Bilstein 5100 shocks and struts

I was thinking of adding these on the front and back. Are they worth it? What should I expect? It's only a 2x4, so no offroading. What does the 'adjustable' mean? Also, I have a leveling kit. Do I keep that? Not real knowledgeable about it as you can see.
Thanks for the help.

 

Trash the leveling kit and run the 5100’s on mid setting and you’ll be sitting the same. Run on on the top setting if you want no rake at all.

 

I love the 5160 in the back, on and offroad, big improvement over stock especially in turns and over bumps.

 

Consider eibach as well, same idea and they ride pretty nice

 

The key word from OP, he said no offroading. He just needs a shock lets be honest. You dont need racing parts on the street, yes they are awesome, but we drive heavy clunky trucks, not race cars

 

Agreed. Ditch the leveling kit. The adjustable feature let's you adjust the ride height on the front shocks. There are a couple of grooves in the shock body and a snap ring that the bottom spring collar sits on; the bottom groove is stock height and as you move the snap ring up, your ride height increases. You can't adjust the height with the shock assembled and on the vehicle, so you have to select your desired right height before you assemble the shock and spring.

I like my Bilsteins. They are definitely worth the upgrade over OE shocks, even if you don't offroad.

 

Pondering same swap to get my front end level with rear as I like the look.

 

I have 5100s all the way around with the front at the top setting. Sits completely level and I am running 275/70/18s TRD Pro BBS wheels. I have no complaints out of them. I think they are an all around good choice.

 

That is correct. I was going to add some shackles on the rear, but changed my mind for the time being. Maybe at a later date.

Check out this thread showing pictures of others running 5100s all the way around.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/5100-setting-and-tire-wheel-combo-thread.107665/#post-2774884

 

Does anyone know if the shock collar is reused from the old shocks or should that have come with the 5100’s that I purchased? Thinking I am missing some parts .

 

So I was thinking to put in 2 inch levelling kit on the front of my 07 tundra Sr5. But after doing some research i found out about the 5100. I’m pretty sure the stock ones are 4600 (but here’s the part number 48510-0C030)
Anyways I have few questions I needed to know before i buy it.
1. Which ones better 4600 or 5100s ? I do city highway driving mostly but once in a while do
Some light off-roading aswell.
2. If I choose to go with 5100 front and rear do I have to put in lift kit aswell ? I read on toyotec site that only for “lifted trucks”.
Here in Canada my local tire shop quote me $800 for 2” levelling kit. So I’m not sure what should I do.
Sorry for the noob questions.

 

The 5100s are the better shocks. I just had them installed. Have about $1000 in parts and labor. They are adjustable and give you up to a 2.5” lift in the front. That’s what I went with and it looks pretty level now. Ride is an improvement over my stock 4600s. Little smoother ride.

 

What’s the max tires you can fit with them on middle setting?

 

Reference this thread for that answer. Ultimately there are a lot of factors involved. Do you want to trim, do a BMC, are you keeping stock wheels, etc.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/largest-tire-you-can-run-stock-for-all-generations.9762/

 

37s. Along with a lot of

 

The Toyota branded (OEM-TRD Off-road) yellow/blue Bilstein’s ARE NOT 4600’s…it’s a common misconception.

5100’s have very similar if not identical valving as the 4600’s. 5100 are for lifted applications and valved accordingly. The OEM Bilstein’s are custom valved (soft) for Toyota.

If you have any intentions of lifting the front and rear just go with 5100’s.

As @Hbjeff said Eibach is a great contender. Personally I feel they do a better job of valving than Bilstein at that price point.