Bilstein 5100s pics with settings

Did you ever get your rear done? Curious how it turned out. Looked good from those pics for just the front.

 

Not yet, soon. Still stock in the rear. I was considering adding a .75 spacer in the back and going up to 1.75 up front but I think I will just leave it alone lol.

 

Hey, lemme know if you want a new .75 Cornfed spacers. I went a diff route and they won’t refund, so they’re sitting in my garage. PM me & we can discuss $

 

ANYONE HERE HAVE 5100's SET HIGHER THAN LOWEST 0"/STOCK CLIP SETTING, AND RUNNING LIFT SPRINGS?
thx

 

I did on my Tacoma… used Dobinsons 314 then added a bumper and sagged a bit.. ok per Crikey Mike. BUT max it to 2nd from bottom. Otherwise use a bigger coil

 

Really happy with how this turned out, big thanks to TEQ Customs in Raleigh for their excellent service. I’d highly recommend them if you are in NC.

Bilstein 5100s, OME 884 front coils, Dobinsons 323 Rear coils, 275 Nitto Terra Grappler G3. 1.75 setting with half inch rear coils.

 

I had those rims on my taco. Gave them to a friend who had them powder coated and now I want them back-

 

That’s exciting, happy for ya!
Please report back on ride quality with your 5100’s clicked up to 1.75 setting; I run OME884’s on 5100’s as well but I’m at the lowest setting 0”.

*technically Bilstein recommends in the 5100 documentation to not set the strut to the higher ring grooves (leave at 0”) if you’re running lift springs, which you are. the lift springs are to do the lifting in theory. the selectable ring groove settings are intended to lift trucks running factory spring length. OME884’s are virtually same spring rate as factory springs as well. BUT, I am actually going to click my 5100’s up from 0” to the first ring very soon, so don’t listen to me lol

 

Crikey Mike advised me to do so on my Tacoma after adding a bumper…. Just more than 1 clip above bottom

 

Crikey Mike is a legend. That’s funny, I’m also cranking mine up one notch in anticipation of steel bumper (dom)

 

The spacing between each groove on the 5100 is 10 mm. The next groove up from stock results in 0.85" lift or almost 22 mm so 1.0 unit of lift at the strut is about 2.2 units at the wheel. I found this handy when guesstimating lift from the height of the strut assemblies.

 

whilw youre under there, upgrade those front bumpstops if havent already.