Shock Talk Ep. 4 The Dynamic Duo: BILSTEIN's 6112 and 5160 Shocks Explained 

Just curious what adjustable height you put on 6112 to accommodate your bumper and winch. Thanks.

@@JL-fly7 I’m running a new suspension now. When I had my 6112’s I was top settings for 2” of lift with 1/4” spacers on 650 coils with bumper and winch to keep lift. I lost 1/2” of lift when installing bumper and winch. That’s why I used the 1/4” spacers to regain lift. Hope this helps Dino

@@71tattooguy Certainly! That makes perfect sense. Thinking getting a steel bumper after suspension. Winch, not sure cuz don’t want to go too crazy on over landing. But 2 in. Set up upfront shall accommodate for bumper and long term settle down. Curious what is ur new suspension setup.

I’m running Kings now super stoked

@@71tattooguy That's awesome!

How comfortable are they on the highways?

@@Amokof comforts kind of subjective. They are firm but compliant. They soak up high speed stuff really well, and bigger stuff. On small road stuff you'll feel it like any Bilstein.

Would you prefer gray or clear over the zinc?

Really depends on your budget, but 6112/5160 gets you a great ride on and off-road and can handle all but the most high-speed desert running.

@@SvonSeggern thanks. I will not be using my daily truck as s high speed desert runner. Eventually I'll buy another truck specifically for off-road and desert fun.

6112s are very plush on-road. We tune our aftermarket dampers to our spec's; Toyota specifies OE damping ride and handling.

How is it? I'm waiting on mine to get here.

Amazing! Dirt king upper control arms added. Stock 20’s with 285 65 20 Ko2. My truck rides like a Denali or a high country.

Fantastic! We are super excited about those. Let us know your thoughts once they’re installed and you get some time with them!

@bilsteinUS any update on the new B8 Terrasports for 2019 3.6l outback? I lent my car to you guys last year to fit and develop the new shocks and I'm hoping to snag a set soon..

@@nostrajoshmus Do we still have your car?

@stevevonseggern6934 negative lol.. ryan crane got what he needed and returned the car pretty quickly

Hi, we actually had two different shock setups for the FJ depending on year. There was a silver shock that was a smaller 46mm diameter with a non-reservoir shock in the rear so that would be comparable to our 4600’s front and rear. However, there was also a larger 60mm front shock and that was coupled with a reservoired 46mm shock in the rear which would be most comparable to our 6112/5160 combo. The best way to tell which OEM setup your car has is to check if the rear shock has a reservoir, if so you essentially have 6112/5160’s. If your shocks are all non reservoired, you have 4600’s. If you are currently rocking the 4600 equivalents, then installing the 6112’s and 5160’s will net you a huge upgrade to offroad performance! If you already have the reservoired stock Bilstein’s, then performance will be similar with the new shocks as it was when the truck was new, but after 107k miles, I am sure your ride quality has decreased slightly as the shocks have aged so a fresh set will also be an upgrade for you!

@@bilsteinUS I have the oem non-reservoir rears. Can't wait for the upgrade.

Yes, Junior corrected himself at 40:02

Yes, that’s correct.

Broncos are coilover front and rear

Using those notches will only result in too much spring pre-load without any additional lift or usable travel.

@@stevevonseggern6934 how could I safely achieve mote lift?

@@RickG13 Actually with more research we found you're fine to go all the way up because of your uniball upper. It won't allow the knuckle to contact the spring.

@stevevonseggern6934 that's amazing news! Since the bilstein instructions don't give numbers for the top 3 notches, what would the very top notch get me to? (Well... get a truck with stock LCAs I should say) From what I can tell, for my truck, each notch goes up .4 of an inch. But that's just me trying to understand it. What would be a good notch for me to get level given my situation? (5100s at the very top with oem spring got me level before the LCAs install) By the way thank you so much for looking into this for me. I've been desperate for help

@@RickG13 It’ll be about 2.7 over stock height

But maybe the mounting points on the H2 axle are different? And if you'd like to match that front 5165 in the back you'd need to know extended and collapsed lengths to find the correct 5165. Did you change the rear shocks when you mounted the new rearend?

Hey August thanks for the reply! Yep I definitely want to match the fronts. Factory shocks bolt right in, I had to hack all link bracket junk off the H2 axle and burned in a leaf swap kit from Barnes. I made the width of the lower shock bracket same as factory and it’s in about the exact same location +- .5”. Extended is 24.5” Collapsed is 14.25” Static 19”