Replacement Rear Shocks for Stock 470 Setup (1 Viewer)

[MobiusRising]

Hi All,

Writing a quick message for anyone who might be interested.

I purchased my GX back in May and have decided to keep the stock suspension setup (for now). With a lot of work done under the hood to bring her up to date, I decided to take a chance with these rear electronic shock replacements on amazon.

I'm 5K miles into a NY to Utah and back road-trip (currently in the Rockies) and they've worked great, very comfortable ride and have improved my overall ride quality significantly.

they even have the word "TOYOTA" stamped on the metal of the shocks... no idea though if this is legitimate or not

Happy trails friends.

 

[NartSosruqua]

Hello Mobius,
I have an 08 too and looking into these because my rear shocks are destroyed, would the ride adjustment controls still work with these?
Thanks

 

[MobiusRising]

Hello Mobius,
I have an 08 too and looking into these because my rear shocks are destroyed, would the ride adjustment controls still work with these?
Thanks

Replied to your msg, let me know if you have any other questions!

 

[Nikita]

Hey, thanks for the post. My shocks recently leaked so I need to get new ones. Did you have any problems with the ride adjustment control?

 

[kylebacc]

Thanks for the update!!

 

[NartSosruqua]

Hey, thanks for the post. My shocks recently leaked so I need to get new ones. Did you have any problems with the ride adjustment control?

Hey Nikita, I've installed the same Luft Miester rear shocks recently based on Mobius's recommendation above, and the ride adjustment control is working fine so far.

 

[MobiusRising]

Hey, thanks for the post. My shocks recently leaked so I need to get new ones. Did you have any problems with the ride adjustment control?

Nart beat me to it but yes! Ride control works perfectly fine. I've now covered 7K miles on them and so far so good.

 

[Nikita]

Hey people, I also installed these shocks yesterday. Ride control works well, ride quality is great. No issues so far!

 

[MobiusRising]

Glad its working out! I did mine just in time (aside from them being the originals and leaking). This is what the top end of my old shock looked like.

 

[Nikita]

Glad its working out! I did mine just in time (aside from them being the originals and leaking). This is what the top end of my old shock looked like.

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Mine were looking even worse. My mechanic had to cut them out using a welding machine as they were rusted there.

 

[MobiusRising]

Mine were looking even worse. My mechanic had to cut them out using a welding machine as they were rusted there.

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good call then... Better to have installed the LuftMeisters, you can install 4 pairs for the price of 2 OEM shocks!

 

[AQQA]

This is great info, thanks--been putting it off on my 07 due to expense. Been getting a rough ride until I adjust the height; like they're stuck or something and need to be compressed or stretched before functioning properly. Just ordered the above ones yesterday. Once they're changed over will let you know how they do! Thanks for the input!

 

[MobiusRising]

This is great info, thanks--been putting it off on my 07 due to expense. Been getting a rough ride until I adjust the height; like they're stuck or something and need to be compressed or stretched before functioning properly. Just ordered the above ones yesterday. Once they're changed over will let you know how they do! Thanks for the input!

Let us know! best of luck.