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Originally Posted by MZ2215
My front right started leaking around 70k miles (it's a '15, so they'd been in use for ~8 years) and I went with 5100's. Used the 2.5" clip on the front and a 1" cornfed spacer on the rear with the stock springs got me to .5" rake from back to front. The ride is firmer and the smaller road imprefections are more noticeable but overall I like the handling and feel a lot better.
As for extra parts, that's going to depend on what you're doing, but the mounts are the same so whether you're getting a pre-built unit or swapping your own springs over you basically unbolt one and the other goes back in the same spot with the same hardware. I got new upper mounts but after inspection re-used the stock ones. UCA's could be necessary depending on the lift height but there shouldn't be any issues getting alignment in spec with stock if you aren't lifting more than 1-2".
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as nice as XREAS is when it's working, I think the merits aren't worth the headache and cost down the road. if I could have gotten the limited without XREAS I would have. Toyota should have just bilstein 4600 for all trim levels except the TRD PRO... sometimes simpler is better.
when mine went out at 150k I thought about replacing with something else but that was right in the middle of covid when nothing was open and no one had any parts. so I had toyota just replace all 4 corners since minimal fluid was lost. next time they need to be replaced I won't be putting another XREAS in but hopefully that isn't for a long time
