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Bilstein 5100 Series Ride Height Adjustable Shock Absorbers are designed for front coilover style pickup suspensions. The monotube shocks feature a 46mm digressive piston with self-adjusting deflective disc valving. Multiple snap-ring grooves in the shock body allow for different spring seat positions, providing 0"-2.5" of front end lift, depending on application. Provides increased wheel travel and improved handling! (zinc-plated steel body, Triple-C-Technology coating)
Quite a few. I have 5100s front and back on my 06 with Toytec springs and love them. Search "bilstein 5100" on this forum and you will find a lot of info.
Quite a few. I have 5100s front and back on my 06 with Toytec springs and love them. Search "bilstein 5100" on this forum and you will find a lot of info.
Do the Toytec's provide lift? I guess I was looking for an option to get .75" front lift to eliminate rake, but not get that brake dive people get from using the stock springs on the .85" lift the front 5100's provide.
I think the toytec's give you about a 2" lift. I went with the second pirch on the bilstein a which gives me a nice even stance. You will want to upgrade to larger tires with the toytech springs because even the mild 2" lift they provide can make the stock tires look really small.
I just replace the rear airbags with coils and now i have quite a bit of lift in the back...so was thinking that they toytecs you mention may even it out more.
I just replace the rear airbags with coils and now i have quite a bit of lift in the back...so was thinking that they toytecs you mention may even it out more.
what model # of the toytecs did you use?
I used 3" Toytec-Eibach front coil lift springs for Tacoma, 4Runner (2.5" for 4Runner). What rear springs did you use? I originally used OEM FJ springs and the rear sat quite a bit lower than the front with the toytec springs and bottomed out a bunch in the rear. I have since moved to toytec rears and the truck sits level and feels much more balanced.
I used 3" Toytec-Eibach front coil lift springs for Tacoma, 4Runner (2.5" for 4Runner). What rear springs did you use? I originally used OEM FJ springs and the rear sat quite a bit lower than the front with the toytec springs and bottomed out a bunch in the rear. I have since moved to toytec rears and the truck sits level and feels much more balanced.
Your truck looks great. So trying to understand what you got is Bilstein and Toytec in both front & rear. Did you use any conversion kit to get rid of the rear air bags? Are you still using the OEM wheels?
I currently have everything stock right now. This weekend I'm planning to get Bilstein installed front & back. Hopefully this is the first step in the right direction. I'm planning to raise the front about 1" on stock springs to balance with the rear. Hopefully that should turn out OK.
Thanks you! What you are doing sounds like a great start. I would keep the airbags until they leak or until a sensor wears out. I did use he metaltech DIY conversion kit to install the toytec springs f&r and I'm happy with the ride. The stock ride is definitely softer and more feels more planted over rough roads. I kept the stock wheels and went with a slightly larger 265/70/17 tire.
I used 3" Toytec-Eibach front coil lift springs for Tacoma, 4Runner (2.5" for 4Runner). What rear springs did you use? I originally used OEM FJ springs and the rear sat quite a bit lower than the front with the toytec springs and bottomed out a bunch in the rear. I have since moved to toytec rears and the truck sits level and feels much more balanced.
I used the strut masters conversion kit and so far love it...i just need to raise the front a bit to even it out slightly. other than that best ride i had in over a year!!
This is what i am thinking of ordering....thoughts? any issues with this particular kit? I have someone to install these at a garage so I personally will not be doing this.
That should work fine. I went the more economical route and ordered the 5100s and the toytech spring separate. Total was around $400. If you do the toytechs I would keep the adjustable bilsteins at zero lift or I have a feeling your front will sit to high.
06-26-15, 03:52 AM
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