Bilstein 5150 vs 5160

[sneck]

As the title says, whats the difference between these two? Is one better than the other? I know better is relative, I've heard good things about the 5100 series, and I'm looking for a nice flexy shock that will offer a comfortable, but firm ride. Wheeling needs are new england style wheeling and rock crawling! but it also needs to be able to get me to and from work and handle the highway

[wayoflife]

i have no experience with either but for your purposes, i would think that a basic set of 5100's would be all that you need.

[sneck]

WoL, since I got my springs from you (the 4" OMEs), what length do you recommend? I was looking at the 12" travel setup (17/29 collapsed expanded), but i'm not sure if that's too much? I want as much flex as I can get, but obviously I don't want to have to be chasing my springs all over the trail

[sneck]

$20 spring retainer clips can solve that problem. And for the record......I actually watched a TJ drop both rear springs, onr right after the other, on the trail in front of me this past Labor Day weekend. She had no clue until we made her stop where she was. Luckily, though, she was in just the right position with the right flex to where we could just pop them back in. She exited the trails at the next exit point that day.

heh yeah I got some rear clips, and I guess I'm not too worried about the front, since I literally can't lower my front axle enough due to the exhaust crossover. So I guess not too much to be worried about. That being said.... how should I go about picking a size shock then?

[sneck]

so proper size, anyone? i know there are a billion different sizes, i assume theres no real such thing as too big, and that i just want to watch out for over compression, but I have no idea what that would be. for reference, I have the teraflex upper bump stop extensions, which appear to each be just over 2" of extra bump stop