Finally Finally Finally put the Billys on!!!!

So I finally got some leave and when I got home I had some fresh Blistein 5100's(all 4 no pics of me doing the back tho) waiting for me. Put em on today without to many hiccups tell me what you think. the rear is completley stock no tsb or aal and i set the front to 1.75" it leveled it to where the back end only has 1/16" of rake exactly what I wanted also included some pics of the process itself. wouldnt have been able to do it without TW.


first I set up my office


then got to work, tore the whole front apart myself and but I had some help from my dad and stepdad after i got back from NTB after getting the coils on the new shocks.


finally got em the old torn out

the finished product sorry i dont have any before pictures but I got exactly the look i was going for

 

looks good man i am looking at the identical setup for mine

 

Great job! I love my 5100's

 

That is pretty sick...What was your total $$$?

 

How much did it cost you for NTB to put your shocks and coils together?

 

Looks good, I just did mine. Same set up and very happy !

 

nice.

 

My total cost came out to 282 for all 4 shocks,46.64 for NTB to put the coils on and 70 for an alignment I'm glad I did it myself the local shop wanted 200 just to put on the front thanks for all the comments

 

Just under 400 thats not bad at all. I was really thinkin about doing this but I called few shops and they wanted 120 each side and then alignment of 120 so close to 700 and heck no I cant afford it. But if I can do it myslef then it still maybe an option. How hard was the front?

 

the front wasnt that bad and i have never done anything like it as long as you stay calm and read the instructions carefully it goes pretty smooth it took me about 3.5 hours which is longer than most but without any expierience i considered it a win.

 

Yea I was talkin to a buddy of mine and he was saying 15 to 30 mins and he could have the front done. Course he has all the right tools and lifts to do it. Just dont know if I trust him with my Taco

 

How's she ride ? I'm still on the stiff stock. Run over a damn dime and you can tell if it was heads or tails.

 

lookin' good!

 

mine are set at .85 and i dont notice a difference in ride. i thought it maybe even felt better, but its prob just in my head

 

Eibach Coils, Billy's on all 4 corners, fronts set @ zero and front end alignment. Install and all work done by Toyota suspension tech at Toyota of Concord, NC $267.00 out the door. Very happy.

 

Truck looks good! I have the same set up... Billies all the way around with front set at 1.75". Couldn't be happier.

 

I installed mine last night. Had them in the garage for about a month so I decided why not. My initial drive was fantastic! Silky smooth on the hard bumps and controlled too. I had 3 year old Icon coilovers that were pretty much shot and so I will send them in for a rebuild. I don't know if I will install them again. Haha. time for an alignment now. What are caster are you guys setting it to? I know stock is 2.4. I have 265/70/17 tires. TSB springs in the back.

 

my caster was 1.8 and 1.9 and the truck drives great doesnt wander or vibrate at all great ride