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chuckie
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Just finished the drive from Kansas to my place in AZ....Interstate ride was harsh....No more Bilsteins forChuckie...
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blackwolfmt
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Thanks for the update on the BILSTINKINSTEIN i will stay away far away
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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pacificobob
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i have 'em of several rigs. seem to be just fine.
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chuckie
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I am still looking for a problem....Lots ofpeople really like them...
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surfhat
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It sounds like there needs to be a temperature rating for whatever fluid they are using. Read the small print. Maybe.
They have a good reputation, but that probably is in milder climes than you have in Kansas. Bilstein might have an answer for you and a recommended
alternative fluid for cold, cold country shocks.
I don't recall hearing about any other comparable shocks that have this condition. You are too far north. Whenever I am somewhere in the cold, that
is my sentiment. I am too far north. Snowbirds know this. That is why they go to Arizona every winter, or places further south. Thanks to all here.
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bajatrailrider
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When I got my first set Bilstein shocks they looked weak and not made well. I will have to admit the Nissan Diesel never worked better but no cold
weather here.
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chuckie
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Harsh ride has persisted in ARIZONA 80 degrees here, that why I am looking for anither issue
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mtgoat666
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I doubt it is your shocks, if they are spec for that truck.
Here are some potential causes:
You bought a heavy duty pickup and finally realized they most all Have a harsh ride
You got e-load tires and / or too high air pressure, so are riding on rock hard tires
You are getting old and your back and kidneys can no longer take the abuse, you need the gentle plush ride of a Honda Accord
You got shingles on your tush and even a Honda Accord would cause you pain
You just like to complain
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chuckie
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None and all of the above. WE removed the airbags this morning and problem seems to have gone away...My apologies to Bilstein...if it recurs I shall
advise.....Goatley causes a pain in my ass...
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JZ
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Should have done it right and gotten King Shocks. Better luck next time.
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John Harper
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Quote: Originally posted by chuckie  | | None and all of the above. WE removed the airbags this morning and problem seems to have gone away...My apologies to Bilstein...if it recurs I shall
advise.....Goatley causes a pain in my ass... |
If you have airbag lifts, not surprised they are harsh. I had airshocks once and they were really harsh.
John
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David K
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Airbags are adjustable (at least all the ones I know of are). I have them on my last two Tacomas because the 3-leaf factory rear springs were too
soft. Normal driving, 15 psi. If I load it up, then 20-35 psi. If I drove with the air bags at 20-35 psi and no cargo, I would indeed be bouncing all
around, too!
The Ride-Rite Air Springs (bags) have been perfect for solving the bottoming-out or sagging when I had a big Baja camping load in the back of my
truck. Just fill or deflate as needed. You can even have them connected to an on-board air pump and adjust from the cab.
Here are some photos when I had them installed on my truck in 2015. These were the same ones I had on my '05 Tacoma and removed them when I traded in
that truck. The '10 Tacoma had much better springs, but after 6 years I felt they could use some help.
I also replaced the stock TRD Off Road Bilsteins with 5100 Bilsteins... twice the shock!
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msteve1014
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I take the valve cores out when I run unloaded. You might try that.
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bajatrailrider
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The air bags I had in the Dodge sucked very harsh ride even with only 10 psi unloaded. I did same trick removed the valve cores then OK. Still the
mounting brackets would bottom out before the truck susp. bottomed out.
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chuckie
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I just took em off....problem solved...
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whistler
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All shocks will react the same way in cold weather.
They have oil in them, although the viscosity is very light. Even race shocks need to warmed up before driven hard.
I have Bilstein 7100 on my Dodge. No problem in 14 years.
Changing them because they are old and ugly besides I get a discount for Kings.
10%
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bajarider1
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I blew the seals out of both Bilsteins on my stock F-350 on the road from Hwy 5 to the fossil beds (about 30 miles). Bilstein (in San Diego) said the
"lifetime" warranty does not apply to off-road use. I told them it was a road, but Bilstein defines road as paved. , no more bilsteins! Cheap
Monroes and OEM Ford shocks have served me well on the same roads.
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TMW
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Were they 5100 Bilstein shocks. I run the 5100s on both my 04 Tacoma and my 04 GMC Z71. I did replace the rears on the Tacoma last year, one was
leaking and was 6 years old.
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willardguy
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T4R 5100's up front Tokico's in the rear, muy bueno
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David K
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5100s front and rear on my 2010 Tacoma. I also had the rear 5100s on my 2005 Tacoma. Baja proven for me!
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