Recently purchased 91 4runner w 127k, it feels wallowy / loose. Shocks look ancient, possibly orig.
How difficult is it to change these myself, looks pretty straight forward.
Suggestions on shocks?
Estimated cost of shocks?
Are the springs still fine do you suppose or do they have a somewhat limited lifespan (truck appears to have been used only on road)
Thanks, Chris
are the fronts coil-overs? coil-overs need spring compressor, tricky to do and dangerous. rears could also be tricky if the 91 rears are like my 96. my
96 has bolt/nut tops that go up into mounting bowls. with old rusty shocks getting tools up into the bowl to grab the shock nut was a pain in the ba#@!.Easy to do --- nuts on top of rears are a pain if rusty (nice to have a grinder or sharp chisle just in case!). Squirt all bolt few days before with liquid wrench in prep. In order of quality/cost:
Bilstein ($60 each) tad stiff Rancho 9000 (adjustable) Rancho 5000 Monroe Sensortrac (or some such name) - cheap but far better than OEM.
Does it look like the rear sagged and sits lower? If so get new rear coils but not OEM ones. Check out
I changed out my fronts with a nice set of KYBs about six months ago. They are not that bad price wise, and the suspension is great on and off road. And I do everything from LA freeways to 75+ on the dirt roads. Highly recommend. I am doing the rears next. Rusty bolts made it a pain, but all it took was a good tool set. Truck is a '93 4x4 SR5 290k.
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