Been a Rancho fan for years but may give the Bilsteins a whirl. What say you all?

Btw, are the front shocks on 2003 4 Runner's struts??

 

Bilsteins kick ass. Soft enough on the road, but tough enough to take a good off road beating. I'd recommend them to anybody.

 

OH boy this thread is going to cause some controversy. I vote for the Bils because I have had good experiences with mine. They are the only shocks I have had on my Runner so cant' really compare them to anything else.

 

Soft enough for the road but not as mushy as the stock shocks ?

 

Not at all. I used the word "soft" because most people think of off road shocks as too stiff for the road, but Bilsteins IMO are not.

 

Cool, thanks

 

Bilsteins

 

Bils...Bils...Bils...but then again im in the same boat as UKMeyers...that was one of the first things i did my rig so i cant say ive compared too much...but you cant go wrong with anything German, right ? well with a last name like Scharfenberg i at least had to stick with my roots great beer...great shocks...

 

Same thing here, I have no other shocks in my Runner but Bilsteins. They are good on the road and tough off-road, not to mention the lifetime warranty. You don't have to buy any more shocks unless you are going to lift the rig more than 4 inches, then you need the new Bilsteins with silver colors, I believe they were 5100 series.

Noel

 

Bils

 

Bilsteins rear
Sway-away front

 

What are you guys paying for the bilstiens? They're 120 and up each up here.

 

I have never been able to find anything wrong with KYB's ...and I have never herd them mentioned on here ... I've had them on the rear for 3 years (the stock shocks seized and folded in half) and they ride great.

 

I love my procomp mx6's, but notice one thing with all the shocks mentoned. They are gas charged. I think you can't go wrong with a good gas charged shock.

 

Ive had bils on both my vehicles and love them. First mod I did to the runner too. Soon gonna be running the downey adjustables in the front (bilstein shocks) and the rears are HDs (though I don't know if you can get the "touring" valving of the shocks for 4Runners, haven't looked yet). One good thing about the bils though is that they have a life time warrenty. Mine were submerged in water for a few hours a day before easter and they are still running strong!

 

I'm guessing you mean $120 USD? They are $65-70 at PP

 

these guys will match any competitors price and check comps price for you while your on the phone ordering...got mine for $62 each
Performance Center

dont forget to do your Canadian money for REAL money exchange

 

Bils in the rear, SAWs in the front...keeps your tires on the road and that's where you want them, they shouldn't be bouncing in the air.

Mick

 

Another vote for Bilstein's;

 

I have been running the same set of Bilsteins since 1999. No problems, and I will get the longer ones when I get around to doing my SAS.