Getting Bilstein 5100's installed today

Finally getting new shocks today on my base model 2011 4 Door. Just wondering I have an ARE canopy on it so have some consistent weight on the back. Would 0.85 setting on the front 5100's raise it to high with that weight on it or make it sit level. I am thinking 0 to maintain stock or 0.85 setting to level out. I am just worried that the canopy leveled it out by giving some squat in the back already. I don't want bro lean. What would you set them at? I have sumo springs on back so squat wont be to large so that helps.

 

Tough to give you an accurate answer without measuring first. Typically most stock trucks will measure 20" front, 22" rear (when measured from center of hub to bottom of fender), but with the canopy on (as you said) there is probably some sag already. The .85 setting will typically get you about an inch. On a stock truck, this just about levels you out, leaving you with 1" of rake, instead of 2. So .85 may leave you slightly nose high with the cap on.

 

Did you get these installed at the .85" notch? Pics of how it turned out? I ordered all 4 this week and am planning on the .85 myself but havent found a pic on here yet. Everybody wants to jump straight to 2.5

 

I ran the 5100's on stock suspension with the front set at the .85" notch. Here's a pic:



Check out the Suspension subforum "Updated: OME 883/5100's & HS AAL" thread to see measurements and before/afters.

 

I have a leer topper and a couple hundred pounds in the bed. I set my bilsteins at 0.85” and the front it almost level with the rear. The progressive coils on the trd off road I believe however give more lift at each setting than non trd off roads. I added a helwig ez550 overload leaf to my rear tsb Toyota leaf springs (that’s how I listed my height above)

attached are a couple pictures from different angles for your viewing

 

I’ll see if I can dig a picture up but I ran Billy’s set at .85 on my 2nd gen and had to add a 1.5” AAL to correct the bro lean, which, like yourself, I don’t care for.

If you want to leave the back alone I’d recommend you set them at zero.