Bilstein 24-186728 5100 Series Rear Shock fits 2005 2023 Tacoma 4WD with 0-1" Lift - Monotube Design, Fade Free Performance, Optimal Performance

I have a 2500 lb home built travel trailer. Tongue load is 360 lbs. I've towed it a great deal with generation 2 tacomas with no problem. But on my new 2016 I was getting a huge amount of porpoising / up and down bouncing. Once it would get started it would bounce the rear end up and down for some distance. Made it very uncomfortable to drive, and somewhat uncontrollable. It was clear that the factory off road shocks, which are very soft, we're not designed for towing - even though the truck has the towing package and is rated to tow 6400 lbs. I've towed trailers for years, so I know all about loading and tongue load. Tongue load should be 10 to 15 % of trailer load at all times. The trailer is balanced correctly. Anyway after reading the Tacoma forums and finding many others having same trouble when towing a travel trailer with the new Tacoma I decided to give these a try in the rear. Many people on the forums said these shocks solved the problem. Easy installation. Lower bolt torque is 75ft lbs. top bolt is 15 ft lbs. The truck unloaded rides wonderfully. Maybe a little stiffer than before. But still a good ride. Even on dirt road still same quality ride as oem shocks. But as soon as I headed out with the trailer the difference was amazing!!! Where the back end of the truck would start bouncing and continue to bounce, now it's smooth as can be. This shock is a 2 inch shock. The factory off road shocks are a 1.5 inch shock. After towing for a while the factory shocks would be hot to the touch which makes sense that they just could not dampen the bounce. These new shocks are a 2 inch shock. They fit no problem. Just out a little soap on the runner ends to ease getting them in to the brackets at the bottom. What a difference. Thankfully. I was beginning to wonder if I was going to have to engage Toyota in the problem. But $150 for a solution is reasonable. I'll put them on the front eventually. That's harder since the shocks are inside the coil springs. For now having them on the rear works great.

These shocks are top rated on most of the Toyota forums. These are quality. Beware they don’t come with instructions. Not that difficult to figure out but you want to be sure. The most difficult part is removing the old shocks. The nut on the top is tough to spin off. Vise grips and a 14mm wrench are required. PBR spray to loosen. A rubber mallet also comes in handy. The nice thing on the Bilstein shocks is that a 5mm Allen wrench fits into the top to prevent the shock from spinning therefore not requiring the vise grips! No instructions to tell you that but a nice bit of engineering. The replacement nut is 17mm which is also used on the bottom. At least on 2016 Tacoma. A bit of strength is required to compress the shock to fit it into the lower bracket. A flathead screwdriver also helps raising it into position as well as that rubber mallet. The lower nut, bolt and washer are not provided so maintain the original. The most time is spent removing the old shocks and about 20 minutes per shock on the new. These do not lift the truck as that’s not what they are designed to do but they do improve suspension.

Installed theses today, October 3, 2023 on my 2005 Tacoma TRD. Pretty easy install using a couple 17mm wrenches. One was a ratchet wrench which speeds things up. These shocks came well packaged and only a day later than expected. From my research I expect these to last a good while and should perform well. I’ll write an update if there are any issues.

Installed these on the rear of my 2017 Tacoma TRD sport yesterday. The washer/bushing stack up was kind of confusing but after some YouTube and google cruising, I got it figured out (I think) These seem like a really high quality product. I have a fiberglass canopy, roof rack, rooftop tent, and frequently haul camping gear and the stock shocks weren’t cutting it anymore. With these new shocks, the ride has noticeably improved. I can tell especially going over speed bumps. The suspension compresses, then has a nice smooth, dampened return back to ride height. They do their job and they do it well. Five stars all the way, will be installing 5100’s on the front end this weekend!

wonder job from seller would definitely purchase again

Put these on my 2023 Tacoma. Less than an hour to install and much better than OEM. An inexpensive way to improve the ride, especially when towing.

Installed easily, like any rear shock should. Nice quality finish, hardware and construction - appears that they will withstand corrosion better than my old yellow Bilsteins that rusted up after seven years. A little disappointed with the rubber boot attachment - does not look like a girly plastic ty-wrap is going to hold that boot secure for years of service. However I bought this product because I liked how my last set performed. These feel wonderful: firm control, great jitter absorption and help with sway. They raised the rear ride-height just a touch. (found the headlights a click lower the night after I installed them) Would recommend them to all as product that easily outperforms stock but don't call attention to themselves for being too firm.

Easy install much better than factory shocks for the price. Although I wish they were a bit stiffer to compress but they've definitely improved my ride quality I've included pictures for my 2020 Tacoma install as well as what I believe is the correct bushing and washer order going off the old shocks order. I'll give a update later after I've put a few thousand miles on them and a couple of towing miles to give a true review on how they handle. For the install tools you'll need include: 14mm wrench open ended Vice grips Pb blaster Two 11/16 wrenches 3/16 Allen wrench Sawzall with metal blade(optional if your impatient- to cut off top nut)

Good product

Excelente calidad y funcionalidad

Put a 2” spacer in front of 2018 TRD offroad and these struts in the rear with a 2” block and the truck drives unreal offroad. Huge improvement over stock, just changing the rears only added better handling on road and brake dive has decreased probably 30-40%, to fix that fully you will need to swap out front coilovers. Definitely recommend for the price

Estos son los mejores, selos puse a una tacoma 2007 y estan de lejos! Lo pri.ero que se nota es la estabilidad de la suspension!

Easily changed out.