i have a small question. can i change out my stock shocks with billstien shocks? i wanted to find out if i could do this myself. also are monroe reflex shocks any good or compareable to billstien?i have a service shop that is offering to install 4 monroe reflex shocks for $345.00. what do you think???? thanks, a newbie

yes you can change them out..... i used to have the ref
ex amd i hated them they arnt worth a damn..... i bet you could order some bils from www.4x4arts.com and put hem on yourself.... if you need directions on how to do it i will find some but they are pretty easy.... good luck and go with the bils they are top of the line.....

Everybody talks about the bilstein 5100's and the bilstein HDs, however, I looked on 4x4parts.com and it listed the 5100s and HDs as the same. They have the 5150s though with 10 inches of travel.

What is better and what is the difference?

i dont know what the diffrence between the two are..... i have the 5100 and i love them.... call them and ask.....

Jason you have the Bilstein HD? The ones on www.spencerlowracing.com under Bilstein 5100? I just want to know because I need to get my shocks replace. By the way, I haven't installed those shackles yet but I will once I get new shocks!

i got mine from ac they are the 5100 (bue and yellow) when i get a chance i will call them and ask how much they are.... i know they will fit a non lifted X....... when i ordered mine they told m thy only had the hd for the rear not the front but they might now...... ill reply when i know more.....

i for sure hav ethe HD ones on my X, i love em, iand i know for a fact that they make them for non-lifted trucks as well as lifted trucks.

IMO shocks are pie to replace on the X, the easiest suspension component to replace

i have the same shocks as you ricer. unless the 5100 and the 5150 hd look the same...... all i rmember is ac telling me the hd were silver with a black boot and at the time al they carried was the rear.....

i know the nismo tuned bilsteins are black/silver

Yea, I just need to figure out exactly what shocks to get. I'm not to keen on all this fancy truck speak. I just saw some on spencerlowracing.com for $60 per front shock, then the rear shock had several options I had no idea about.

http://www.4x4parts.com/public_html/shop/index.php3?page=shop/browse&category_id=b294e766ade8846be408971f91c56a7e&ps_session=9b5d02bc9e39ab8ac200e39ecc977764

CHECK IT OUT, READ THE DESCRIPTIONS TO THE RIGHT,
THESE WERE IN THE BILSTEIN 5150/HD SECTION FOR THE XTERRA

thanks for all the info....i purchased today for 245.00 the b46-1099-h2 and the be3-6422-h0 for my non lifted x. im really hoping to see a differance in driving with these badboys...most of my driving is on road,but i do go to the mountains too...i know with my stock guys its a bummp,bummmp,bummmmpyyyy road.will i need an alignment after install? right now my x is perfectly straight on the road. what do ya think???

thanks, x-love

you shouldnt need an aligment unles you loosen something you shouldnt loosen

thanks, iwas told by the service shop who was off ering to install the monroe reflex, that it could need a alignment after the shocks install. i hope to do well... thanks again
there is "x" and there is "y"and"z", i just need the "x".
"x-love"

would anyone have pics of this shock install job or somthing to look at?
thanks

well, its fairly easy, you really dont have to unbolt anything but the shocks themselves in the front(i think), ive never changed the shocks on a xterra without doing a suspension lift at the same time.

in the rear you may need to disconnect the sway-bar(the thick rod running along the axle and up to the body), then the sme procedure, f the front, undo the nust/bolts, put the new one on, of course you have to jack the turck up to get the shocks in and out, if they are compressed you will have one hell of a time trying to get them on and off, both json3904 and i have the factory service manual in PDF form on our home computers, but my home internet is out at the moment and im at work anyway.
ill pm you my cell number, you can call me after 6pm central time if you get stuck or have questions during the install

hey thanks riceman!

i will find the pdf and post some on it for you some time this weekend... good luck and you will love the new shocks.....