Bilstein 5100 Poll

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I did alot of research before ordering my Bilstein 5100's. They should be here today and installed tomorrow. From everything I looked at those are the best bang for the buck with very little problems ever. I am setting mine at 1.75" with 265/75/16 Duratracs on stock off road wheels. I will throw some pics up tomorrow when I get it back from the shop.

 

Yes pls post pics. I'm getting fronts and planning on setting them at .85"

 

My 2012 Taco was set to .85 front no issues what so ever rode better than stock by a long shot. I also have them on my '08 FJ set to 1.75 with zero issues.

Here's 2012 Prerunner set to .85 with 265/75/16 Hankook ATM RF10's

 

Mine are set at 1.75 on the front and 1.50 back with a 3 leaf pack add-on the back.

No issues so far, rides well. its been over a year now.

 

i have mine at .85 with the eibachs. had a slight vibe at 35-45mph but they went away when i added the arb bumper that dropped it .5 inches. sweet spot is 2-2.5 inch lift i guess for vibes to go away. im sitting at 2.5". also im running the toytec lean spacers.

 

That looks clean

 

Had mine at 1.75" for over a year with vibes that don't bother to much. Going with 885x springs dropping them to 0 and installing a new full leaf pack and going to see if this fixes the vibs at all. Rides better than stock with the billies at 1.75 and I am 4x4.

 

5100's @ zero with Eibach springs. developed a vibe after about 6 months. installed ECGS bushing,.. now smooth as glass & has been for a couple of years.

 

My issue is making sure the Ecgs bushing would solve the problem if it came down to it. My truck was not acting in some respects like the others that needed the new diff bushing. Rather than having the vibes from the driverside, mine were coming from the right front passenger like something was rubbing in the rotor and caliper which was wierd. But the thing that made it seem like it was that when I switched into 4hi it went away. My question is that if I install the billies at 1.75 do yall think Im still gonna get the vibes I had with the 2.25 spacers? Plus Raleigh is a short drive for me and i can have ECGS look at my truck and possibly install the bushing.

 

my billies are at 1.75 with 1/4 lean spacer. had vibes. did ECGS bushing and vibes are gone. have progressive 3 leaf 1.5 AAL (icon) in rear and got vibes. 1 piece tom woods drive shaft and now vibe free.

 

Mine set at the .83 clip with OME Springs ~4 inches lift, no issues. For the 6 months prior, I had it set at 1.75 clip with stock springs with no issues at all either. No vibes.

 

5100s at 1.75 AAL in rear no vibes at all. Much tighter ride over stock. Very happy with mine.

 

set at 1.75 in front, rear 5100's with 1" block. No vibes that I can feel. I have a 2013 Sport LB,

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I think Im going to give them a try without the ecgs bushing to start and hopefully i wont have any vibes. Im praying that the vibes were due to the spacers rather than the lift. We shall see. Just got to order a pair and through em on. Eventually ill put a aal in the rear. Im thinking one thatll add hopefully 1.5 around there.

 

in my 05 4x4 I have em set to 2.5.. I get the slightest shutter starting up (5mph roughly) but I don't notice it.. Otherwise they've been great

 

Dont bother with the diff drop, it actually causes the diff to slightly twist and really has no added bennifit other than trashing it. There was a thread on this somewhere on this site, that showed it cause more issues than it would help.

if your worried do the carrier bearing drop. only thing to worry about in the front is the cv boots which will last you years and are cheap to replace when time comes

 

.85 w/Eibachs, got pretty bad vibes from the front diff bearing as well as take off shudder in the rear from the 2" aal. Installing the ECGS bushing in a couple weeks.

 

I'm lookin' at adding 3" with this kit, any thoughts?

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Bilstein-Adjustable-lift-kit-with-5100-shocks_p_132.html#

Later.