Great video! I am unclear about why P-rated tires are bad aired down? I can’t imagine a C-rated tire riding better, but maybe steers better?

Question! How many inches is the drop of the included subframe spacers?

Question! How many inches is the drop of the included subframe spacers?

Love this more of these I am purchasing my set next month

@Bilstein - first-time caller, long-time listener; @40:48 it was said ‘you don’t need to adjust it, it already is adjusted’. This makes sense for race applications where the vehicle weight and use-case scenario is static, but to say ‘it is adjusted’ is the same as saying ‘it is adjusted for one scenario’ and general consumers, whom these shocks are sold to, use their vehicles in many different scenarios. During the week, they are daily drivers, on the weekend they might be shuttling mountain bikers up forest service roads, and on other weekends they are loaded-down with camping equipment or towing a trailer, and the situational demands and user expectations of each scenario are variable but providing a fixed-damper is going to result in a compromised ride quality for one end of the spectrum or the other. So yes, in my most humble opinion, I would suggest tuning the digressive piston more mildly to achieve better daily-driving characteristics but add dual-speed compression adjustment (AND REBOUND!) so when customers use their vehicles in different situations, they can turn to those external adjustments to add dampening as required rather than have too much or not enough.

I have always loved Bilstein’s. With that said, I purchased 5160’s for my Tacoma. Had them around 6 months now and the amount of rust on them now is awful. I realize I live I. The rust belt but the paint should have protected them longer than this. I’m sorry but you’ve lost a customer.

Hey guys love the channel. I have a 17 tundra Trd pro, it’s getting about time for new shocks. I like these shocks that you did for Toyota. what’s comparable to these now.? Thanks

Ran into Miguel during my interview with Bilstein. I was glad to be greeted by a smiling face when I was as nervous as it gets. 🍻

Will you ever come out with upper control arms for Chevy Colorado?

Nice info video on R&D. Would be great if Bilstein Group developed a simple B6 replacement for the 2020 - 2025 Subaru Outback.

Hi - I have a Sprinter 906 4x4 - looking at fitting the B6 struts - do you have a higher quality "tunable" strut?

JP!!!! 🏁😎🤙🙏

So the $4k shocks are better than the $1.2k shocks?

Nice to see he is an Indian🫡

Pity you don't make these for the Silverado T1 platform thats been out for 5 going 6 years now.

I am looking for a stiffer setup on the rear axle of my 2017 BMW X1. Currently i have B4s on the front axle and planning to go for B6s on the rear axle. Any views on this would be welcome. I previously had a Polo TDI with sport dampers on the rear axle and OE dampers on the front axle and liked tha setup hence considering a similar setup for the X1

Hi I'm looking for the bilstein b8 for a 2015 mercedes c400 you don't know if they continue to produce them??

How does this kit differ from the Jeep offered Bilstein lift? I have a Rubicon X with the Extreme Recon with 35's and I want to run 37's. Thx

What’s the difference between the aev 8100 and the jlu 8100 dsa?

Great work

Are there part numbers already for these units?

Where can I find the lift kit in Europe?

This is awesome. I havw same intake. It's amazing Who makes the shifters?

@bilstein you are completely wrong about the pressure. Once you change any asspect of tire or even the weight of the table that no longer applies. Tire pressure is based upon the weight on each axle, the tires load rating, and the size. You need to educate yourselves on a load inflation index table. It is the industry standard.

You do not follow the door sticker. Once you change any variable of the tire that goes out, the window. Size, load rating, vehicles weight all affect the tire pressure. Look at a load index inflation table. That is how you get the pressure. The door sticker only applies with an OEM equivalent tire.

Blackhawk shocks are SERIOUSLY Impressive. Every time I take mine i out I work on getting the setup a little more dialed in. I can drive flat out almost everywhere I take it. Areas of the desert I would take at 35-40 before I can go 70-75 now.

So cool to see! Schmidty Racing Suspensions is the way to go!

I installed the B4 shock absorbers on a 2008 Yaris 1.4 4D4. The car performs absolutely sensationally. Braking is more efficient, cornering is much more precise and it really feels stiffer but safer overall. These shock absorbers are absolutely sensational. The car feels like new and very safe.

2024 jlu Willy’s 2.0. Who’s 3” lift kit should I pair with 8100 dsa?

Just a question. Wehn you are on a road that has high frequency low velocity small bumps, would a digressive damper make the ride awful?

Been in industry over 25 years, very well done. Thank you for taking time to help educate consumers especially

How do these do in slow speed off roading and crawling? Most of not all shocks seem to be designed for fast high speed off roading. And I'm not interested in that at all. 99.9999% of my wheeling is 5-15mph absolutely max. Most of the time under 10mph. My stock Sasquatch is so harsh I am praying someone comes out with a direct replacement that's ideal for me and not harsh like all these shocks/coilovers on the market are. How are these? Are these gonna beat me up like all the others and the factory Bilsteins?

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I just got 2024 Silverado trail boss 1200 miles only just daily driver nothing crazy but I’m interested on replacing the suspension what will be the best option leveling the truck thanks

All that money and cant run 37s properly, why not go with Falcon 3.3 shocks for half the price? Dont get me wrong I think its a great product but most people want bigger tires if spending that much money. How much front and rear wheel travel do these shocks offer, all that talk and not much discussion on important specs people want to know. This seemed more like a sale pitch rather than a true Engineering discussion. It seemed more like an intentionaly deceptive indirect attack on other products while misinforming people who dont know the space. They kept talking about what you dont need to get when buying these shocks and came up to 16k lol. How about getting a 3.5 inch Readylift kit with 3.3 Falcon external reservoir Shocks that includes upper and lower control arms, track bar, and shocks skids all for $5300 and no need to cut or weld anything. Sorry not impressed by this sale pitch.

Do you have any videos detailing the performance of a jlu on 5100s vs 8100 dsa?

Thank you very much for this info. So what would be the best choice for q5 2018 for a softer ride?

i would like to REVIEW a set of infrastructure bill NEVER HAPPENED coilovers for my SUBARU . yes we now need LONG TRAVEL on ALL our so called PAVED ROADS . defending democracy has a price . HUGE POT HOLES .

Good job gentlemen! I currently have the AEV XP 8100s on my Gladiator. Are these the same collapsed and extended lengths as those? Also, I have the AEV Saltas (5.77”, +25mm) will these work with that wheel as they have a little different backspacing than your recommended 4.5” in the video? Keep the videos/podcasts going!

The guy on the right needs to let other talk and not interrupt

Where's the "cancel cabbage" guy?

I would run this kit in a heartbeat if your stuff held up better to the salt they use on the roads here in Maryland. Love your 5100’s but switched to fox 2.0s mainly because the finish holds up and doesn’t rust out

Is there a part number already for rears on broncos?

I drive in Oregon/ Washington and the roads are littered with potholes. Digressive are terrible with potholes. I have the 4600s and my truck shakes every time I hit a pothole. In term of safety - Linear shocks will do a better job of keeping the car planted on the ground.

Can you start putting a link to your catalog? Found the catalog and it points to a B8 shock for the rear, I just put B6 on because I wanted to stiffen up the rear because I cary some tools with me. But there is 60 B8 in your catalog. WOW!

I’m wanting to put B6 on my Jetta with stock springs which I would to buy new springs if I could find new decent springs on my car. I would like to make this electric car so there might be some extra weight.

Can we get one of these videos for the newly announced Bronco 8112 vs Stock SAS suspension?

At 44 minutes... Shane explained how the 5100 works but that is not right. Sorry to say that and it's very humbly that I will say that. I have lots of respect for these guys, I'm sure they have much more knowledge in suspensions than I do but it's the core principle of most of your ride height adjustable shocks I think it matters to explain it properly. Preloading the spring is not what causes the higher ride height and the spring doesn't "wants to release with more force". If 5100 have more rebound control because of that, that would be quite surprising. The lift from a 5100 or any shock with adjustable notches or threaded collars comes from the variation in the spring seat height setting only as simple as that. Basically on a 05-23 Tacoma as you know with the 2:1 ratio, if you increase the spring seat height by lets say 1/4", you will get ~1/2" lift and the curve is mostly linear at all the settings. The slight variation that happens if you measure from the ground will come from the radius effect of the lower control arm in relation to an horizontale plane. You don't increase spring rate by preloading a spring, a spring rate can't be changed, it's built in the way it is coiled and it's constant in its work range for a single pitch coil. Let's keep the Toyota Tacoma example: The "myth" that changing the preload results in increased ride height comes from the fact you have a top plate at a given distance from the seat. It's true you will have to compress more your spring to install it in it's place because there is less space with the spring seat moved up. But if the top plate would be offset by the same distance than you increased the spring seat, you would end with no more preload but you would measure the same increase in ride height. The top plate is basically just there to hold the spring in place the time you put the shock assembly back on the truck. The top plate position in relation with the lower spring seat and the resulting preload has no role in the suspension ride height. You would have a shock with the top plate not tightened and loose on the coil uncompressed before installing it and the variation on the ride height between the properly assembled (preloaded) shock assembly and the non preloaded assembly would be exactly the same. Also the coil spring will mesure exactly the same compressed lenght when the truck is put back on the ground wathever the height setting you choosed to install your spring on the shock body. At 0" or at 1" higher notch (for the 2" inches of lift) the coil spring lenght when the truck is back on the ground will measure exacly the same because it holds exactly the same truck, the same weight. The only thing that can increase the load/"stress" in a spring is the weight you apply on it. I spend my days explaning these things to my customers working to debunk these myths of: "preloaded" springs ride stiffer; preloaded stock coils are more stressed etc. I take the time to explain it because each time because I want my customers to understand better how 5100, 6112, 8112 and any other ajustable ride height shocks work. Please guys, have my back and put the facts straigth.Thank you.

So you shame the people spending money on LT stuff and better axles while also shaming the other people for spending money on overlanding and look cool stuff. There's a term used in the gun industry for people who think if they don't own it, It serves no purpose to anyone and nobody should have it. It's called a being a fudd.. i like listening to what old professionals have to say about matters because often you end up with little gold nuggets of knowledge. If someone just took all of the information you guys are giving in this video I don't think anybody would own a 4x4. Your ride is gonna suck, bigger tires don't make a difference, your gear is worthless. Okay, guess I'll just buy a prius and make sure my taxes get paid on time. Should change the name of this show to 3 old fudds talking you out of going off road.

I think you guys need to talk to some tire manufacturers and have a rep come sit down and explain things to you guys. Not every e rated tire gets pumped up to 85psi. There are load range e tires that have a 55psi max. Different load range tires require different pressures to carry the same load. You cannot simply go off of the door jam for every single tire out there. For example, a load range E ko2 will actually have less load capacity than the factory p tire you're replacing it with on a 4runner when under inflated to the door jam spec. You guys talk about blown out shocks being dangerous then tell people to underinflate their tires so your shock feels better. That's even more dangerous than blown out shocks.