Bilstein 6112 for 1st Gen Tacoma

Seems strange.... We had talked directly with Bilstein about the spring weight since my tuck has the extra weight on the front end. The stock 6112's come with 450lbs springs, I had those initially installed and maxed out without getting the proper ride out of the truck since those struts were designed for a stock truck. Bilstein said the max spring weight was 550lbs for the first gen strut valving. I know they make different spring rates for second gen and third gen tacos but not the first gen. Regardless been running the setup for about 2 years and I am going to swap them out for some Kings.

 

I have it currently set in the middle, I have a decent amount of lift out of them with a trail gear front bumper. I also had one of the first sets of these shocks so there is a chance they may have made a rolling change.

 

If I could go back I wish I had bought a proper set of coilovers, these are a huge pain to adjust ride height since you have to pull the whole shock apart. I plan on getting rid of these shocks in the near future for a few reasons.

 

Any update on the ride quality of the 6112s?

 

For as beefy as they are, I would rate them a step above your traditional 5100s in the stiffness department. I was a little concerned there would be very little dampening at all but that certainly wasn’t the case. I had them set up by hotshot off road for about 2 inches of lift. It’s a nice stiff ride but I’m not avoiding potholes.

 

Nice !
I got the set from wheelers now (6112 front assembled and 5100 rear
I got the new leaft pack from Alcans and Ubolts
Did you change anything else doing this swap / upgrade .?

tks for the pics , seem not many choose this route with Bilstein