Bilstein 6112

How about those pics of the whole truck?

 

The lighting isn’t the greatest but I can get some more today.

 

Thats so weird.

I just installed 6112 6/6+top spacer with aal in the rear. I have been steering towards every bump in the road it has been soaking up everything so well. My front sway bar started to come loose after a few miles but everything else has been solid.

 

if I add skids and sliders do I have to run an aal to keep the rake?

 

Here’s a pic with better lighting.

 

Could we get some hub to fender measurements from you? I ask because I don’t see many 3rd gen access cabs around.

 

I told myself to get before measurements and I completely forgot to do it.

Front: Both sides are at 22”
Rear: Both sides are at 24-1/2”

**Measurements were taken in the garage, not on my angled driveway you see in pic**

That’s a lot more rake than it looks. I was surprised by that. I’m not too worried about the rake though. I’ll have a shell with roof rake and it still needs to settle. Good news is I still have room to go up one setting in the front eventually. Which I may need to when I get a hidden winch.

If I was to leave my truck as is (no shell or roof rack) I’d suggest going the 4/5 setting if you are getting the Dakar leaf pack. Which I recommend you do, it rides amazing.

 

I just install mine yesterday on a double cab 6/5 Dakar rear with 5160s. Measurements
Before 21 1/8. After 23 5/8 front
Before 22 1/4 After 24 1/8

 

Do you have the 2nd or 3rd gen 6112 ?

 

3rd gen.

 

I’ve had mine on for just over a month now and have not settled at all. The 6112s are on the highest setting and netted about 4” of lift on my DCSB. With the blocks on the back I’m sitting perfectly level and I’m clearing 285 75 16 tires.

 

As I mentioned earlier I got a set of 5160's to replace the 5100's. I installed them the other day. Getting the resi's on by myself was a pain especially on the muffler side! A little driveshaft grease on my neck and bumping my head into the rear end never hurt anyone! Just trying to see and get the things mounted to the frame. Anyhow its all good now. So far just on the street I cant feel much difference maybe just a tad firmer but I'm sure they will work much better off road. I did get 1.25" more droop due to the longer extended length which was one of the main reasons I wanted them. I've had one of the rear wheels off the ground several times so this will help. I didn't want to have to extend the bump stops for longer shocks, so these suited me well and they are the matching shocks for the 6112's up front. Plus they just look cool. The 6112's have settled about 1/4" since installing 1.5 years ago (3rd setting) I have about 3/4" rake now and its perfect. I hope I'm done with the suspension for a quite a while, no time for this anymore. PICS
before
after

how she sits now

 

Anyone have any feedback for those running 650 eibach spring with a steel front bumper/winch? I searched and not much feedback on how it rides with weight up front.

 

I noticed this on my drivers side yesterday. It slides up and down easily. But the passenger side it’s on the shock body. Ride hasn’t suffered at all.
Hard to tell but it looks like the top cap of the shock body. Anyone had this before?

 

Is that a washer? it almost looks like you lost the top little spacer that's under the washer and rubber bushing

 

It doesn’t seem to be a flat washer. It has multiple “levels” to it. Like it is a cap that fits into the top of the shock body. I have to get my last free service done on my truck soon so I’ll have the dealer look at it since they did they install.

 

They’re talking about the small little washer as shown in the picture it lets the lowest flat washer sit on top

 

yeah have them take a look see at it. they might have to disassemble and check the shock make sure nothing is damaged

 

The term in the instruction manual believe is an adapter . It goes adapter - flat washer - rubber - top cap , rubber , flat washer - nut - I have a brand new set of shocks at the house, that if you need a picture of the exact part close up I can get it for you when I get back home

 

Newbie here but have the 6112’s on my tundra. Have a 4x4 dbcab TRD off-road Tacoma now and about to put 6112’s on it.

Have read thru most of this but can find a chart showing lift based on the notch numbers. Can someone help me here?

Installing 285/70/17’s on Ray 10’s and would like to lift as little as possible to avoid clunking and keeping the ride as stock as possible while still fitting the tires without a lot of mods.

Thanks in advance.