Oem or bilstein shocks?

[Mudder]

Does anyone know what would be a better shock for every day use? a Bilstein or a Toyota OEM one? It'd be for an '89 pickup 4wd and no lift with almost no weight in the bed. I only take it off roading every once in a while and just want a good shock that'll last for a while and not be stiff or to soft.

 

[GRM]

I prefer a mono tube shock, but the factory tokico's are pretty decent.

 

[liveoak]

The bilsteins I bought for my 100 series were way too stiff so I returned them for oem which were actually a lot less expensive. I bought some aftermarket tokico shocks for my 92 2wd pickup and they give a very nice ride. To sum it up I would avoid bilsteins on a stock lightweight truck and choose a softer valved replacement.

 

[liveoak]

Something like this

http://www.tunersdepot.com/1989-toy...l?ref=google&gclid=CJ2srZuG-bwCFUqUfgodarUARw

 

[liveoak]

Something like this

http://www.tunersdepot.com/1989-toyota-pickup-shocks-struts/tokico-trekmaster-shocks-4wd-rear-pair-4988.html?ref=google&gclid=CJ2srZuG-bwCFUqUfgodarUARw

This is just for the rear but is an example of the trek master shocks I have

 

[Mudder]

Liveoak I had read about the bilsteins being to stiff for you 100 series. An I guess I'll order up a set of oem shocks since they seem to be good and are about 140 or so cheaper through beno.

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