Bilstein 5100 *rear* longevity?

Hi All,
I had the 5100s installed in the front yesterday. I'm thinking of buying the rears as well to see if I can improve the ride in the back. Have read a lot of positive comments on the rear shocks, but on this site have read a few complaints about the rears leaking after just a couple of thousand miles.

So for anyone running 5100s in the rear for a while - please let me know if you have any issues or have had to replace them. Thank you in advance!

 

Had 5100s on the rear in my 1st gen and they leaked after 25k.

 

Both rears leaked after a year or so on my previous truck (5100s). One rear is leaking on my current truck. Started about 6 months after I installed the lift (RCD 5" lift).

 

Just threw some on myself and was also wondering about this. Kind of a bummer to hear they are prone to early leaking but it's not like they cost a fortune. I can say that I'm not really impressed with their performance. I put 5100's in the front earlier and was amazed at how much improvement I saw over stock. Threw the rears on coupled with All Pro standards and didn't have the same reaction. Maybe too much spring for that particular shock?

 

i just put some 5165s on mine (have had them on another truck before) i cant say i have ever had one leak on me. for you guys that have them leaking are you using them as limit straps by any chance?

 

How many threads for the same question?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bilstein-5100-rear-shocks-product-quality.406253/#post-11399355

Been answered.