Bilstein 8112 Series with 8100

DrBarGnarLovesTacos · Sep 10, 2023

Tyler_93 said: ↑

Just got mine a few days ago. Huge improvement over the 6112s I had before.

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Just ordered mine from WheelEveryWeekend. I can't wait to install them. Which leaf pack did you go with?

Tyler_93 · Sep 10, 2023

DrBarGnarLovesTacos said: ↑

Just ordered mine from WheelEveryWeekend. I can't wait to install them. Which leaf pack did you go with?
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I’m just running the stock leafs for now. I’ll probably end up getting a deaver j66 pack though. Wheeler’s actually has it on sale right now for almost half price. The only added weight I have is a lomax bed cover and I usually only haul my mountain bikes to the trail so it should work out pretty good for my needs. What rear shocks did you get? The bypass or the smooth body’s?

DrBarGnarLovesTacos · Sep 10, 2023

Tyler_93 said: ↑

I’m just running the stock leafs for now. I’ll probably end up getting a deaver j66 pack though. Wheeler’s actually has it on sale right now for almost half price. The only added weight I have is a lomax bed cover and I usually only haul my mountain bikes to the trail so it should work out pretty good for my needs. What rear shocks did you get? The bypass or the smooth body’s?
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I got the bypasses with adjusters. I'm going with the Deaver U402 Stage 2 leaf springs. I have a lot of weight in the back, Camper Shell, Prinsu cap rack, and 270 awning from Overland Vehicle Systems. I haul around my dirtbike on a hitch carrier and camp a lot. I think if you don't have a lot of weight the j66 will let the shocks do most of the work. At least that's what I've heard while researching these shocks.

Wero94 · Oct 4, 2024

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I was a product engineer at Bilstein for a couple years and had the chance to test the full product line on my 2nd gen. I was also actively involved in ride tuning. Here's a quick summary of my experience. Let me know if you have any questions!
4600-5100, not much of a noticable difference. You get some extra travel but wont really notice it and ride quality is similar.
5100-6112, A good amount more control on the front, better ride quality off road and slightly more harshness on road.
6112 - 8100, Massive Difference. I first put on the 8100s on the rear and kept the 6112s on the front to see what changing one variable at a time would feel like. The 8100 on the rear was mind blowing, I was able to hit large dips in the road at highway speeds and could not feel the rear bottom out, I would feel the front bottom out slightly. Then I put the 8112 on the front with the 8100 still on the rear and I'd say the truck felt 20% better and more resistant to bottom out with about the same ride quality as the 6112 in terms of harshness over small bumps. You can hear the jounce and rebound zones actuating on the 8112 to a small extent but it is only noticeable if you're really feeling for it and on paved roads.

In summary, the 8100 on the rear was the single biggest improvement. If you're on a budget, go 6112 and 8100 rear
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I got my 8112 installed . I use to have the 6112 trd Bilstein kit for the front and rear .
Front shocks has a mid travel camburg system . I want to pair the back with tje 8100 but don’t know if by pass body or non. And the rxt leaf park or do the under leaf package from camburg

Wero94 · Oct 4, 2024

eurowner said: ↑

I have Stage 2 Deavers with 8100 about 2.5" of 'lift' and no problems.[/

Wero94 said: ↑

I got my 8112 installed . I use to have the 6112 trd Bilstein kit for the front and rear .
Front shocks has a mid travel camburg system . I want to pair the back with tje 8100 but don’t know if by pass body or non. And the rxt leaf park or do the under leaf package from camburg
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Smoth body ?
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memario1214 · Oct 4, 2024

Wero94 said: ↑

I got my 8112 installed . I use to have the 6112 trd Bilstein kit for the front and rear .
Front shocks has a mid travel camburg system . I want to pair the back with tje 8100 but don’t know if by pass body or non. And the rxt leaf park or do the under leaf package from camburg
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Do you have any load carrying capacity needs? Spring under is cool, but your ability to handle load kind of goes to the birds. We’ve had a lot of folks pair 8100s with Icon RXTs with good success. The bypasses are the longest of the bunch so they’ll give you the greatest travel characteristics.

Wero94 · Oct 4, 2024

memario1214 said: ↑

Do you have any load carrying capacity needs? Spring under is cool, but your ability to handle load kind of goes to the birds. We’ve had a lot of folks pair 8100s with Icon RXTs with good success. The bypasses are the longest of the bunch so they’ll give you the greatest travel characteristics.
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Usually my trunk it’s empty . The only adding weight would be the rear tyres install and the my rear steel bumper nothing else. Thinking to adding hellwig sway bar for the rear . I love to do around 120km on the highway in Cabo .

Wesdan13 · Nov 3, 2024

Lamarsh said: ↑

I know you posted this a year ago, but I was wondering if you could weigh in on the noises my 8112 and (to a less extent) 8100s make. I hear quite a loud clunk noise when going very slow (5-10mph) over bumpy pavement. I think it is much louder when the shock fluid is very cold (I live in Michigan). I have been trying to figure this out for 3 months since I installed the shocks, and I am very sure the sound is coming from the shocks. Bilstein thinks it might be the internal bump stop hitting the upper compression stop because I am out of the ride zone, however they were factory set to the highest setting permissible for my specific truck (on the table, it is still within Bilstein's recommended ride heights for my truck). They advised I lower it one setting (which is about 1/4" less of exposed threads), which I did this past weekend, and it still makes the noise.

Just curious if you have any input here, as I'm trying to figure all this out.
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I’ve been chasing a similar noise in my recently I stalled 8112s and I can’t get rid of it. Some folks say it could be bad front body mounts which kinda does and doesn’t make sense since they didn’t make noise previously. Though, I guess with stiffer suspension, I can kinda see where it would maybe impact the body mounts since some are known wear out very early on. Curious if you found a fix for yours?

eurowner · Nov 4, 2024

Wesdan13 said: ↑

I’ve been chasing a similar noise in my recently I stalled 8112s and I can’t get rid of it.
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Do you still have the stock Tacoma lower shock mounting bolts that are half-shouldered/stepdown? If you do, replace them with OEM Toyota 4Runner lower bolts or 303 Shock Services' bolt kit https://www.303shockservices.com/product-page/toyota-lower-shock-bolt-set

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