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shock setup for smooth highway ride - 97 Limited 2WD

Discussion in '3rd Gen 4Runners (1996-2002)' started by Operator, Feb 8, 2021.

  1. Feb 8, 2021 at 8:42 PM
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    Due to my state of Texas being abysmal at anything other than parking lot camping.... Curious as to the best shock/strut setup for smooth city/highway travel. It's my first 4Runner as of three weeks ago. 97 2WD. Any thoughts about shock/struts are appreciated. (I am very happy with my decision about a 2WD and not a 4WD.........)
     
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  2. Feb 8, 2021 at 8:55 PM
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    Welcome to the forum, stay with oem.
     
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  3. Feb 9, 2021 at 7:21 AM
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    OEM will give you the smoothest ride. I redid mine with struts and shocks from McGeorge Toyota online parts. Not cheap but they are discounted. I believe Toyota uses shocks/struts made by Tokico. Not sure if you can get them direct from them for cheaper or not.

    Reason why OEM are the smoothest, is because TOYOTA designed the suspension to be acceptable to the greatest common denominator. Nearly no one (myself included) bought these rigs to do any sort of off-roading. My rig has only seen 250k miles of city/highway daily driving.

    A lot of people go with Bilsteins which are a bit tighter and rougher but are cheaper.
     
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  4. Feb 9, 2021 at 8:32 AM
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    Also there is the Bilstien 4600 shocks, i had these on my 2002 and was very pleased with them. They are replacements for oem shocks, and they really make the runner feel more stable on the road.

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  5. Feb 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM
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    Thank all of you. Will go the OEM route then!
     
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