Cincinnati Area Thread (Tri-State, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana)

I’ve got Bilstein 5100s with 75,000 miles and I’m thinking of upgrading. Anyone here local to Cincy have Icon or Fox or similar that I could take a ride in to experience ride quality to help guide my decision making?

 

@mwc273 Will give you a ride on his Fox

 

I watched that video...”Hey Everett get your head in.”...might need to wear depends with Matt.

 

They were smooooth on the trail. Very impressed actually.

 

Fox is making me pay to ship them my rear shocks so they can inspect them and see if they qualify for a warranty claim. Good thing I kept the old shocks, bad news is I'm gonna be right back to 'can't go around corners safely' for another 2-3 weeks probably. Ugh.

 

Will be joining both this evening.

 

Ya, I read all that on their site. No booze allowed

 

Convoy to the April meeting?

 

Wonder if they have anything over my direction? Not really feeling a drive to Milford just for a meeting.

 

Well Skype you in

 

That sounds fun...

 

I joined the IFWDA last year.
I think they hate Toyota’s cause I ain’t heard from them but one time, and since I’m so damn good looking and lovable I know it’s not me.
I joined just to help out with funds since my work schedule sucks.
Butttttttt I would’ve at least appreciated a sticker, or a piss off.

 

I got icons on the rear of mine

 

What’s in the front? Do you like the icons?

I’m interested in the Bilstein 8112 also.

 

If you have 8112 money, I'll take a set of 6112/5160

 

I really like my 6112’s. I was flirting with the 5160’s and wish that I had spent the extra money on them.

 

My 5100s are very adequate for what I do on trails and on pavement. My have over extended or squished one in the rear, though. Sweats a little juice.
However, there's always room for improvement. Just not $1.5k+ shocks alone improvements

 

Yup. I went with a 1 inch block on the back and kept the stock springs. Now I know why y’all go with the lease packs. That’ll have to wait though for me cause I noticed that juice is leaking out of my lower ball joint. I’m guessing that it’s because of the lift. So upper and lower control arms will have to come first.

 

Sounds like you just need ball joints/end, not the entire arms. I'd suggest getting replacement upper arms though. At least, I know I need them.

I have a Deaver add-a-leaf in the rear. Does what I need it to do, most times. Heavy load will make it sag, and I've worked it pretty good in the time I've had em. Probably why the one shock is sweating too. Flexed too much before I got the bump stops in.

 

So you’re saying it’s not because of the angle of the lower control arm?