Bilstein 6112

If you ever want to meet up, I live in western mass, Springfield area, and have the 6112's with 5160's and medium dakars on my sec gen. I know its a sec gen but it can at least give you an idea of the feel, drive, and ride height.....

 

Thank man. Might take you up on that. I’m actually supposed to have some guys from here install it all (with me watching/helping/learning) in MA.

 

Are the driveshaft vibes more of an issue with Dakars because they give more lift than the AALs?

 

You getting installed from Levi in Florence?

 

I would say too much on 4/5 considering what I experienced with that setup. I never have had anything but top notch setup though. 5/6 is a must IMO with Dakar med. To me its factory rake and measured as such at 5/6. As they say though no guarantees . I like a bit of rake to any sag especially with weight or towing.

 

Do you have any armor or other non stock weight?

 

I think so. His buddy tacobell007 here recommended him or himself

 

Yeah. Maybe I should just do the AAL

 

No armor or extra weight on the regular....yet.

 

If you have ANY plans to armor up your truck or add anything to the bed (bed rack, RTT, bumpers, cap, etc.) I'd go ahead and get Dakars. I wish I would've gone straight to Dakars instead of the 3-leaf kit.

The 3 leaf does exactly what it's supposed to do, but sooner or later that factory pack is going to start sagging and you'll be disappointed.

 

Well my issue is that I’m only planning on a 1.5” lift on the front, so the Dakars would be too high in the back. I’ve heard it’s not recommended taking a leaf out of the Dakars either

 

Ah, okay. I was thinking you were maxing out the front. Yeah a 3 leaf will serve your well for a number of years. It greatly improves the ride, too. You'll be happy.

 

I would max it out but seems many advised me against it if I want a decent ride.

 

Here are Bilstein 6112 at 4/5 with Dakar Mediums leafs with 5160 in the rear with 255/80/17's around 1.5-1.7 inch lift after settling. I've not run them at 5/6 but some say they work well and some say the ride a bit stiff. Figure the canopy weighs at least 150 lbs plus a bedmat and some gear in the back.

 

What control arms did you go with?

 

Thanks man, looks good. How did it look without the topper and extra stuff? Also, im assuming since you have bigger tires the lift would look even bigger if you had stock wheels and tires?

 

I like it - the rear feels more controlled and not stiff at all. Handles loads much better. I did the lift after I had the canopy on so it would probably be closer to 2 inches in the rear with dakar medium leafs. Here's a photo of the truck and lift with stock wheels/tires

 

Can i be experiencing drive vibes from only the front passenger at random speeds. It seems to happen less after an alignment

 

Of course. Bad camber will always cause vibrations, similar to an out of balance tire.

 

I know people say you don’t need to change your UCAs under 2”. Your eventually going to run into problems with alignment of rubbing. Just change them out.