11-29-2011, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mireland4390
Yea I'm ordering 5100's all the way around and keeping the stock springs. Will def upgrade to fj coils eventually.
Was just gonna ask where everyone got theirs from so I can try to find te best price. The best price I've found so far is $352 with free shipping on shockwarehouse.com
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Call these guys, the full set for the fj/4runner is not listed on their website.
Bilstein Pre-Load Adjustable 5100 Series Shocks
They have them as a set of 4 for $299 shipped. I got mine from there last month through their ebay store.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bilstein-RCD...81591153583728
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11-29-2011, 12:26 PM
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I'm not sure of the difference in price (or your budget) but just thinking for the future I'd just spring for the 5100's instead of HD's as it will give you the opportunity to lift the front if you want down the road. The 5100's aren't expensive at all. Just a thought...
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12-16-2011, 11:27 AM
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I threw on a set of Daystar 1.5" rear spacers on the FJ coils to raise up the back. If you will see the pic I posted earlier in this thread, my 2wd V6 was a little nose high after I installed the 5100s at .85" and a set of FJ coils. What do you think? My dad teases me the truck is playing seesaw with me...front down, front up, front down. I think I am getting close though and it rides great. Just need a set of tires to go with the lift.
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12-16-2011, 12:31 PM
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That looks just right to me. I like a little rake. I think you may have it 
I've got a set of 5100's sitting here next to me that I hope to get in this weekend. I can't wait to see how they ride.
The only catch is my daughters car needs some work and I have been tapped this weekend to fix it :-(.
Hopefully I can knock hers out and then install the 5100's
Nice work. Best regards, Doug
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12-16-2011, 01:05 PM
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That looks just right to me. I like a little rake. I think you may have it
I've got a set of 5100's sitting here next to me that I hope to get in this weekend. I can't wait to see how they ride.
The only catch is my daughters car needs some work and I have been tapped this weekend to fix it :-(.
Hopefully I can knock hers out and then install the 5100's
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I'm the same way. I've had my 5100's sitting in my room for like 2 weeks and am finally getting around to installing them on Tuesday. Can't wait!!!!
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12-19-2011, 06:32 PM
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Dougtoms01 and Mireland4390 - Good luck with your installs!
Another quick pic...Went to get an alignment and just so happens that a stock '05 was in the parking lot. I wish I had taken a better side pic showing the difference in the stance, but you can still tell that my truck is much flatter and noticeably lifted. The tech even made a comment that he liked it.
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12-19-2011, 06:53 PM
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Looks good.
I put the 5100's on the rear yesterday, but I couldn't tell much difference. Maybe a little stiffer.
Hopefully I'll notice more handling change when I do the fronts. Have to wait about a week until I get the money for alignment again. I guess I'll save for the Firestone Lifetime deal :-)
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12-19-2011, 09:59 PM
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Looks good.
I put the 5100's on the rear yesterday, but I couldn't tell much difference. Maybe a little stiffer.
Hopefully I'll notice more handling change when I do the fronts. Have to wait about a week until I get the money for alignment again. I guess I'll save for the Firestone Lifetime deal :-)
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Yea you will notice a much larger difference when you do the fronts. I did my rears the night before I did the fronts.
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12-22-2011, 10:18 AM
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Just wanted to drop my 2 cents in...
I put Bilstein 5100s all the way around with stock springs and the fronts set at .85, and I am completely in love with the setup. Better ride, better handling and the rake is dang near level. There are pics in my profile albums.... Love these things!
I may go to FJ springs and raise the front one more notch someday, but for now I'm extremely happy.
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12-22-2011, 11:55 AM
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Just wanted to drop my 2 cents in...
I put Bilstein 5100s all the way around with stock springs and the fronts set at .85, and I am completely in love with the setup. Better ride, better handling and the rake is dang near level. There are pics in my profile albums.... Love these things!
I may go to FJ springs and raise the front one more notch someday, but for now I'm extremely happy.
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Noticed that you have BFG AT T/A KO 265/70/17. Did you encounter any rubbing issues, etc.?
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Noticed that you have BFG AT T/A KO 265/70/17. Did you encounter any rubbing issues, etc.?
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No rubbing whatsoever. These have been my favorite tires for over a decade, and I used them on my 99 Tacoma before the 4runner, getting 60-80K on them before replacing. When I installed them on my 4runner before the Bilsteins, they filled the wheel-wells too much but still didn't rub at all. I wouldn't go any bigger than 265/70/17 though, at least the way I'm set up now, without worrying about rubbing....
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12-23-2011, 11:08 AM
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Looks great Skyykeeper!!!!!!!!
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Quote:
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Yea I'm ordering 5100's all the way around and keeping the stock springs. Will def upgrade to fj coils eventually.
Was just gonna ask where everyone got theirs from so I can try to find te best price. The best price I've found so far is $352 with free shipping on shockwarehouse.com
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If you have patience then wait until some used ones pop up. I bought all four FJ coils and two front spacers from another member here for about $140 shipped. Some people have got them even cheaper and a few got them for free from FJ guys swapping out their suspension before this became a popular mod. Watch the classifieds on this site and on the FJ sites. A lot cheaper option than buying new if you can get them from a low mileage FJ. You'll want to make sure that they came from a 4x4 FJ too, otherwise I don't think they will give you any additional lift. Check out ARK_SWAMP_RIDER's suspension thread. He has compiled a lot of this information quite nicely.
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12-23-2011, 09:23 PM
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I just bought Bilstein 5100's for $300 shipped. ajusa,com
I bought 1.5" rear daystar + 1" front Daystar for $80 shipped, Streetsideauto.com
Waiting awhile for the fj coils, but FJforum classifieds is the best place as said.
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