The T100 4wd extended cab that I am supposed to be getting has a huge rust hole on one of the rear shocks- which is odd, considering it is a 100% rust free southern truck. I am guessing that it is the original shock and they are probably prone to rust, just because of moisture in the air?

Anyway, I would want to replace them ASAP and wanting something that would provide the softest, smoothest ride possible. I will be doing very little (if any) towing and no heavy hauling. Would standard OEM Toyota shocks be the way to go? I am thinking they may have the softest ride, because I think most aftermarkets have much less dampening? Thanks in advance!

I should be getting this truck tomorrow.

 

OEM stuff can be expensive but I've never checked on shocks. You'd probably be happy with some Monroe Sensa Trac shocks from NAPA or Carquest, etc. These seem pretty popular with people whose truck is a DD, occasional tow vehicle and for occasional weekends in the dirt.

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Ditto the above. These should give you the ride you're after. Rancho 9000s on the lowest setting will also give a very cushy ride, and are adjustable when you go off-roading in order to gain some control and stability with a firmer ride.

Be careful if you ever go wheeling though. You can easily wear these shocks out off-road and they provide very little control when cornering/emergency maneuvers in a worn out state.

 

Are you referring to the Monroe's or the Rancho 9000s?

 

The monroes will be the best bet here.

 

Monroe's. Been there done that.

Also ran the RS9000's with a remote setup. That was pretty cool.

 

ditto on the monroes. I have monroe sensa trac on mine and they ride fine. it is my daily driver and i can't complain about the ride. granted my leaf springs are just over a year old but it rode fine with the sensa tracs before I replaced the springs.