AndroT100

I want to put new shocks in my 97 T100 4x4 as I am up to 125k miles and I figure they are a bit soft. Kayabas were suggested to me to be less expensive and as good or better than OEM. Anyone have any experience with them?

Thanks!

humanoid

never heard of 'em. Have a pic or a website for us to check 'em out?

tenfourtyeight

kyb.com

Kayaba = KYB

Nobody

I got em front and rear....I think there great- very good ride.

Marc P

I have them--they are just fine for the price. When I was looking I was told they were the Japanese equivalant to Bilstien, but I got them for about $15.00 less per shock. No problems with them at all.

humanoid

Had a sneaking suspicion it was:pat:, but had to make sure though. I'm in the market for shocks as well. Any thoughts on KYB or Tockicos?

tenfourtyeight

Me too, so I searched for 'kayaba shocks' on Google, and saw that a page entitled 'Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.' was linked to kyb.co.jp, and that other kyb.com pages had 'Kayaba' in them.

Me be thinkin that Kayaba = Japan, and KYB = USA.

MTL_4runner

.......and you be right!


Kinda like Toyoda = Japan , Toyota = everywhere else (yes, they do have Toyota also in Japan)

4Runnerman

Does anyone know if the KYB or Tokicos ride as stiff as the Bilsteins? I am looking for a better ride/handling combination than the soft and squishy stock shocks, but I've heard that the Bilsteins and heavy-duty truck stiff.

Any experiences?

Reldnew

I have them on my 91 runner and Love them..They are a bit less all around than Bils--A bit less harsh riding, a bit less expensive, ($50.00++ less a set), A bit less tight on rebound and weight transfer etc. etc. etc. I think they are awesome for the money. Got mine at the Tire Rack. Around $120.00 for a set of four.

I used to live in NYC and the Car Service Owner/Driver guys (The Lincoln Town cars that are a step up from cabs) swore by them. Some of those dudes put 600,000 city miles on their cars. One driver told me, "You can wear out a KYB shock, but you'll never break one."