Suspension Repairs??

Hey all, glad to be a new part of this forum!

Quick question, after a recent inspection of my truck, the mechanic told me I will need new struts and shocks which will run me approx $818 and $333 respectively. Does this sound right for anyone who has had the same or similar fix?

Thanks!

 

Well I would find another mechanic because our trucks don't have struts, so who the hell knows what he's talking about.

What I would recommend is finding someone on here who just installed a lift. You can pick up their stuff for a couple hundred bucks and it'll be a nice upgrade from 11 year old stuff. Hit up @Dandizon91 because we just installed a lift on his truck today. His stock third gen suspension will even lift the front of your truck 1".

 

Thanks man! I’ll look into it

 

What do they have instead of struts? Or why don`t they have struts? I just want to educate myself so that i can make a case for myself if another mechanic says the same thing.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacomas-dont-have-struts.452101/

A lengthy thread, but it'll explain everything. Up front, we have coilovers. It's a coil, over a shock. In the rear, we have leaf springs and shocks.

 

Hey Welcome! Like EatSleepTacos said, probably just find a set of used stuff. I can cut you a deal on my previous suspension. 30k miles on them