I did koni orange shocks with eibach pro springs - been dailying it for 5 or so years. It sits about 1in lower than stock.
Pros: sits lower than stock
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The only major expensive maintenance I have had to do on my 04 prerunner was rebuilding the whole suspension at around 225k miles. The leaf springs were toast and the front end was starting to get there. I did everything myself and it wasn’t to crazy price wise, maybe $1200.
Pros: cheap OEM parts
Cons: leaf springs were toast
Vehicle:
Toyota
Mileage: 225000 km
Pro-V Mechanic here, usually kapag sira ang rear shock niyo po, you'd usually hear a loud bang or kumakalabog kapag napapadaan kayo sa lubac or uneven road. Another key diagnosing if whether or not sira ang rear shock or front shock niyo is fluid leakage, usually may marka ng leak shiny oil na meron kayo makikita or kapag na touch niyo yung shock niyo and found out na maitim at basa yung feeling it means destroyed na yung shocks niyo may need replacing. Same diagnostic sound na maririnig niyo sa harap. So if napansin niyo na kumakalabog na shocks niyo, better to replace them as soon as possible for a comfortable ride. Trusted Brands for cheaper alternative is Nitro-Tech But if you want something a bit balance yet good price range KYB is the way to go.
Pros: comfortable ride, good price range
Cons: fluid leakage, loud bang
On mine I pieced together all the joints with Moog parts and KYB shocks and replaced the rear leaf spring hangers (rust kills them) rather than go with a generic kit.
12k later and it all seems fine
Pros: shocks seem fine
Cons: rust kills hangers
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 12000 km
I went with Koni Super active as an "upgrade" from oem and I'm very happy with those.
Pros: happy with upgrade
Vehicle:
Mazda
Bilstein shocks will dramatically transform the on road experience
Pros: dramatically transform experience
I swapped them into my 2018 performance and the difference was extremely subtle.
Cons: subtle difference
I had the Seat Toledo, a rebadged Skoda Rapid basically. I changed the OEM shocks to aftermarket. The owner of the shop told me that VAG group uses Sachs, so i fitted Sachs. I hated it. The ride became a lot firmer, uncomfortable and annoying. However handing improved and the car felt more planted on the road. Asked the guy about it and told me that aftermarket shocks are generally firmer than OEM even if they come from the same company. Depends on what you prioritise. Comfort or handling.
Pros: handling improved, car felt planted
Cons: firmer ride, uncomfortable, annoying
Vehicle:
Seat Toledo
just unacceptable garbage...it also pisses me off to no end I have a novels worth of recalls with no eta for a fix. This will absolutely be the last Ford I buy.
Cons: unacceptable garbage
Vehicle:
Ford Bronco
Bilstein 5100's are junk! 3 out of 4 of mine failed. (Blown Seals)I don't even go off road with my truck. They won't stand behind them without original receipts, where purchased, when purchased etc. etc. etc.........
Cons: premature failure, poor warranty support
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