5160 or 5100 ?

Picking up my 6112 today. Now it’s on to the rear shocks.

Other than the reservoir,
Are the 5160’s considerably better than 5100’s ? And why?

 

Can’t compare since I never had 5100s on the Tundra (have had them on other vehicles and found them to be good shocks, though). I do have 5160s, though, and theoretically the added reservoir should help reduce shock fade more. FWIW, I’m also running 6112s up front and think this setup rides much better than stock.

 

I have no experience with the 5160's. I had to replace my 5100's after a few high speed off road runs in less than 20k miles (mainly highway.) Hitting some mild ruts and dirt roads around 20 mph made the ride pretty smooth. Anything faster than that I wouldn't recommend them.

 

I was ready to settle for the 5100 and Keith @dirtydeeds talked me into the 5160. I trust his judgment and he indicated there would be a ride improvement going 5160 over 5100 even if you aren't doing hardcore off-roading. The worst part about buying the 5160 is you then have to buy the better looking piggyback mount for the reservoir.
https://www.bilsteinlifts.com/shop/...t_J7kzPSMx5lS0ZrkycPJa0ghXyM6ZpQaAvc9EALw_wcB

 

I’ve had 5100s on the rear of my rig since I slapped the Readylift kit on it. No complaints, zero issues and if there’s a ride difference in Foxes I can’t tell (my friend’s tundra had the Fox 2.0s in the rear).

I do beach runs, mild mud sessions, but mainly highway miles.

 

good catch. I didn’t notice that in the Amazon listing for 5160. Looks like there’s a few different mounts available in different price ranges. Thanks for that info.

 

Thanks for all the feedback. I think for about $100- or so more , I’ll go for the 5160’s.

 

This! The first time you hit a washboard road will put a smile on your face

 

Agreed! I did the same set up 6112 and 5160's and it's an incredible improvement over the stock shocks!