Originally Posted by ///AIRDAM

So, from someone who has had 3 4runners with Xreas, and others without, i can tell you my opinion for what its worth.
LEAVE IT ALONE.
Honestly the Xreas rides good, you might not realize it now until you start swapping stuff, the Xreas actually rides really nice for what it is. The on road compliance is nice, the body roll or lack of it is nice, the bump absorption at speed is nice. You dont realize how nice it is until
1) one of the shocks starts leaking and you lose pressure
2) you ride in a 4runner without it
3) you change your Xreas out for something else

My 2008 (basically same suspension and Xreas system as your 2022) started leaking around 175,000 miles and pretty much shit the bed around 195,000 miles and had to be taken out.
My 2012 we drove till about 145,000 miles and traded it in (really wish we would have kept it)
My current 2023 rides so nice

So i did all the same thing you are doing, i read all over the forums, and at the time in the 4th gen (2008) 4runner forums the general consensus was that the 2012+ Tacoma TRD Offroad shocks was the absolute best thing to replace the Xreas with because
1) it gave you about 1.75" of lift on a 4wd and about 2.5" of lift on a 2wd
2) the spring rates were different for a much smoother ride
3) the valving was different and resulted in a much smoother ride
4) people that took theirs off to go aftermarket would typically sell them at a good price
So when my 2008 shocks started leaking i started looking heavily for a set used. I eventually found a set of brand new take-offs from a guy selling them on craigslist for like $250 front and rear shocks, springs and all ready to bolt on. I scooped them up fast and put them on.
1) yes it gives you a lift as stated
2) yes the slow speed stuff is nice
3) yes it feels different, sort of in a good way
4) yes it was practically dirt cheap
The good thing was it fits, gives a lift, and rides nice. I will say the Xreas rode super nice until it started giving out and so the Tacoma TRD Offroad stuff felt like a million bucks at first but then the more i drove it i realized it was different. Its nice on slow speed gravel roads like 5-10mph you dont feel every rock, i guess the springs being softer allows the suspension to move more easily at slow speeds, but you can definitely tell they have a little more body roll. One of the things i notice the most is high speed stuff, like lets say a crack in the road or where concrete is buckling in the road and has a 2" wide strip pushed up 2-3" and you hit it at speeds. This is definitely harsher than the Xreas. Also when you load it down with a trailer, or with 5 people, or a ton of stuff in the back, the TRD Offroad stuff doesnt react as fast on big bumps and you can feel the shock bottom out, but be super slow on rebound so the rear dumps and slams the bump stop. Its really the rear i notice the most on bigger bumps, i have been thinking of changing the rear shocks for something else. Its kinda hard to explain but i will try:

When you are riding along and hit a big bump in the highway like buckled asphalt that basically looks like a 3-4" speed bump across the road, the rear suspension takes a hit and forces the axle and tire upward 3-4" into a compression stroke of the shock. The problem is, there isnt enough rebound in the shock so the spring cant forcefully push the tire back down to the road fast enough. By the time you bounce over the bump, the rear suspension that took a 3-4" compression cant rebound quick enough and you end up with the rear end still in compression slamming down on the ground bottoming out on the bump stop with the added weight. These were brand new Tacoma TRD Offroad take-off front and rear shock and spring assemblies i swapped out. If i could i would likely go back to Xreas today if it was an easy option that didnt cost a ton.