Rear suspension help

[snowninja]

I just ordered a set of airlift 1000 bags for my 98. I have a 2" lift spacer from revtek on top of the rear spring. Sadly I have never replaced the rear shocks since I bought it in 2002 so I have no idea what they are. Yeah I know, I know.. So I ordered the bags to remove the sag but obviously want to replace the shocks as well. I am not looking for an expensive set but what is a good shock for this setup? I do not off-road but it sees plenty of logging roads and road trips to the mountains. It is also my DD. I measured the length of shock as it sits and from the top plate to the center bottom hole they are 17 1/2" long. Obviously compressed via the weight of vehicle.

Thanks!!!

 

[snowninja]

 

[SnowLizard]

stock height... I'd lookup 99-02 4runner rear shocks. I've heard people are accepting to the cheap monroe rear shocks for $50 a set... you can spend more at napa $100 a set... imo, I'd run the cheapest (but I'm in the boat of I'm probably gonna lift it so haven't doen anything yet), if it needs replaced sooner than later you'll know next time. more $ can get you longer lasting, but ride quality might differ.

 

[snowninja]

thanks snowlizard. I found some KYB's which are were $85/set hoping these along with the airbags will help out the ride and level things up.

 

[Elesage]

If OEM lasted more than 15year why not go with OEM again??? For sometime not much more.....than those cheap one from auto parts.

 

[99Runnr]

If your not going to change things up in the foreseeable future, I run bilstein's.

They cost marginally more, but have a lifetime warranty. I paid $240 shipped for all 4 of mine. Not much more then the KYB stuff, as the rear's are cheaper then front's.

My KYB shocks that were removed, showed no signs of being worn out. Bushings were good, no leaks, rode acceptable. I still noticed a nice ride quality improvement when switching to the 5100's. Didn't do anything else, just food for thought.

 

[nissanh]

There are two kind of Bilstein shocks for the rear. One is long and may pose a risk of spring falling off at the max flex. The other is standard length and may stretch out to max with a lift and as a result, if you hit a pot hole, instead of the wheel just going in there, it may also drag the whole vehicle body. Just make sure to measure the lengths of shockabsorber at max stretched and the gap between the shock mounting locations in your truck when the wheel is on the ground.