cognito leveling kit

[nicos]

hello all!

fitted the bilstein shocks and turned the keys 2.5 turns,i am having the alignment done in the next couple of days,
i have a difference of 1.5'' front to back and am happy with it.
can someone pls tell me if its ok to leave as is or do i have to go to 24.25''?
i am asking cos i didnt receive any info from cognito,just two shocks and am worried i might damage them.
should i find a way to adjust the bumpstops so as not to allow the shocks to bottom out?the bilsteins are longer compressed than the stock ones and does look as if this can happen if left as is.

thanks in advance for any info!

[tomp]

The beauty of the Cognito-Bilstein shocks is you can set the front ride height anywhere you want and still bottom out hard on the OEM frame mounted bump stops! This is much more than I can say than for the Truxx lift kit with shock extensions and non-needed torsion bars keys!

[OutlawH3]

I turned my bars two turns yesterday. I need to go more. Are you level at 2.5? I have the Cognitos but have not installed them yet. I may go a full three turns. I like the level look.

[nicos]

from info on this site i found that the cognitos are slightly longer(about 3/4'')than the standard shocks compressed thats why i am a bit worried !
with 2.5 turns,it sits 1.5'' lower at the front,i am happy the way it sits now so probably leave it until the tyres arrive and see!

[tomp]

No, the Cognitos are slightly shorter than the OEM shocks when fully collapsed. Can you please point me to the info you refer to?

[nicos]

type "cognito specs"in the "search this forum",go to page4 near the end!
it says cognito 11.77"compressed and OEM 11.25"compressed!
i am not sure if this info is correct!

[tomp]

Yep, you are correct looking at those measurements. It's been a while since I last thought of it.

You are still okay though as the Bilsteins will still allow the suspension to bottom on the bump stops. You can always extend the factory bump stop mounts to prevent nose dive or body roll. In order to do this, you may need to cut off the bracket and weld in a spacer to extend the front stops.