Are the oem shocks any good? Looking at getting 4 new shocks for my 86 runner and the oem (not ome!!!) toyota shocks are very competitively priced. I don't want to run them if the blow out quickly or suck in the first place...

 

well mine lasted 294k before noticably going out, so I'd say they're pretty dang good, lol

 

ON my 86 pickup I went to Napa and bought the OEM replacement Monroes. Even with the mild lift they were great! Check Napa for costs and go from there.

 

The OEM shocks on mine were ten years old when I bought the truck, and they were still doing their job OK. I've always heard/read that they are actually pretty good quality. Better than Gabriel/Monroe/etc domestic stuff. Next step up would be Bilsteins, if you've got the money($68 each).

 

I might ad that my replacement OEM style Monroe Sensatracs are performing quite well

 

Go for it, if you are stock why not. Should last another 15 years

 

At least upgrade to Monroe.

And shocks don't go bad all of a sudden unless they break. They gradually get worse so you don't just notice it one day. They don't have to leak to be bad either. Also they don't usually go bad in pairs. One could be blasted and the other fine.

 

i replaced mine last year with oem i love it but i drive on the freeways here in ca some off road use but stay awat from pepboys chinese parts unless you want to buy parts every 6 mos pepboys/autozone is chinese for sh@ T