Found out yesterday during a tire rotation that the rear bilstein 5160 shock is leaking on the drivers side. I picked up the set during the FJ TRD pro clearance sale 6 years ago. I put around 55-60k miles on these and light off roading.
Dont plan on changing out the the whole suspension, just the rear shocks. Looks like itll be in the price range of $500-600 most likely if the 5160 or fox 2.0 plus labor cost unless I give it a try.

What shocks would be good to replace it with?
5100?
5160 again?
fox 2.0
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2.0 Internal Reservoir Shocks

fox 2.0 non resi. pull the tire off, ratchet wrench for the top nut, its a pain.

I dunno...I have replaced right and left rear shocks on both a Tundra and a 4Runner. Neither one was a pain, and I'm not an expert mechanic. The ratcheting wrench is key however.

Thanks sounds like a diy project. Just not sure which shock or brand to go with yet. Like to keep it the same height .

A pair of 5160’s is cheap, and they are quick to swap yourself.

There is an updated version of the 5160’s out. Get those ones. You should be able to research what the updates are.

coming out with two part numbers which one would i need

Bilstein B8 5160 Shock Absorber (Left Rear) - 25-313154
Bilstein B8 5160 Shock Absorber (Right Rear) - 25-313130

or

B8 5160 - Suspension Shock Absorber
Part Number: 25-311211
B8 5160 - Suspension Shock Absorber
Part Number: 25-325096

looking at around 500-600 range for a pair of 5160,

when I need to replace the front I plan on going with the 6112 set up , would the fox 2.0 pair well?

I do like the feel of the current ride set up, after some reading the 5100s might be tad firmer than I would like. I do little to none off roading and the fox 2.0s seem more suitable for on road.


*looks like i have the 6112 already from the FJ trd pro suspension....stopped by a local 4x4 shop hopefully receive a quote soon. sales rep said labor is about 1 hour which wouldnt be bad. The B8 5160s reservoir is larger than the current one I have, he explained the 5100s are the same shocks just without the reservoir ? Also considering the fox 2.0

Previous forum years ago
2x 6112 front shocks
2x 600 pound front coils
2x 5160 rear shocks

What are the differences in those? Call bilstein.

I’m still running the stock struts and shocks at 130K miles.

Ride is terrible n I’ll be replacing them soon, but zero leaks from the stock shocks.

Just keep reading about leaky expensive aftermarket shocks at 40-50K.


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parts will break, these were the toyota tuned shocks for the FJ cruiser. Thinking Ill stick with the 5160s for similar ride quality, the 5100s are tad cheaper.

The rear pair of updated 5160’s is $380 from wheelers.

Hardly “expensive” at $190 each.

Fox 2.0s are $350 for a pair of rear shocks. I'm very happy with mine front and rear for the price point. I did the rears myself and had a shop do the front since I have KDSS and didn't feel like waiting until I had the time to tear into it/kinda just didn't care to do it.

Install in the rear on the passenger side went easy. Drivers side the top nut was a PITA. Lot's of PB Blaster and 3 separate days/attempts and the top nut finally spun free. There really isn't much room to get a wrench on the nut and holding the shock from spinning is tough. Then, bench pressing the shock into place was fun too on a garage floor. But, it saved me the labor. I was almost just going to cut it off, but really wanted to keep the stock stuff just in case.

Long story short....It's easy. Just give yourself a week of PB Blasting those top nuts.

are these the older model ? I did find them on the site and trying to find more info. but price is good vs the $250-295 each

The answer is in the quote of mine you used. Gotta read man.

lol thanks, I’ll see if i can get a price match from a local shop if not I’ll place an order. There is a 10% off coupon for them too bringing it to $342