This content is phenomenal. Just straight facts, not bs or regurgitated broscience. What a refreshing change from the usual 4x4 and off-road community content.
These suspension videos are hands down the best straightforward explanation of IFS out there. Well done and keep them coming. 👏
Excellent video! So many questions off-roaders have asked over the years answered in 7 minutes! 5100's are extremely popular, and with the rising popularity of the 6112's I would be very interested in a 5100 vs 6112 comparison. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for your continued analysis of the Toyota front suspension. At the very least it is educational and for those who actually off road and can apply some of what you share with us I'm sure they find valuable. It's quite clear that the suspension system on our vehicles is a most important aspect of the vehicle's overall performance. I watched a video the other day of a tour of SVC in California who make/install/tune true long travel suspensions particularly on the Ford Raptor and that was a GREAT video. It doesn't matter how much power you can squeeze out of your engine if you can't put it to the ground effectively.
As an engineer I appreciate the detailed analysis and comparison.
Appreciate all the research and real world testing you do!
This guys videos and depth of research are way above the rest.
I have a lot of respect for how you deliver your information. When you find that what you believed for fact from previous videos may not be as clear cut as you once understood, you have no problem showing those facts. Much respect to you for this!!!
I'd be interested in hearing about digressive vs. linear/progressive damping. Thanks for your detailed information and hard work.
I ran 5100s and OME springs for a couple or so years. Put about 70k hard miles on them. Loved them never had a complaint. The only reason they got replaced with the Dobs longtravel IMS setup was because I wasn't running bumpstops and broke the shaft from one of the lower mounts in the rear. When I pulled them off they still had strong rebound. A guy bought the kit from me for only $100. No doubt he will get plenty more use out of them. Anyhoo great video yet again. Always learn a lot from watching your work.
Awesome research! Thanks for the information and for the shoutout in the video! 😁👍
These videos are fantastic please dont stop making them
I would love you to list package builds on your opinion from basic lifts to advance. Too many shops just over sell products to consumers that are getting into this field. Your channel is definitely very educational.
These videos are YouTube Gold!! Every one of these videos is so informative, love how he breaks down the numbers and data to share. Only 38 videos total, we need so many more from this dude.
Another great video, Kai. Thanks for sharing this information with the community.
Your channel is amazing ! I did this same experimentations ona brand new 2023 Toyota Hilux 4x4. And I managed go from 16cm travel to 22cm by lowering down with the sock rod bump stop with a smal spacer. Keeping factory suspension offset. Thanks for the detailed info. As you, I had same issues figuring out all the shock specs and sizes, even for huge companies like Monroe. I live in Argentina BTW and most of the products you show aren't available here.
It makes me happy to have Bilstein 6112 Kit from TRD for my FJ Cruiser that was used in the TTUE FJ Cruiser. The performance on and off road is excellent.
Even though i have yet to get a long travel kit, let alone a mid travel, I been binge watching all your videos to soak in the information so I can make the best decision!
Thank you for taking the time to measure and put together all of this data, Kai. Very eager to see new videos.
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