BILSTEIN 5100 w/ STOCK COILS

Hello all, I’m having my Bilstein 5100’s installed tomorrow and the shop is going to use my stock coils (for the meantime until I go back in with some OME.) anyone got any pics of 5100’s at the highest setting with stock coils? I’m hoping and praying I can still get 2.5” outta them with stock coils.

 

That ride is going to be stuff my friend. Are you lifted in the back at all?

 

I’m aware that the ride will be stiff, unfortunately!! And nope it’s all stock as of now. Doing 5100’s all around with AAL in the rear. I’m gonna hustle on getting new coils for sure but was wondering if I can still get 2.5 inches outta them in the meantime

 

You should

 

You’ll be fine, 4 years strong here and have no complaints and that with e rated tires.

 

If you’re paying a shop to do it and plan on coils in the near future.. Why not wait and Do it all at once.. It would save a lot of money when it comes to labor.

 

My buddy runs them on stock coils and he definitely got 2.5 outta them and said it rode like hell before he put new ones on lmao!

 

You got them with stock coils?!

 

Buddy owns the shop so free labor just wanted to save some of the money up front that would’ve went to coils so I could get new tires here very very soon!

 

yeah at 2.5”.

 

Does it sit nice? I’m looking to have it as level as can be if not a tiny bit higher in the front

 

It's gonna ride like dogshit but you're sure gonna look cool

 

Back in 2014 when they were installed. Stock Off Road coils on Bilstein 5100 set at 2.5 with lean spacer. 60k miles and 6 years later I haven’t changed and running the same setup today.

 

Awesome. I’m stoked to see how it’s gonna look! Gonna ride like ass but whateva hahahaha

 

I still to this day don’t understand the complaints. Is it going to be stiffer? YES. Does the stiffness provide a better experience off road? Absolutely YES.

But everyone complains that their lifted Tacoma doesn’t ride like a Cadillac and will shit on 5100’s till the end of time.

 

Truck looks solid man, I’m stoked to have it done tomorrow!! What size tires you got on that?

 

that picture was 265/75r16, shortly after I moved to 305/70r16.



and currently 315/75r16

 

Love it man!! Looks clean

 

at 2.5in do you have aftermarket UCA's? even at the 1.75in setting you really need them to get alignment right.

 

Waiting to see what the shop says. They installed the same kit on my buddies truck 2 weeks ago and said he still had quite a bit of room to play