I apologize if this isn't posted in the right place. I'm new to the forum....
Hello - I think I made a dumb mistake and had a question pertaining to it. I have a bone stock (heresy, I know) unlifted 1999 4runner 4WD MT and the shocks are OEM with 158k miles. I do not ever plan to lift or modify the vehicle outside of the stock specs. I did some research and thought the Bilstein 5100's would be a suitable replacement given this is no longer a daily driver and it is used on overland trips on rough forest service roads deep in the Montana/Idaho backcountry.
After ordering the 5100's thinking I would be fine leaving them in the stock setting I read this on Bilsteins academy site, "The B8 5100 ride height adjustable shock should only be used for those looking to level the truck, if they want to maintain stock height they should use the B6 4600. The B6 4600 will always ride better at stock height vs. the B8 5100 ride height adjustable set at stock height. The B8 5100 ride height adjustable has been tuned for a preloaded coil spring".
So I blew it, but I don't want to incur the prohibitive return shipping costs. Do you think the 5100's still be workable for the use case I presented. Though I will be using it mainly on dirt , it always has to be driven on pavement to get there. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Greg