My sister contacted me out of desperation today. Her Toyota dealer wanted $5,000 to replace their proprietary XRIAS struts in her ‘13 4Runner. I got her out of there before they tore it down, but I’m curious if anyone has a good recommendation for a decent shop that won’t try to price gouge her to swap the oem shocks for a set of Bilsteins. Anyone have a recommendation?
I know a racer I trust that owns an auto repair in Rancho Cucamonga, but that could be a really long drive. What area is she in?
Very few replace their XREAS suspension with the factory stuff because its so expensive, although it does work very well. Most any shop can replace those with Bilsteins, Rancho, etc. https://www.shockwarehouse.com/news/toyota-4runner-x-reas-shocks.cfm
If close to Huntington Beach go to Zitos. Corner of magnolia and talbert. Not sure where she is exactly. Some people refer to all of Southern California as LA
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That’s what I’m doing on mine. I see no reason to go back to XREAS. It’s just a hydraulic line linking the shocks.
Yeah, it’s proprietary, and innovative, but certainly not worth $5,000. I can get the OEM shocks replaced on my Aston for less. Unbelievable. Thanks again, fellas... it is much appreciated!