singletrackftw
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OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
Another Bilstein 5100 question
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OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
I posted on another thread regarding your Crown King trip. Your truck looks great! I have a 2016 trail with KDSS that hopefully sometime soon I will be lifting. I have a full set of 5100s ready for install and just the other day I placed an order for the Wheeler T-13 rear coil's. I'm hoping I can set the front to 1.75 with these rear coil's and look something sorta similar to your set up. Again your truck looks very good.Here are a couple of shots with a lot of rear weight loaded in my truck and the OME
895e/883 + 5100 combo (fronts have a 10mm top strut spacer too).
I have been getting a lot of questions on this setup and it's incredible and perfect for a DD and very capable off road. Not too stiff & probably not gnarly enough to handle heavy steel bumpers but everything else = perfect
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
I like your roof rack also. I've seen that on quite a number of other 4runners. Is that the Gobi stealth rack and ladder? I think my wife would approve…
MidWesT4R
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OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
Hey Tyler. You think this stance would be similar to a 1.75/1 setup? I know the ride quality would lack with spacer vs springs, but would the appearance be similar?
p.s do the 5100s come with new bushings/washers?
MeefZah
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I suppose it depends on weight being carried. For my purposes, the answers are yes, no. But I only have 50 pounds of shit back there most of the time.
Hoping to get some opinions on this.
I used my T4R trail as a work truck, the rear seats have been taken out. I've taken a ton of ground to fender measurements in the past with rear seats in, now with rear seats out, full tank, half tank, etc on as flat ground as possible
My truck consistently sits lower of the drivers front than passenger front. Average is about 3/8-1/2" lower.
The rear of the truck is more variable, most of the time the driver's rear is lower than the passenger rear but not always... Generally the sides are pretty closely matched but occasionally will get a wide swing one side to the other.
Question is has anyone set the Bilsteins 5100 at 0.85 (first step) on the driver's front and 0 on the passenger front?
Alternatively has anyone set them at 1.75 on the driver's front and 0.85 on the passenger front with the Cornfed spacers behind (I assume the height correction longer side goes on driver's rear?)
I want to keep the forward rake.
Basically can I correct the front lean by staggering the front Bilsteins?
I used my T4R trail as a work truck, the rear seats have been taken out. I've taken a ton of ground to fender measurements in the past with rear seats in, now with rear seats out, full tank, half tank, etc on as flat ground as possible
My truck consistently sits lower of the drivers front than passenger front. Average is about 3/8-1/2" lower.
The rear of the truck is more variable, most of the time the driver's rear is lower than the passenger rear but not always... Generally the sides are pretty closely matched but occasionally will get a wide swing one side to the other.
Question is has anyone set the Bilsteins 5100 at 0.85 (first step) on the driver's front and 0 on the passenger front?
Alternatively has anyone set them at 1.75 on the driver's front and 0.85 on the passenger front with the Cornfed spacers behind (I assume the height correction longer side goes on driver's rear?)
I want to keep the forward rake.
Basically can I correct the front lean by staggering the front Bilsteins?
MeefZah
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No. While it is technically possible it won't ride right and won't sit right either. If the lean is an issue then you have to replace springs or use spacers.
singletrackftw
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Thank you! Yes I imagine that would have a similar looking setup compared to mine. Considering mine has a 2" rear and about a 2.5" front lift! Yessir it's the Gobi stealth no-rise front with the Gobi ladder
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
singletrackftw
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Yes, similar I'd imagine! No I don't believe they typically come With hardware because it's not necessary
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
singletrackftw
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Correct! Bilstein are set to 0 up front meaning I don't have any lift up front from the bilstein struts. All of my front lift is from my coils and a small 10mm top strut spacer! 2.5" front and 2" rear lift
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
singletrackftw
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No, and that is a very bad idea for my dynamic standpoint of how the truck might handle. Just do what I did and buy a very inexpensive old man emu polyurethane trim packer for a few bucks and have it installed in the drivers rear coil
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
sn_85
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Apples to oranges. That's the 6112. This is the 5100 that he's talking about.
Where are the 10mm spacers located and what is the point of using thise?
singletrackftw
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If you only use the 883 coils up front you will get right at about 2" of lift. I wanted a hair more lift and the OME top strut spacers fit that bill really great and they don't affect preload or travel or anything, just a small spacer on top of the strut that will get your fronts above 2" but at or below 2.5"
https://wheelersoffroad.com/product...7513/old-man-emu/poly-10mm-lift-enhancer-kit/
OME 895E/883 + Bilstein 5100 | GOBI stealth | RCI alum front skid | FN Countersteer X | BFG KO2 265's | AVS hood visor | morimoto 4300k 50w HID + nokya yellow fogs & DRL's
jbooth07
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I'm running a leveling kit on stock susp, same dimension tires and "lift" as you described, yesterday I put my tires and transmission in the same position (lock left) and noticed very minor rubbing like you heard. I turned the wheel about a quarter turn right and it stopped. You're rarely in that position and won't affect much at all. I wheel almost every weekend with this setup and have never rubbed while crawling.
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