Tacoma Bilstein 5100 Front/Rear Suspension Install
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- Step-by-step instructions for installing Bilstein 5100 suspension install for a 2nd Gen Toyota Tacoma. As lift kits go this is probably the best budget lift kit I have installed. The Bilstein 5100 shocks are a perfect all-around shock that has survived the test of time. This kit works with the Old Man Emu heavy-duty springs to give the front a 2.8" lift.
We also added SPC upper control arms to give us the much-needed adjustability to get back to the sock ride quality. They also have an upgrade greaseable ball and they're trademarked xAxis sealed flex joints
In the rear, you have a few different options from a spacer to added leaves, or a completely new leaf pack. We went with Icon added leaves to give us that one inch of lift to match the height of the front. If you're going to carry a lot of weight in the rear of your truck or change it over to a full-fledge overland rig I would suggest the new leaf pack.
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Bilstein 5100 Install
00:00 Intro
00:15 Overview of the Kit
01:44 Disassembly of Spindle
03:49 Removing Coil-Over
04:29 Installing Bilstein 5100 Coil-Over
05:10 Removing UCA
07:18 Installing SPC UCA
09:20 Setting up Spindle
11:23 Rear suspension Overview
12:20 Removing the overload leaf
16:33 Grinding away leaf clip
18:05 Installing new Icon leafs
20:21 Installing U-Bolts
21:26 Installing Rear Shocks
22:40 Removing E-Brake Bracket
23:10 Completion Overview
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Great presentation skills, with well paced explanations and no BS. Instructions were on point and explanations as to why made sense.
Thanks, appreciate the feedback
Thanks
@@SnailTrail4x4would you uave a shop/s in California, i am looking into upgrading my 2014 tacoma stock suspension.
I wonder if you have added aftermarket coils with 5100? I’m running with stock coil but having noise issues when make turns.
I like that you take the time to put out the torque specs... I'm famous for over tighten/ breaking stuff
This is the exact lift I have that I’m putting on my Tacoma next week... thank you so much for the informative straight forward video..!!
How do you like it 2 years later? I am doing this to my 4 runner just a bit diff setup in the back
Great documentation on this work. Will make my kit install super easy.
Ok, I’ve watched maybe 50 videos on this subject... you nailed it with the best descriptions on problems I’ll run into
Awesome, thanks for the feedback
Bilstein is my jam. I love how reliable they are.. very user friendly . I've installed them on several vehicles . Never ever had a failure.And they just look cool
I just installed 5100s plus the ICON AAL and airbags. I had my laptop next to the truck with this video queued up for reference. Thanks so much for a super digestible step-by-step
How do you like them?
@@4xhoser this is the first time I’ve modified the suspension on any of the trucks I’ve owned so I don’t have a huge breadth of experience to draw from but so far I really like the kit. Gave me about a 2” lift in the rear, the 5100s, AAL and airbags were pretty easy to install in my driveway w basic tools and the airbags especially have made a huge difference when towing my camp trailer. The kit overall significantly improved the ride when not towing.
Wow, thanks for taking the time to video the installation.
You're welcome
Great video and a great looking lift kit. TrailTacoma is going to be awesome. Looking forward to more content. Happy New Year!
Happy new years to you
Great video! I'm about to do this install on my nephew's 2005 and your video is perfect with bolt sizes and torque specs! I'll definitely have this pulled up to follow along as I go.
Did you ever do the install? Howd it go?
@@mr.skeltal3730 yes, did it like the following week. Went super smooth with no issues.
This is the perfect fit for my 2015 TRD OFF-ROAD, I'VE been looking for a lift nothing too overkill and this should give me the stance and clearance i want for my truck
It's a great kit
Thank you for the great video and for including the torque values!
Excellent tutorial! You’re gifted in your instructional skills. Very well done.
Great video - thanks for putting out there so we can get this done ourselves!
I really like the kit, it's rides almost as smooth as stock
FYI: I used the Bilstein 5100 series on my 2018 Tundra Limited 4x4 w/Premium Package.
It has had no effect whatsoever on my TSS system. Even though the dealers tell people not to modify the suspension.
Great video!
Awesome note, thanks so much for letting everyone know
I’m wanting to do this soon! Thank you dude 🤘🏼
Happy to help
Awesome video, this is exactly what I’m looking for!
Haha two words never go together, budget and lift. I have bilstein on my 4runner, never wear out. Great vid!
Disagree, you can have a budget lift or an expensive lift. This ones on the cheaper side
Budget doesn’t mean crap. You can have expensive lift that is crap just as easily as a budget lift that is quality
Nice vid! I like the bolt size and torque spec pop-ups!
Thanks
Thanks for sharing brother awesome job ❤
This is so well done. Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome Pala4833. Thanks for commenting and letting me know.
thanks for the video. I just installed one on my tacoma. The video helps a lot
This is a great kit that we love having installed on our Tacoma!
We really enjoy it as well. Thanks for commenting
Great Details ! Thank you !!1
I added KSP upper control arms, add a leaf for the rear and full Bilstein 5100 on my 4x4 Nissan Titan. I can’t imagine the ride any better.
Awesome
Agreed Great budget lift. Love my set up as well. SPC’s 🤘🏻
Did you have a hard time getting them aligned
@@SnailTrail4x4 No not all at with the SPC’s
Agree. It's a great budget lift.
Thanks 👍
I have the bilstein 5100/Spc combo upfront then bilstein/OME in the rear for my v8 4Runner. It’s getting installed next week!
Great video!
Thanks
Thanks for your video great job 🥰👍.
Thanks dude. Used this video for install instructions on my 09. Very useful info
Excellent video.
Thanks
Such a great tutorial and informative video. Thanks for putting all this together! Just a question tho, have you ever experienced any vibes after a 3 in lift? I head lots of had that issue after lifting. 9 out of 10 times, the issue is solved by changing ECGS CV axle bushing. Thanks in advance.
Probably the best video I have ever seen.... 🤙🏼
Great video. What notch is the clip on the front struts? I already have the springs on my Tacoma with ome struts. Had them for almost 8 years. They are ok but the bilstines are a great value.
Great video
Thanks
Did you have to get the extended brake lines when you bought this kit?
I love the video my man. Thank you, very educational, I feel like I can do this to my truck now after watching this. I do have one question, I feel like the new control arms are super thin? Is it just me?
They seam thin but they are plenty strong.
What spring did you use on the front and what Hight did you set the shock to?
You did a simply excellent job of both talking and explaining and working at the same time. Props to you and your helpers. Your lighting and sound and camera shots were just excellent.. i have been in broadcast tv for 43 years and honestly am impressed how awesome you did.
I have a sequoia 07 last year of gen 1. You know if this change / lift is similar to mine. Or maybe you dont.
How did you preset the billstein 5100 shocks ? For max lift ? And what is your opinion of the bilstein and OME parts ??
Would you do this the same way again ??? Or change anything ??
Your truck looks way cleaner than my 07 from wisconsin.. rust and wear wise..
How many floor jacks would be best ?? And mid size or large milwaukee impact drivers ??
Lastly. What tires and size are they ?? And if you tested the setup off road what are your impressions of ride and ability.
What actual ground clearance did you change ? 10 inches to 12.75 " or what . I assume you measured.
Thanks so much for your excellent work. Appreciate it.
Please send me an email and I'll be happy to answer these questions, they are going to be a massive response. jimmy@snailtrail4x4.com
urs came off easy. i had to push out that wire tap thing, just one though the one to the left when looking from the inside, then i had to unscrew something on the inside that was bolted near the battery and then even when i had the clearance initially it still wanted to drag the entire way so i had to get a crow bar and put it along side the head of the bolt and hit it the entire way out, i did that though from the bottom inside at first then went inside the hood and banged it out the rest of the way. the parts i removed were 9 years old a 2012 tacoma 4x4 access cab from north east pa, everything fought me. every single damn thing lol.
Do you know if the 4runner TRD PRO will fit in the tacoma it looks a lot like the set you are installing
Do you know if that bolt on the upper control arms clears on the FJ cruiser? I am getting ready to do mine soon and hopefully I don’t have to bend anything. Thanks for the video. 👍🏻
Sorry I'm not familiar yet with an FJ, I haven't had the opportunity to work on them
Hey man, could you post a link to the type of light you are using to illuminate your work area. Would appreciate it, I like how you are able to work with that light on
Well done Thanks
Considering all the other lifts I see require differential drop spacers. I didn’t see you install any to adjust the CV angles. Is there a need for them on this set up?
Above 3 inches yes. This is a 3 inch lift, so it is not needed.
Saved myself the hassle and had TOPNOTCH do this installation. 😅😁
How’s this setup holding up? I ordered the Bilstein/Ome 885 set up and I’m excited to throw them on!
Are the OME springs your using 886’s?
There doing great! I really like them
i see that the website i'm buying this exact kit from gives me the option with an upper control arm.. is it necessary to purchase or no?
Perhaps this option is not available for 2004 tacoma, pre-runner ???
Anyone have an issue pre collision sensor after leveling with these shocks ?
Had 5100s and 265/70/16 Tires installed on my 2018 Tacoma OR and now the system error comes up and stays on.
Shop did alignment and the truck drives completely fine.
Also installed a OEM Pro grill with OEM garnish about 3 months ago without any issues.
I’m thinking the shop might have moved or damaged a wheel/brake sensor .
How do you install the spring on the shock on the front with a spring compressor ?
I didnt notice in the video... But did you need to add an angled shim for the rear axle? Any vibration experienced with this lift?
No we didnt, and there isn't any vibration
Bilstein in Germany💪 The HQ and factory is like 10 minutes away from my home.
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I think you are my neighbor. I have been walking my dog and noticing your car with your TH-cam channel’s name on it. My husband and I go camping and off-roading a lot. We have a 4Runner and a small off road trailer that my husband has built himself.
Maybe? Stop by and say hello some time. If the vehicle is a big green 4Runner that my co-host of the podcast Tyler
SnailTrail4x4 It is the big green 4Runner.
Yeah from everything I've heard what you did with the bolt through the leafs is exactly what you don't want to do use a c clamp and compress the leafs then tighten the bolt
What shocks for the rear. I have 2013 with 3 inch lift. With my camper and heavy bumper and all the crap in the back the weight is about 600-700 pounds. I am in stalling deaver leave springs because I bottom out on when off road and float like a boat on the freeway. I am currently using toyotec shocks front and rear. Might change out front shocks too.
Install sump springs? Or air bags.
I just installed this kit but went with the completely new leaf pack in the rear. Now my front is around 2" lower than the rear. Is that because I went with the heavy leaf pack and that's what lifted the rear so much? I plan on having a RTT one day but the look of the truck now is off.. Is there a way to level this out and keep that heavy leaf pack?
It sounds like the suspension kit you installed didn't lift the front. Did it just replace the shocks and reuse the stock springs?
Typically the HD leafs are a 2" lift spring and stiffer to compensate for added weight in the rear like a Bed Rack, RTT, up graded rear bumper.
You could remove some leafs from the pack and that would make the ride softer and lower it a bit. But it also might make it feel like you're driving a boat on the road
Nice video, I noticed the order in which you installed the bushings on the top of the rear shock was wrong. it should be a washer, bushing, the thin washer with a flange pointing up, then after you push the top rod in the mounting hole, a bushing, the top washer, and nut. The thin washer with the flange keeps the top part of the shock from shifting around in the mounting hole...I am guessing that you were tired after doing all this work and didn't notice this.
So after seeing this I called toyotech and they said the OLD MAN EMU springs heavy duty won’t work on my 5100 Bilsteins. I’ll have to by both struts and springs old man emu. Can you confirm with absolute certainty that these springs will work? Also will the OLD MAN EMU Dakar leaf pack heavy duty work with my rear 5100 bilsteins.
Love your vids! Thanks for posting
It sounds like OME is CTA. I haven't tried the combo of OME springs/leafs with Bilstein shocks so I can't confirm that they will work. If you measure them and the are the same as the stock size I would guess they would work.
As for the rear the leafs.will work, but the shocks might not be long enough... Only one way to find out
How’s the ride quality with the heavy duty springs? I just ordered the medium duty 888 springs and I’m worries I maybe should have gone with the heavier rate spring.
It's a little ruff, but not bad at all. Dose the medium make a level ride height.
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What size tires would you be able to fit onto this after the lift? Im thinking about doing this to my truck, I’d like to be able to put 32’s or 33’s on
Yeah you can fit 33s
On a Tacoma, in order to fit 33”s and nor rub at full lock when stuffed in the front you need- 3” lift, uca , cut some fenders, cab mount chop and weld, pinch weld hammered, also depends on your wheel offset, the farther the tires stick out, the more prone it is to rub on cab mount area, Billy’s are great shocks, but you need to get lift springs omn the front , and still your max lift after sag is 2.25”- 2.50” , you cannot get true 3” lift after settling with Billy’s. You can put a 1/2” top plate spacer, that’s the only way, but some don’t recommend
I did a complete OME kit with new springs all the way around. The OME struts didn't last so upgraded to the Bilstein 5100 struts. Not impressed with the Bilsteins. Next I installed some Rancho RS5000X. Very impressed but they blew out on one trip to Death Valley. Got a full refund. Next was the Rancho RS9000XL. Adjustable at the 7th setting worked out great.
Sounds like you drive very aggressively. I look at getting some top self products that can handle it
You need king, fox or icon
@@titirititiri6360 Why a high maintenance racing shock? I'm not racing.
@@rudedogii why a cheap rancho? Go on some taco forums, ranchos are at the bottom like rough country, ranchos are not rebuildable, they are throw aways, at least bilsteins are rebuildable, i have 5160’s with remote reservoirs and 8112 fronts with remote resi. They are awesome!
About how much in total does it cost for everything? (Parts) only
Nice truck. What notch are you on in the front ?
Stock position
Great video. Yotamafia is terrible to deal with however.
The sheet metal on my 2007 Tacoma pre runner access cab on the passenger side completely blocks the bolt from coming out, there's no way to just bend the sheet metal out of the way. I'll need to buy a new oem bolt and cut the existing one off. Also, for the Bilstein 6112's I'd recommend disconnecting and turning the sway bay up and out of the way. The 6112's are thicker and you can't get them in and out without completely gumming up the shocks agaisnt the sway bar's bolt.
It's hard to believe body would be that different between pree-Runner and trd sport. But may w they are. We did have to bend the metal quite a ways to get the bold out
Question on the way you installed the washers and bushings on the rear shocks. I just got my 5100s installed and noticed that you have yours (from top to bottom) nut, black washer, silver washer, bushing, frame, bushing, washer. The old shock i pulled out had nut, washer, bushing, frame, washer, bushing, washer. Any particular reason you went this route instead?
If I really we were following the layout of our truck... But I also like the idea of having the bushings touching the frame, and not the metal washer
@@SnailTrail4x4 that’s what I had a feeling would be the reason, it truly does make more sense that way
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Can you run the 5100 rear shocks with a 2inch block? I have a 2013 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner?
Your shocks would be your limiters for down travel
Thanks for the video, I have a GX 470 so this should work on my rig as well. I sub'd
The theory of the install, yes
Why did you go with position c on the star washer? Don’t you start with position d?
Yes! Start with D, I dont know why I said C, that was a mistake.
Did you get any vibrations front driverside?
Nope
How the hell do we remove the strut with the swar bar in the way???
Hey I'm wondering if I can get some of those chalks for a 2002 Toyota Tacoma prerunner let me know please
Probably
How was the ride quality with the rear leaf pack?
Stiffer than stock. Little bouncy but minimal. I was also unloaded so if I had some weight in there I bet it would bring down the bounce. Going to get a new set of leaf springs for the truck soon, Deavers!
What if you still need to load stuff in the rear? Per say dirt bikes etc. If the truck is level putting weight in back would tilt the front upward slightly. Anyway to keep the rear stance higher?
Yes, you're correct. Many people don't think in advance of all the weight they are going to add like bumpers or tents or dirt bikes
Don't need front differentials spacers?
This is the point where I say maybe... I suggest everyone that gets 3" or more to have them. But if you're just under... Than maybe. It definitely wouldn't hurt to have them.
How did you get 3” lift after settling with Billy’s when the max lift height is 2.5” ??
After the springs brake in they drop a little but it wasn't half an inch
@@SnailTrail4x4 so max lift height in Billy’s is 2.5”, after settling your at 2.25” lift then correct?
And your on top setting so you have compressed your spring to the max, giving a stiff ride.
7:45 they have a whole paper?
Hello, I was wondering if you have any feedback on Mile Marker lockouts? Thanks
Never used them but mile marker is a good company
Extend brake lines is my only critique
Cheaper is piece of crap quality, less expensive refers to good quality at a less expensive price. Taught to me back in my retail days by a wise old door to door vac salesman.
Why do you have to whack the spindle with a hammer ?
What city are you from? you go wheeling in my part of the woods. My familys owned Dardenelle Resort for years.
I'm in the Sacramento area
Can you provide the link to where you got them?
Link in the description
Like the lift. What is the SPC item #.
25470 - Adjustable Upper Control Arms
Toyota RWD: 2005 & Up Tacoma PreRunner Toyota 4WD: 2005 & Up Tacoma
I have a 2017 tacoma 2wd. I think these should work with the bilsteins. Tryna get a 3 inch lift. OME lift springs 887 or 888.
exact same thing I did but with rear reservoir in back, add a leaf and spc upc , and front bildstein, 265 75 16 duratrac, 2 inch lift, mine looks much better. lost about 1 mpg..
Did you recalculate for the difference tire size?
These are 885s 886 887s?
How can I order the parts thanks
It's in the description like he said in the video.
Where can I buy this exact kit?
Yotamafia... Link in the description
Add 6 hrs to installation time if your Toyota is from Ohio.
Or I'd your recording, haha
Were can i purchase this kit ???
Link in description
Great video. I think the audio levels should be more consistent for the next one though.
What audio was the issue?
@@SnailTrail4x4 No particular sections I just found that I had to turn the volume up and down a few times as some parts were too quiet and others too loud. No need to fix it for this video I was just trying to give a suggestion for the future
@@JS-tb9hu -- thanks for the suggestion. Feedback is always welcome
CAUTION!! On the rear install, you have the order of washer/dampeners wrong. It should be the hard-dull washer first, dampener, thin washer (bulge up!), then in the truck bracket - Finish with the other dampener and the other plated thick washer. Otherwise good video.
Online it says 2.5, will it made it a 3 inch level or 2.5 inch level?
It depends what lift your doing in the rear. There is about an inch drop in the front.
@@SnailTrail4x4 I plan on doing the exact set up you got. Currently I’m running a 2 inch level spacer without anything in the rear and I’m hoping the 5100’s will give a better ride quality and a little better height. Thanks for your help.
19.202. Toyota Tacoma prerunner
19.2002. Toyota Tacoma free Runner
That’s Toyota USA they took a good Japanese truck and by building it here in Kentucky the quality, looks, and everything down the shit hole.
Should not have talked the upper control arms until the car is sitting on the wheels it needs to be loaded now you going to stress the bushings out when the car drops over time you're going to tear them up they need to be talked at original at ride height that was the first mistake
These specific UCA can be torqued while it's still up in the air. They specifically say it in their instructions