will adjustable bilsteins work

I'm a new member......and this is my first post I have a 2012 sr5 4x4 dcsb and I want to level the truck not with spacers .,..I like the adjustable 5100 bilstein setup ..I'm am also getting a warn trans4mer grill guard ; brush guards and 9000lb winch ...will the billies support the weight and still level the truck with the rear if so which c-clip setting would work without makein my cv axles stressed ...I have the tsb leaf pack..

 

it would work, however the ride will be very rough. better set up would be OME springs (prob 886) and shocks. I tried the billies at 2.5 which is the highest lift setting, ended up adding the OME springs on the billies at the stock height setting. VERY noticable improvement. ALL of that being said, i also added the 2in AAL in the rear. From what i have read, billies at 1.5 will level a TSB truck. It will ride a bit rougher than stock due to the compressed spring.

I still think with the added weight in the front you may want to look into different set ups. I would just scroll through the suspension section and read up on stuff. Good Luck!

 

5100s will be perfect for leveling. I plan on doing this when I have the money. Set it at 1.75 if you have the TSB (4 leafs in the rear). Many people say its a much better ride with stock. I would go with 5100s in the rear as well for the best ride.

 

Sorry...than* stock

 

With the brush guard and winch I would recommend going with billies at 0 and buying some 885x's to pair up with them in the front for the added weight of the brush guard also, maybe look into buying a plate bumper not a brush guard.

 

Thanks for all the comments they have all been very informative..... will the ome 885 coils with billies at .0 support the weight and level the truck .....and also how much lift will the 885 coils give with the brush guard and winch on front

 

I have another question....will the ome 885 coils work with my stock struts up front or would that be to stiff

 

Can't use stock shocks with the 885's

 

It should be ok, but that is a lot of weight over stock. Normally you want to do a heavier spring when your putting 200lbs over stock. You may sag out the stock springs very quickly. People use different coils with the 5100's but the 5100's are valved to be used with stock coils. So they may wear out quicker.

Another option is Doing Icon or King Coil-overs with a 700lb spring. Ride will be better than stock and handle the weight and abuse. But it is a lot more than bilsteins.

You have options though.

 

That's what I thought...... I like the Billies all around front set at .0 and 885 setup.....

would that still level my truck out with the brush guard and winch that I had posted earlier

What would u suggest??

 

I honestly don't know. We don't do the OME coils. Maybe set at the .85 setting since they will sag out over time a bit

I know with the Icon's and 700lb coils you dont have to preload near as much as with the 650lbs that come on them.

 

Ok thanks for everyone's input it has all been very helpful ...I'm new with Tacoma's and tacoma world but I have caught on pretty quick to there suspensions by reading alot of forms on 2nd generation suspensions posted by all the Tacoma experts

I think I'm going with the billies all around front at .0 and ome 885s