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My GX has Bilstein 5100s at all corners, using stock springs/front and airbags/rear. When installing the front the plan was to use Lowest (?) perch for stock height since no lift in rear, but - apparently some play existed with spring so the shop set perch 1 notch from the end. I'm not sure the terminology here, I wish I would have looked at them prior to the install just for my knowledge. Anyway, there is a slight lift up front from stock but not much. Below are two pics showing the rear at two height settings: Normal and High.
Hey man, thank you very much for taking those shots. Helps tremendously. To be clear you said they did NOT put the spring on the lowest perch they put it on the 2nd to the TOP PERCH, correct?
Originally Posted by Fluid
Wheel wells too dark from my iPhone pic, but I hope this gives you a general idea. I'm planning to swap rear airbags with OEM FJ springs in the next week or so. Current ride is too 'hard' from airbags. The rear/passenger side also lowers sometimes when the truck is off. Looks strange and bothers me.
So to be clear again are you saying after you did the Bilsteins you found that the ride quality was rough?
I am only planning on doing the Bilsteins in the FRONT ONLY, leaving everything else stock.
Hey man, thank you very much for taking those shots. Helps tremendously. To be clear you said they did NOT put the spring on the lowest perch they put it on the 2nd to the TOP PERCH, correct?
So to be clear again are you saying after you did the Bilsteins you found that the ride quality was rough?
I am only planning on doing the Bilsteins in the FRONT ONLY, leaving everything else stock.
Thanks again for all of your help here!!
1. Ride was improved by the 5100's - before the swap, the old/original ones were too "bouncy." The ride still needs improvement in the rear. I'm hoping rear springs in place of the airbags change current ride.
2. I don't know how the perches work since I haven't seen them. But my direction to the shop was to setup with no lift since rear is still stock. They said they had to move the perch 1-notch so I'm assuming that is 1-notch in the lifted direction. Does anyone have a pic of what the perch design looks like so I'll know??
My previous photo posts were too dark, below is another pic i took last night that shows the spacing available in the wheel wells. OEM springs/rear airbags with Bilstein 5100s.
So, i have the 5100's front and rear. Upfront, using the 0.85" perch. At first, I really liked the ride, due to it being better than the worn out stocks, but after a few months. The ride is pretty crap. It is really firm and bouncy, like a Jeep. I have 2 options, either go to the 4600, and lose the height gain from the 5100, or find another spring that can handle being loaded onto the 5100 at the 0.85" perch.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? For the record, the car sits nice and high, and is level, but the ride is very harsh.
softer shocks might do the trick, I don't think the stiffness is from the stock lexus springs, they are probably on the softer side. maybe OME shocks or another brand?
sounds like how most 4th gen 4runners ride.
bilstein 5100s with eibach from toyotec.. told the guys i need 3'' for gx470 in the front and 2.5'' in the rear.. metal tech conversion kit and diff. drop
bilstein 5100s with eibach from toyotec.. told the guys i need 3'' for gx470 in the front and 2.5'' in the rear.. metal tech conversion kit and diff. drop
Your GX looks great! It looks like you have Level 8 wheels. What is the width and offset of the wheels and what tires are your using? Thanks!
Your GX looks great! It looks like you have Level 8 wheels. What is the width and offset of the wheels and what tires are your using? Thanks!
yes sir! those are mk6 17x9 with -12 offset and over 4.5 backspacing. I liked the fn wheels six-shooters or te37s, but couldn't find a good deal, so went cheaper route! if i had to do it again i would get leve8 bully pro's those things are massive, but they hadn't come out with them yet! bilsteins are alright, but next time ill go with icons! you get what you pay for and I understand it now! its my first car ever and first suspension work which took me like 15hrs to complete.. had to figure a lot out that day! with the help of info on here and h8mud the process was easy, but taking the old suspension parts took hours of wrenching, hammering and cussing! got new rubber a couple of days ago
yes sir! those are mk6 17x9 with -12 offset and over 4.5 backspacing. I liked the fn wheels six-shooters or te37s, but couldn't find a good deal, so went cheaper route! if i had to do it again i would get leve8 bully pro's those things are massive, but they hadn't come out with them yet! bilsteins are alright, but next time ill go with icons! you get what you pay for and I understand it now! its my first car ever and first suspension work which took me like 15hrs to complete.. had to figure a lot out that day! with the help of info on here and h8mud the process was easy, but taking the old suspension parts took hours of wrenching, hammering and cussing! got new rubber a couple of days ago
What size tires are you running? Did you have a lot of rubbing with that wheel size and offset? Thanks!
get a little bit of rubbing when flexing on a turn when going fast. the tires size is 285/70/17.. planning on putting 1'' or 1,25'' spacers, because its rubbing on a body mount and don't fill like messing with body mount chopping
Hi just curious if this is normal, i installed bilstien 5100 (part#24239370) with stock gx spring coils and put it on the lowest level. It seems extremely high. Does this look right to anyone? Thx ahead for the opinion
10-12-15, 01:38 PM
