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It’s true about the trade off. I’ve gotten used to the stiffer ride but overall, the handling has improved. The rear end is more planted and thus I have much less wheel spin/chirping when making a turn from a stop or on an off camber. Im happy with it but it is definitely more rough riding. I miss the smooth sailing over the tar strip and the like but when I hit a big bump or rough terrain while in a turn, I’m glad to have the 5100’s. Overall, I’d say it was worth it for what I was seeking. I bought a truck expecting a truck ride. If I wanted the caddy feel, I’d kept it stock. Maybe some progressive shocks vs digressive would be better for those who want a more comfortable, yet compliant ride.

I think the migraine is from your subwoofer ?

This sounds about right. I was idling stuck on Highway 50 in Tahoe and it was burning through fuel at an alarming rate (considering how large the tank was, only having a half tank of fuel left, and knowing we would be there for several hours). In my V6 Lexus, it is probably closer to .5 gph (1/3rd the rate). We encountered a closed road with no turning back, idled the motor for 10 hours, and used a quarter tank of fuel or so.

Looks good! What size tires?

Finished the install last night on the 2nd to highest perch. Big o tires charged me $100 to swap the springs. Ouch! Definitely need alignment as now as now it kind of wonders but I’ll het that taken care of in the next week or so. Pretty thank you happy with the results. Will report long term soon.

I was wondering that too but it seemed too suspicious. New air filter is in and truck is running smoother than ever.

Looks like these are the specs?

Sitting at Big O who is swapping the springs now. Having seen them up close, y’all are on point suggesting bringing them in! The removal was fairly straight forward and thankfully there was a lot of info here what to do/expect. What is is the torque on the strut mounting bolts? What about that sway bar bushing thing? Thanks!

Clean as far as I can tell. Who knows...Sketch. they are a reputable dealer. I got my 2018 last June for 42.1k when MSRP was 62.3k. They are are a certified OE dealer/service but have several brands and thus the automall name. Im not worried about it-the filter was clean-but was like a huge WTF moment. Likely an an inside job. Why? I’m not sure.

I bought it from kendall Automall in Idaho

Incentive probably poor word choice..more like a concession.

The brand stated "FRAM" made in Canada and then "Fiat" It was orange in color - classic Fram air filter. The AC Delco has a black silicone around it. I threw it out. It was a proper fit but why was it replaced? Truck only had 300 miles so it's not like they needed to replace it if that was the case. There was a $100 accessory credit you could get at the time so I asked that they give me parts instead. I got several oil filters, cabin and air filter, and some o-rings for the oil plug. Basically enough so I could do my own oil changes for some time.

Sounds good. Likely, I'll see what they are able to do for me.

Bought the 5100's. I put the rears on while I wait for the front to be delivered. The rear substantially addressed the bobble head feeling as well as helped with increased traction around corners when starting from a stop as it keeps the rear wheels more plated. It does cause a little bit more jarring on rougher roads but for the most part, the benefits outweigh the cost. I am happy with the result so far. I will be installing the fronts tonight on the 3rd setting (1.25"?). Hope the install goes smooth as I haven't changed springs in some time and plan to use those cheap rentals from Autozone or similar.

I checked my air filter at 22k miles to see what it looked like. I was given a new AC Delco (GM OEM) filter when I bought the truck as a sort of incentive. I decided to replace the filter since it was at no cost to me. Well...come to find out, the filter in there is a FRAM filter--not the OE filter that was supposed to come with the truck. WTF? It even said "FIAT" on the filter. Not sure when it was swapped out but likely from the dealer when I bought it "new." When I bought it, the truck had 315 miles on it and obviously was used for something prior to getting into my hand. BTW: The cabin air filter was extremely dirty so I will have to check that more often--this is a highway queen so it's not like I have been surfing dirt roads.

how is it over speed bumps and hitting dips at an angle? My truck has the NHT shocks and it has a lot of bouncing like a bobble head. My car is one initial bounce and then totally settled. Truck is like a trampoline. I want to do the 6112 up front (due to weight of the front end thinking the larger diameter shock would help with controlling vertical oscillation).

I had a squeak like this and it turned out to be a loose antenna. Sorry about your experience.

3rd or 4th setting?

I think the problem is that the top of the hood near the windshield sits higher than rear of truck which gives it that rear sagging height. That’s why trucks with a tad of rake look better (and level) because the hood angle and height is the same as the bed angle and height. I agree that 3rd or 4th setting on the 5100’s is probably ideal for ride comfort, level look, and component longevity.

I scanned some Toyota forums about the difference as they have more folks modding the trucks. Everyone speaks highly of the 6112 in comparison to the 5100’s. I’m hard pressed to spend the extra $400. Cheap AF, I know.

$348 is a good deal. I might just have to pull the trigger.

Why do the prices on your webpage fluctuate so much? The 6112’s were $600 otd 3 weeks ago and now have steadily risen 5% in that time. Every time I access the page it shows a different price. Is it based on tracked cookies? What gives? Will end end up buying from you most likely—but it feels like a game seeing which time of the day or day of the week impacts the pricing.

Try a different dealer. They did mine no problem once they confirmed it was in fact the seal. It’s much more enjoyable to drive now. A rental I had, a 2018 5.3, had same noise. Sounds like they get messed up during production and if not corrected, become deformed after extended heat cycles.

Anyone who installed these come from 5100 up front? If so, how do they compare in feel and response? Still debating if I should stick with 5100 or shovel out the extra to get the 6112's. I currently have 21k on my NHT shocks and they are very bobble head and bouncy feeling.

There's a reason they put a 210 thermostat in the truck. It gets hot enough to burn up the moisture and oil residue. The stuff the catch can catches is mostly water vapor that is burned up and a bit of oil mist which is common, natural, and not a negative. Now if you drive very short trips (1 mile or less), and never let motor come up to temp, you're likely to have more issues, and a "catch can" could theoretically help. For those who warm the motors up entirely during the drive (5-10 miles) regularly, should see no problem. The catch can is a marketing ploy. "Look at the vapor that could have gone in your intake! It's BAD BAD BAD." Run the motor until it's hot, don't do short trips, and you'll be fine. If million dollar engineers felt this was important, they would have designed it into the system. Cars have been using GDI for some time and there are more issues with other things than valves coking and failing. You're more likely to have bad piston rings, failing injectors, or seal failures than any issues with valvetrain. Forums often think they know better than engineers who developed the machine in question because someone who had a product to sell them told them to think otherwise. Catch can = anti-vaxer.