Bilstein 8112 Blackhawk Shocks: Are They Worth It?

[SierraBronco]

They come with mix and match spacers, 0,5”, 1.0”, 1.5” in the box.

Ohhhhhhhh I see. Shaft position doesn’t change then, just the angle of the dangle (CV)

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[telenerd]

Howdy can you also do a post with the rest of your Baja build? Maybe break down what all your running to complete Baja.

 

[Bird Dog Off Road]

Were your ears burning today? I was at the Bilsten exhibit at Overland expo West and we talked briefly about your setup.

 

[TrlYeti]

Very cool build, Billy's have come a long way to try to get back into the fold since 2018 and have done alot to impress me for stock setups. I am interested to hear about the reinforcements in the front end and problematic areas if you have found any. For me, I have found that even on stock setup running hard through the desert I have wallered out the UCA bolt holes on the frame buckets, snapped UCA bolts, and bent the LCA mounts to the point the LCA got stuck in them. Were you able to get over 55% of weight distribution to the rears. And FINALLY, how you doing in the whoops!?

 

[GetShifty_Bronco]

They have adjustable preload and if I remember correctly it can provide .5 to 3 inches of lift. Don't quote me on that on.
we run 37's and don't have any issues.

So this was my main concern. Both Bilstein and basically everyone else who's reviewed them says 37s are a no go with them or you basically delete the fender, which is why I was looking at RIDE shocks instead. If these can actually run with 37s at full bump then I'm 100% in on the 8112s.

 

[Copper Red NC]

So this was my main concern. Both Bilstein and basically everyone else who's reviewed them says 37s are a no go with them or you basically delete the fender, which is why I was looking at RIDE shocks instead. If these can actually run with 37s at full bump then I'm 100% in on the 8112s.

You’ll blow your fenders out running 37’s on off the shelf 8112’s. From my understanding they did some custom work to get the 37’s to clear, but also the fenders are still dented in when I saw the race truck in person.

 

[TrlYeti]

What people don't realize, and the can-am mavR guys found out the hard way, is yes your tire may clear if you when you cycled the suspension, BUT, that doesn't mean your tire clears at speed when slightly deformed. You dont have to worry about it when rock crawling and going slow. Its a completely different animal when your above 35mphs and start hitting rough terrain. I need at least one inch of space from my fender at full bump in garage to ensure no touching at speed. Found that out the hard way.

 

[pewpew_cachoo]

Howdy can you also do a post with the rest of your Baja build? Maybe break down what all your running to complete Baja.

I did a write up right after the 1000 that went into more detail about the build as a whole. Here is the link!

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...finish-the-baja-1000-a-complete-recap.126135/

 

[Original Bender]

*8112 lust intensifying

 

[UNBROKN]

But they don't provide any lift correct? I needed a coilover that provided 3 in over Sasquatch and I believed I looked at these at the time when they first came out and they didn't provide enough lift. These could be an updated model however which I'm underwear of.

wait... what???

 

[pewpew_cachoo]

You’ll blow your fenders out running 37’s on off the shelf 8112’s. From my understanding they did some custom work to get the 37’s to clear, but also the fenders are still dented in when I saw the race truck in person.

We did some tuning to make them a little more stiff for race speeds and the rears have different springs to make up for the added weight of the 2 37" spares and the 40 gallon fuel cell. Thats pretty much all that was changed.

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