And my spacious shop area.

 

Any issues with frozen cams on lower control arms?

 

How is the ride difference?
Did you have any issue with alignment cams?

 

I haven't noticed any difference in ride, maybe a little less harsh in front. No, i didn't touch the cams.

 

Nice, better man than I I had a shop do the install. I have the same Bilstein setup with 2.5" OME springs on the rear.

How is the ride difference?
Did you have any issue with alignment cams?

I like the ride, softened up those fire trails and logging roads

I had to replace the upper control arms (Light Racing) to get the front end alignment to come in.

Lee

 

note that lovely, shiny metal finish will look like this after one or two winters (the zinc finish will turn white/crusty once it is exposed to water)


You may want to apply a heavy dose of fluid film to try and prevent/delay the corrosion.

 

Yeah, I was a little bummed at how crappy the Bilsteins look after a couple winters. The finish of regular painted shocks hold up better than the Bilsteins.

 

Nice set-up, I did the same + Camburg UCA's. Yeah, if you want a proper alignment (caster adjustment) you will need aftermarket UCA's.

 

Tisk...tisk! That is not often true! I've aligned hundreds of FJs, Tacos, & 4Runners with the same suspension setup to within factory spec with no aftermarket UCA. However, it can be helpful to get better caster angles and to improve tire to body mount clearance. :bigthumb:

 

Depending on the amount of lift (OP doesn't say, but implies a lift when he said, 'spacers'), longer UCAs may be required to achieve a good alignment. IIRC, up to 2" can sometimes be OK without it (YMMV), but from other threads here, 3" will need it.

Speaking of alignment after a shock swap: I was surprised at how far out my alignment was after simply replacing shocks on my stock ride height FJ. It drove OK, but the shop (which I trust) showed me the before and after measurements.

Unfortunately, as 71gs3504sp pointed out, in my case, my adjusting bolts were seized and required cutting out. So, I still have my stock UCAs, but now have a brand new pair of LCAs (and heavily anti-seize coated) alignment bolts/cams, as a result of my "simple shock swap".

Back to Dirtdog: did you have any trouble with the alignment after fitting your new dampers?


N

 

I haven't aligned it yet, its on the schedule...:mecry:

 

Same set up, and got total choas UCA for proper alighment since im at 2.5"

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The ride is much gentler - less harsh, than with the spacers. I'm very happy with the new shocks.:grin

 

Any improvements cornering and with nose dive when breaking? We'll have identical setups here soon and I am coming from a spacer lift up front. Looking to get a 650lb spring rather than the 600 that comes standard on the 6112 for when I upgrade the front bumper to Expedition One WyoOtto (140lb). I haven't heard if the 600 will cut it, though I've seen people running it with an aftermarket bumper.

I imagine the Bilsteins maintain the original ride "plushness" but I want to make sure it has proper firmness.

 

I have a USoffroad winch-mount and winch with the standard 600 lb springs, behaves pretty well. as I said, less harsh including stopping, cornering. ive never had a problem with nose-dive. I drive smooth.

 

Well my first priority is the JBA UCA's and when/if money is there the 6112's. Planning on a trip from Ohio back to Ouray and Moab early August 2017 so I want to reduce the chance of another broken upper ball joint on Hell's Revenge again. Thanks for the update. ;-)