bilstien 6112 vs full coilovers

[98infinity]

Been looking at lifts, whats the difference in a bilstien 6112 and a full coil over like fox or king whatever company.

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[PWillette]

Difference of a few thousand dollars depending on which model of Fox/King.

AFAIK the Bilstein 6112s are the shock only and you use your existing spring and 6112s are internally valved. Not sure of they are rebuildable. I believe you can get four 6112s for under $1k.

A majority of Fox/King coil overs that I have seen for the Bronco have remote reservoirs/valving, adjustable damping and are designed more for high speed off roading. They are fully rebuildable. Last time I looked a full set of Fox/King coil overs was in the $3k to $4k+ range depending on the model.

 

[cwh78]

It looks like Bilstein has 2 options 6100 (shock only) that uses OEM springs and the 6112 come with new shocks, springs and spring seats. The 6112 would give slightly more lift than the 6100 (4 door +0.5" front), the 6112 ($1,652.00) are about $750.00 more than the 6100s .

 

[pakrat]

First they are full coilovers. Just whether you go with their spring or re-use your spring off of the sasquatch shocks. I went with the 6100's and reused my stock Sasquatch springs. Gave me all the lift/level I would ever need without resorting to a cheap spacer or perch lift. It is the most affordable way to do it "right." The shock body itself is the same between them. I've had 6112's on a variety of vehicles from Tundra's to 4runners to Ford trucks and they are awesome. Unless you need more than 2.5" of lift or high speed desert runs are your thing then these are super reliable and a great upgrade at an affordable price. Keep in mind besides the price of Kings/Icons/Fox set-ups, if you go beyond that 2.5" lift you start needing other upgrades like UCAs. I did mine myself to save even more money. Takes about 4 hrs. to do with the right tools and previous experience. Mine spent all summer on the trails and even completed the Rubicon last year. Great affordable performance upgrade.

 

[atlawson]

First they are full coilovers. Just whether you go with their spring or re-use your spring off of the sasquatch shocks. I went with the 6100's and reused my stock Sasquatch springs. Gave me all the lift/level I would ever need without resorting to a cheap spacer or perch lift. It is the most affordable way to do it "right." The shock body itself is the same between them. I've had 6112's on a variety of vehicles from Tundra's to 4runners to Ford trucks and they are awesome. Unless you need more than 2.5" of lift or high speed desert runs are your thing then these are super reliable and a great upgrade at an affordable price. Keep in mind besides the price of Kings/Icons/Fox set-ups, if you go beyond that 2.5" lift you start needing other upgrades like UCAs. I did mine myself to save even more money. Takes about 4 hrs. to do with the right tools and previous experience. Mine spent all summer on the trails and even completed the Rubicon last year. Great affordable performance upgrade.

Does this route require an alignment if you are just changing shocks and not doing anything with the spring?

 

[TheKim]

Does this route require an alignment if you are just changing shocks and not doing anything with the spring?

I think they all require alignment since the tie rods typically have to come off to do the installs. Might as well upgrade your tie rods while you're in there and keep the old ones as spares

 

[pakrat]

Does this route require an alignment if you are just changing shocks and not doing anything with the spring?

Yes it definitely does. Any type of lift that requires you to remove the stock shocks should be aligned aligned afterwards. I put all of my cam alignment bolts exactly where they were aligned prior to it and the specs from the alignment shop showed them pretty far out. Plan on spending an extra $100 for alignment.

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