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How Does Your Suspension Feel?
So I've replaced front suspension components including UCA, LCA, and struts in the past and what I've been curious about is it normal to feel every bump in the road? I live in Michigan where the roads are crap, if this isn't normal, maybe I need to buy a different brand of struts, currently using KYB.
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I’m on Bilstein 4600s w/ Tacoma TRD Offroad front coils & FJ springs on the rear. While no 4R will ride like a car, I don’t feel every bump. I’d call it smoothly truckish on the pavement and nicely controlled on trails.
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Dobinson's 3 front and 2 back.
I bought the Dobinson's 3 inch front 2 in back. Running 285/70/17's in September of 2018. I kept my front sway bar with a Toytec front swaybar relocation kit. I honestly do not think I need it, but I do have a trailer and some highway miles, so better safe than sorry. After a year they are still good, just some rattles and squeaks. They are definitely rough in washboards. Might be tire pressure, as I do not change it.
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The 4Runner is more of a truck ride vs a sedan. Similar to a Tacoma. I had KYB shocks installed a few years ago and the ride was pretty stiff for a few hundred miles, then smoothed out. Still good ride now that shocks have broken in.
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Yeah, I have a feeling the struts are defective or something else needs replacing, sometimes when I'm going over bumps, the 4Runner ends up "scooting" to the right or left, this doesn't seem normal. |
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Mine feels pretty dang plush... 6112 up front, 32" MT tires with a C load range.
Most bumps on the road which are very noticeable in a passenger sedan are very smooth out to non-existent in the 4Runner I've noticed that tires play a pretty large roll in how things feel. I can have E load tires with the same suspension and bumps are more noticeable. Instead of the tire absorbing it, it just pushes that load into the suspension. |
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Mine rides so-so. Have 2.5" Fox coilovers up front and Fox 2.0 shocks out back, the rears are valved the opposite of what I want (#30 comp #90 rebound) so that should help ride when I re-valve them. Going to re-valve the fronts as well. The E range BFGs contribute most to the rougher ride though. My 1 ton Tacoma on 40" tires handles bumps a lot better than the 4runner.
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My KYBs and Daystar 2.5" lift and new lower control arms and tie rod links and bushings led to a nice cushy ride on the roads. Yeah I feel some bumps but it's worse in cars.
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So I was looking on RockAuto for quick struts, the part numbers are the same for the V6 and V8 models? I thought they'd be different? Can anyone confirm?
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My 06 has the original xReas, terribly stiff ride. Like you said it skips sideways on stutter bumps and follows imperfections in the pavement. No leaks or sounds from the shocks.
210k miles. I can't recommend those 'all-in-one' shock things, installed them on my Sienna and they clank like mad. |
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