videos keep em coming! I have the Rough Country pre loaded struts (6" lift)and man they were a huge improvement over the factory Ranchos. Bilstein will make a huge difference 🤟🤟

Installing my icon dynamic stage 1 3.5in coilover lift tomorrow. With cognito UCA’s. I’ve been running the Motofab 3in spacer and their uca’s…. Not happy. Making a lot of noise and rides like crap haha. Just staring at the icon coilivers, I know I’m going to be very very happy with this setup. And don’t even get me going with the cognito uca’s haha I’ll send pics later!

Please post your before measurements (center wheel to fender lip all 4 corners)

Thx man cool video do you know anything about the power steering calibration or front camera calibration that they do when you get a two in lift it says on gm website they do those calibrations after installing a lift can I do them myself?

I put the 5100's on my AT4, set in the middle ring land. With the 3.0, I'm sitting about 3/8" - 7/16" higher in the front, so still plenty of tow/haul rake, but looks really good.

Ready lift on mine , great!!

I did the 5100s all around in my 21 boss. I put on a brushguard bumper and winch and the high setting put it back to where it was with additional weight. They are great. If I get in there for anything else I’m gonna replace the upper arm. It looked weak and my suspicions seem correct.

Just did bilstein 5100 on my TB on top setting with cognito arms. 286/76/18 tires on stock 18's. :)

For all of you searching the comments I’ll save you some time. The owner of this truck added a spacer and didn’t replace the control arms hence the broken control arm / ball joint. So if your stock don’t worry.

Good information great video thank you

Being that you have a high country. Does your truck have electronic dampers? If so, how will these work?

Got a question for you. I just picked up a 2021 elevation. It currently had a spacer leveling kit on the front. I am looking to go to these shocks. Would setting the clip and the stock trail boss height give it leveled look? I am not looking to add any blocks to the rear. Thank you!

Hi! love the channel! Would you recommend updating the arms even with just getting the Bilstein 5100 and and set the ring at about the one inch slot ??

Hey Demon. Love the videos on the 1500 LZ0. Looking to get your input on a mild 2 inch-ish lift. If cost was not a factor, from your research and experience, what set up would you go with front and rear? I’m looking to still have a little bit of a rake and have the best ride, aesthetics, durability, etc. Thanks in advance and keep the videos coming!

I was looking into the cognito SKU 210-P1137. (3" leveling lift kit, 3" front and 2" rear with upper control arms and elka shocks) they are not remote reservoir shocks, and that might be a comparable option to the fox shock setup.

When i had my Bilstein 5150 shocks put on i just had them level the front so I'm guessing it was set at the middle or top clip setting on the front struts so i didn't upgrade the control arms but the ride quality was night and day difference over the junk stock shocks and made it handle like a truck should. stock setup was too bouncy or floaty. I've had them on about 10k miles and love them.

Installed the Front 6112 kit W/ Bilstein UCAs & rear 5160s yesterday. 21 AT4 Duramax.

I've got a 2020 AT4, looking at the Readylift 2 SST with 3" rear block to replace my factory 2" block. I like the rake, aslo adding the Bilstein's F & R, going with the lowest ring setting since I'm already adding a 2" lift.........Bilstein rep is saying you can't use these on a lift, only stock AT4, but I've read numerous post on FB saying you can. Any comment?

Curious what the benefits are of TrailBoss parts at "stock" height vs non-TrailBoss parts set with a little lift? Isn't leveling one of the primary uses of the 5100s?

Might be a question that has already been asked and answered. But I'm planning on running the regular Bilstein 5100 on my 2020 RST and set it to the 2.5" lift. What size block should i use in the rear to level it? Thanks

Let’s go O’s

Hey dude, can you find out why gm isn’t putting the 3.0 duramax in the at4x? I was hoping to buy one but will only do it if I can get a dmax

Hey there's not that many videos on the elka shocks made for ours trucks. Could you compare those?

For non-trail boss models, do you think the upper control arms are necessary for a 2” front lift? Or should factory be okay since it should be the same height as a stock trail boss?

I am thinking about doing this lift to my 22 GMC Sierra, did you need to adjust front camera or calibrate the steering?

Hi Did you make a video of the install? What are your thoughts on the Bilstein UCA for this application? I went with the Bilstein 6112s and I am about to tackle the project.

I want to install a 1" spacer on my trail boss. Do you still recommend installing new control arms?

Why replace control arms if the trail boss has the same part number as the other trims? They have to be able to take the 2” lift I assume.

Was going to see if you could look at these? MotoFab 3-Inch Front / 2-Inch Rear Leveling Kit with Upper Control Arms Since it comes with new control arms is it something you would use or not?

Sorry I always comment with questions after watching your videos. I just did a cognito 2" economy lift front and back with billstein 5100's and cognito UCA. Everything was great, and after about 4k miles I was pulling into a parking spot slowly with the wheel turned the whole way, heard a loud pop and my alignment was off. Went through everything, re torqued everything.... took it to the alignment shop and somehow my toe was pointed in on both sides. Enough to make the steering wheel sit at 10 oclock..... We cannot figure out why this would happen, any suggestion on where I should look? Appreciate it!

@DemonWorks I'm having issues with me 5100s on my AT4 23. Did you reuse the oem strut nut or use the one supplied from bilstein? My installation said discard and use the bilstein strut nut. I'm now getting noise from the struts when driving over bumps.

If you put a level kit on, do you recommend going to the top ring?

Did you do a follow up video to this one?

When u gonna do the fox shocks

Why didn’t you go for 6112’s?

Still satisfied with the Rough Country control arms?

I know you’ve moved on with truck but if you remember how was the ride with this setup. Some say to stiff and terrible on stuff like washboards.

I had RC UCAs and they was junk