Bilstein 5100 BBi

[Vince Rothermund]

Hi all. Has anyone else had issues with Bilstein 5100 shocks on their Tacoma? I am not sure if it was the extra weight of camping supplies and the RTT, but it seems I have blown out the fairly new 5100s on the rear of my Tacoma after some very mild offroading. They are the right shock length for our lift and only had 20k miles on them. Has anyone had similar issues? If so, any suggestions on upgrades for a Gen 2 Tacoma that might have a slightly heavy backside?

 

[RootedWanderers]

I don't have a Taco but I have the 5100s on my Jeep and know several others that do and love them. We haven't had the first bit of problems out of them on our Jeeps.

 

[Vince Rothermund]

I don't have a Taco but I have the 5100s on my Jeep and know several others that do and love them. We haven't had the first bit of problems out of them on our Jeeps.

Thanks. I am hoping that it is just a fluke. I have totally loved them up until this point. I am thinking maybe it was just the weight of our camping supplies combined with one or two off-camber sections of the trail that did the shock in. Hopefully they offer a warranty. [emoji17]

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[Scout]

Wow. This is interesting. I JUST ordered 4 last night for my Tundra. Did you get yours replaced under warranty ?

 

[TreXTerra]

I had a 5100 blow out on my Xterra about a year after I installed a new set. I was disappointed, but ended up getting a discount on a replacement. I haven't had any problems since then and they seem to work well.