What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

You don't need a fancy drain for the a/c. This works without even using a clamp.

 

I went this route because I didn’t like the idea of the reduced diameter for the friction fit barb adapter thing. Used a worm clamp on mine just to be sure

 

I didn’t use a clamp, just a piece of old heater hose over the short outlet hose and slid it all the way up to the firewall and zip tied it to the frame. It’s an open drain, no pressure.

 

I never did the AC drain hose mod; no rust in AZ. Too dry and too hot.

 

That's too bad. He did nice work. All the more reason to get Morimoto XB Evo's from now on.

 

Bilstein 4600's.

Removed the 5100's after 60k miles of use. The 4600's definitely feel less jarring compared to the 5100's.

 

Built a Homemade "Goose Gear" Rear Seat Delete.

 

custom made cover for inner fender area

 

Today? Hauled three loads of firewood, and towed my woodsplitter home. Firewood season, the falling and bucking anyway, is officially over.

 

I miss my 4600's, they rode so nice compared to my 5100's

Speaking of that, I've been on the fence for a year now about if I should go Fox or King, and I really just want my 4600 ride quality back with the leveled look like my 5100's have with the Cir-Clip on the third perch.

Does anyone have any suggestions that are comparable to the 4600 ride quality or better? I don't need a stiff ride, I want a smooth and softer ride, because the area where I live is a mine field of pot holes.

 

You may need to depending on your final decision about a new place. Even northern AZ seems sufficient weather for that mod.

 

Yeah for $42.00, I would either go to the local hardware store and pick up a 1/2" to 1/4" brass barb fitting, no flow restrictions and cheap, or I found one on Amazon for $6.00 plus 10' of 1/4 vacuum hose for $8.00, or local hardware/auto parts store and buy 2' of it and use hose clamps or zip ties or whatever you have around and call it a day for way less... No offence to the seller, but damn, no one is gonna be looking at it, why add the expensive and heavy bling to your ride?? lol

 

I can appreciate the time, money, and craftsmanship people put into modifying their vehicles for their personal preference. And sometimes the mod is a bona fide improvement over OEM. But to me it’s damn nice to click the stock stock stock boxes and get a part you know is going to fit your vehicle with no fucking around. And I’m not talking specifically about 4600’s over 5100’s. YMMV

 

Did you mean Bottle jack, or, Bottle of jack?

 

Hell yeah!

 

Reader's choice.

 

I'm trying to understand this better, can you help me out. I've been thinking about your post, since posted.

I think you're saying, with the 5100's, leveled-out setting, (highest 5100 setting), they definitely feel more jarring than the 4600's.

In this switch back to 4600, did you also change, or did you retain, the same coil as was in service for the 5100's? I think you used same coil - judging from pics.

Theoretical question, if the 5100's could have been re-set back to the lower setting (giving you rake which you don't like) would the ride have felt less jarring, more so like the 4600's are feeling now?

And so now, with 4600's, your truck is not lifted? I am assuming it is not lifted now as per all the info/instructions found at https://bilstein.com/en-us/products/.

Any chance you got a pic of your truck side-view with 5100's, and now with 4600's? Tia.

 

Kinda confusing since you would think, 5100s would be an improvement over 4600s. (Just an opinion)

I can say, the TRD Lift shocks (Bilstein 5100s) installed on my Sport are an improvement over the OEM Hitachi shocks.

 

My shocks were the cheapest. I put in new struts. ( no name struts). And I was given a set of 4600’s for the rear. Pretty happy with it.

 

5100's are a big improvement offroad. They make the onroad ride stiffer,thus not as plush as 4600's.