Some Good Shocks?

[Bigmikelakers]

Does anyone know a good set of shocks that can give our 4runners the most car-like type of ride? I have 166k miles on my truck so I know mine are pretty worn out.

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

go with rancho rs9000xl they have adjustable stiffness so you can chose from soft ride or race car hard... plus they offer like a 1 inch lift.

 

[Bigmikelakers]

go with rancho rs9000xl they have adjustable stiffness so you can chose from soft ride or race car hard... plus they offer like a 1 inch lift.

According to the Rancho website, theres a shop literally a few blocks from my house that can install these for me. The shocks seem cheap to me but getting them installed is where it will probably cost big bucks.

 

[BigRogers]

Rears are a easy swap with some jack stands and floor jack if you have it. Fronts are a little more difficult as you have to swap out the spring. You can rent a tool from Autozone or the like to accomplish the job, but like i said just a little more difficult.

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

you can do it your self or ask anyone here that lives around your area if they are willing to help or have a meet so they can put your shocks in.. its not really difficult.

 

[Bigmikelakers]

I wouldn't even have anywhere to install them since where I live I have only street parking and if you guys knew me you wouldn't even want me to replace your brake light on your truck haha. I rather just have a professional take care of it for me.

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

lol where do you live again ? plus you gotta learn sometime there are some pretty good write ups aroudn the interwebs maybe you can start learning.

 

[Bigmikelakers]

I live in South Bay area Redondo Beach/Lawndale to be exact. Its probably not to hard. I had a guy I knew change the brakes on my 01 Tacoma regular cab prerunner years ago and it seemed very easy.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

plus they offer like a 1 inch lift.

say what? No they don't. Shocks don't offer any lift. (unless of course they're coil overs where you can adjust the placement of the spring perch)

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

say what? No they don't. Shocks don't offer any lift. (unless of course they're coil overs where you can adjust the placement of the spring perch)

The front come with a built in spacer where the spring sits and the rear uses a spring spacer.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

The front come with a built in spacer where the spring sits and the rear uses a spring spacer.

right, so it's a spacer lift. It's not the shock that's giving the lift, the spacers are.

 

[whipkiller]

right, so it's a spacer lift. It's not the shock that's giving the lift, the spacers are.

How does a spacer lift affect ride quality?

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

i didnt feel any difference in the ride quality, you still use the same OE coils in front and rear... however i changed my rear for the fjz80 coils. but i have the shocks tune all the way to number 9 till last night when i went wheeling i turned them down to 3 and damn they are awesome i dont think ill change my current setup those ranchos are deff worth the money. cause you can adjust how stiff or soft you want the ride.