XREAS broken?
- Thread starter harojs
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
HCWatson997
New member
You’ll have to crawl under the truck and look for hydraulic fluid leaking from the shocks and struts. Mine was way overdue and I could hear and feel a “KERTHUNK” noise whenever I went over speed bumps or any uneven stuff
Bossman
Senior Member
My X-REAS failed on my 03 Limited at 138,000 km. There was a leak in the system - in the line behind the Driver’s Side Centre Control Absorber. Leak was likely caused by corrosion of the line due to road salt used up here during our Canadian winters.
Fluid that had dripped onto the driveway was the first indicator of some sort of problem. As more fluid leaked out of the system, the suspension became worse.
I removed the entire X-REAS system (too costly to replace), and installed the standard SR5 suspension (to keep it relatively stock).
Fluid that had dripped onto the driveway was the first indicator of some sort of problem. As more fluid leaked out of the system, the suspension became worse.
I removed the entire X-REAS system (too costly to replace), and installed the standard SR5 suspension (to keep it relatively stock).
Do you have the full parts list that you needed to buy? Seems every time I read about the suspension being changed I can't find a full parts list and I know nothing about suspension so thought it would help if I had a definitive list.
Bossman
Senior Member
I did not actually do the work myself, I left that to my trusted mechanic.
These links/threads might help:
Toyota 4-Runner X-REAS Shocks - Shockwarehouse.com
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/84310-best-replacement-shocks-when-removing-xreas.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/51369-replacing-xreas-regular-shocks.html
These links/threads might help:
Toyota 4-Runner X-REAS Shocks - Shockwarehouse.com
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/84310-best-replacement-shocks-when-removing-xreas.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/51369-replacing-xreas-regular-shocks.html
Just replaced my XREAS system last month. Rear shock were leaking and fronts provided little support as I seemed to skip while driving on asphalt. I cut out the XREAS lines and replaced it all with Bilstein 5100s in the front and rear. The fronts were set to compensate for the height lost when removing the coil spacers. The rear spacers were left in place.
