Bilstein 8112 Coilovers?

Rebuuld for the rears involves removal, down time on truck, often shipping, add it up and its the same price as buying new. But to each his own.

 

No I get it unless you have the tools and the know how at home to do it, it doesn't really make sense on a DD or street driven vehicle unless it's a secondary vehicle or you buy spares to swap to while the others are being rebuilt. I get your point and it's a very good one.

 

I think a bunch of folks bought BP's cause they were the new shiny thing. My only complaint after a year with them is the adjusters. Other than that the ride is fantastic.

 

I think it's good to have more competition in the market place. I like Bilstein. It seems they have different part numbers for driver and pass side. They must have tuned one side differently.

Nah.. You can drive around without rear shocks I did it for a couple weeks a few years ago. I couldn't hardly tell they were missing. lol

 

Bilstein's have treated my truck pretty well (can't complain) over the years. Unfortunately, I have already purchased my next shock replacements, but at the time I was hoping these would come to market. Too bad they were too slow :/

 

Wonder why they didn't make the shock body threaded for ride height adjustment?

 

Never mind. After looking closer you adjust them at the bottom.

 

I have had two '92 VW JETTA GTX ... one still sits in my garage ... 2.0L 16V Bosch Motronic, factory recaro seats and BBS wheels. I had an H&R cup kit on the last one, sway bars, built engine, intake, exhaust, momo steering wheel. What an outstanding, seat-of-your-pants driving experience. Nothing like carving up turnpikes heel-and-toe shifting with the rev-happy 16V wailing away.

Awesome.

 

Well these are nice

 

Just got these 8112s in stock
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-bilstein-8112-coilovers.532739/#post-17085940

 

Link fails...

 

What trouble do you have with the adjusters?

 

One of the rings on the drivers rear had some road grit or something stuck in it. I bent one of the spanners trying to adjust it. ARB sent me a new wrench and suggested running a hose over it and adjust. Rinse and repeat. It appears to have worked.

 

http://www.rogue-offroad.com/product-p/41-269282-41-269299.htm

 

Tim just had to replace his F strut lower bushing/bearing and bolt they were nasty!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sandman614s-expoenough-build.141353/page-69#post-17307270

 

That looks nasty. It stuff like that rusty bearing that makes me slightly happy to live in the boring weather zone that is Seattle.

 

But it's wet there. He does wheel the truck quite a bit. Just something to keep an eye out for.

 

I will definitely check.