Bilstein 6112

Sorry....the 4th notch for my 2nd gen

 

Thanks. Got pics? I have a set of RXT's on option 2 sitting behind me that I have not installed yet. My 6112's are on the third notch, but I may have to bring this up after I get the leaf ppack in. Also have a pair of 650# springs so that should bring it up a bit also.

 

Day installed above...full camping 500# load below
265/75 R16’s...did not want to go with larger tires for multiple reasons...

 

Yeah I did notice that. The spacer HS sell is only 5mm which is <.25" but the Wheelers is a full .5". Maybe that's where I'll start.

 

Fixed it right up. I really do need to check my body mounts as well. 6 years old and wheeling might have taken its toll a little.

 

Just placed my order. I pulled the truck into the garage and remeasured everything. Even though the garage has a slight incline it's flat left to right and honestly about as flat as anywhere else I can park. With the spacer, at my heaviest I'll be 22.5" in the rear which still gives me .5" of rake. I'd rather live with a saggy ass the few times a year I fully load up with 600 lbs., than be chasing down driveline vibes or have my teeth knocked out from bouncing around on an aggressively stiff ride. Thanks again Jared!

I actually went into the basement and weighed most of my gear, then I added 25 lb bags of shot to the bed to duplicate my full load out of 600 lbs. Took my final measurements. Once I install the spacer I'll do the same again. Come the spring if I've sagged too much I'll go back to the drawing board, but for now I'm content.


Current final measurements before the spacer with 600 lbs. over the rear:

Winter weight: Empty bed - Only weight from tonneau cover and Hi-lift (110 lbs. combined)
Front: Driver side 21.75" / Passenger side 22” (.25” lean)
Rear: Driver side 23" / Passenger side 23 5/8” (5/8” lean)
Driver 1.25” rake / passenger 1 5/8” rake

Summer weight: Tonneau cover, Hi-lift, bed rack, and RTT (266 lbs. combined)
Front: Driver side 21.75" / Passenger side 22 1/8” (3/8” lean)
Rear: Driver side 22 5/8" / Passenger side 23.25” (5/8” lean)
Driver 7/8” rake / passenger 1.125” rake

Extended trip weight: All of the above weight plus extra fuel, food/water, and camping supplies (~600 lbs. combined) 11:29 pic
Front: Driver side 22" / Passenger side 22 1/4” (.25” lean)
Rear: Driver side 22” / Passenger side 22.5” (.5” lean)
Driver 0” rake / passenger .25” rake

 

Sounds good. I wish you would be able to come to the NE meet this sunday......any possibility?

 

Unfortunately not. Anything planned for the fall I’ll be up for though.

 

maybe a "wheeling" ride somewhere out in the Berkshires so you don't have to drive so far. @DrFunker possibility?

 

That sounds like a good time to me!

 

I am looking to get 6112/ 5160. I want to put the 6112 on notch 5/4 and I want the truck to sit level. Would it be level front/ rear or would i need AAL or something else?

I've been looking at a lot of the pictures in this thread and it looks like the front may sit higher than the rear on notch 5/4 and the rear would sit higher if i did AAL??


Edit: If i did notch 4/3 would it sit level without doing anything to the rear?

 

Incase you haven’t seen this pic, very old pic of my truck back in 2017. 5/4 setting with 3leaf AAL with the overload leaf out. You’ll sit almost level but once you start adding weight in the bed the front will start to sit up higher, but leave it in if you plan to use truck. I learned the hard way.

 

This is the exact height i want to be at. I'm at the same notch up front and I'm looking to buy new rear leafs soon.

 

Rear leafs are RXT set at option 2 - great ride on & off road. You can find them for about $100 less than retail.

 

Awesome thanks!

Anyone know if notch 4/3 would sit level with only 5160 in the rear and no AAL?

 

Are you 2nd gen or 3rd gen?

On 2nd Gen 4/3 with no spacer should set you level with the rear, but any amount of weight in the bed will have you nose high.

Before Leaf Springs:


After Leaf Springs:

 

3rd gen

 

What leaf pack did you end up going with?

 

Okay so I'm ready to pull the trigger on a lift/new suspension but am stuck deciding between two options.
I've done my homework and plenty of reading here on TW, but any advice or firsthand experience comparing the two options would be great!

Trying to keep my budget around $1.8k I've come up with the following:


The price difference is nominal, so I'm torn really between...
1. Performance of the 6112 + 5160 shocks
2. Butteriness and extra flex of the dakars w/ 5100's on all four corners.

I don't do any crawling, but hit a lot of FS and fire roads with ~200-400 lbs in the bed.