Best shock upgrade for improved ride quality

[bruce]

Have a 2025 sr5 with Yokohama geolander xcv 245-70-17 tires. Ride is very stiff. I know it’s a truck, but just came from a 1500 Silverado and had a 2011 Tundra that were way smoother. Do shocks make a difference or does it require coils and shocks to reduce harshness?

 

[Burgi]

what's your tire pressure at?

 

[bruce]

what's your tire pressure at?

33psi which is what the door says.

 

[nubbins_]

Have a 2025 sr5 with Yokohama geolander xcv 245-70-17 tires. Ride is very stiff. I know it’s a truck, but just came from a 1500 Silverado and had a 2011 Tundra that were way smoother. Do shocks make a difference or does it require coils and shocks to reduce harshness?

Unless it's way oversprung from the factory, shocks alone should make a difference but from what you're saying it doesn't sound like they would be anywhere near the difference you want.

Can't speak for the Tundra but for like 15 years now GM trucks are just soft. Doesn't mean the suspension's good (the opposite), just ridiculously soft.

 

[spyder40]

On the pre-2025 had to swap the UCA's out and move to Fox coilovers in front and Fox shocks in back with DSC's. Adjust to your preference and load. As Nubbins posted just being soft isn't actually good.

 

[bruce]

Thanks all good info. Would fix shocks void warranty if I just did rear with no other mods?

 

[nubbins_]

On the pre-2025 had to swap the UCA's out and move to Fox coilovers in front and Fox shocks in back with DSC's. Adjust to your preference and load. As Nubbins posted just being soft isn't actually good.

I loved the ride quality of the full 2.0 kit for my old Canyon, was simultaneously plush but very well controlled and handled tight. Wish I could have stretched the budget to 2.5s. Was a real pain to install though on my own

Thanks all good info. Would fix shocks void warranty if I just did rear with no other mods?

imo you should be fine. Rear shocks was a super quick mod and generally the first thing I did on any truck, no one at service really cared even when dealing with driveline and wheels/tires issues

 

[Vincenzo]

They are advertising sport tuned suspension so you got a sporty ride. 4Runners have always handled like crap. It’s the reason why I never bought one. Heck, Tundras handle better than the previous 4Runners

 

[spyder40]

I loved the ride quality of the full 2.0 kit for my old Canyon, was simultaneously plush but very well controlled and handled tight. Wish I could have stretched the budget to 2.5s. Was a real pain to install though on my own



imo you should be fine. Rear shocks was a super quick mod and generally the first thing I did on any truck, no one at service really cared even when dealing with driveline and wheels/tires issues

I have 2.5 with DSC's from Accutune. Biggest pain of the whole project was swapping the rear brake lines with longer ones. Damn clips anchoring the lines to the body were a PITA. Ride quality is excellent and part of the reason I hate to get rid of my 21. No more brake dive on the nose and is just planted going down things like washboard gravel roads, no yaw.