SR shock upgrade to Sport worth it?

Test drive a trd sport before you go out and buy the shocks. In my opinion its not worth it

 

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If your looking for better road handling, then the sport shocks should be an improvement. If you are looking for more off road, I’d like to point out that many folks with off roads upgrade to something after market.

 

Get the TRD OR OEM Toyota Bilstein's or the 4600's if you want a economical upgrade option.

The OEM TRD Toyota Bilstein's are a bit more narrow than the Bilstein 4600 but it is basically the same shock.

I have them on my SR and it made all the difference in the world.

 

Some questions for you OP:

Is this the most you will spend on this truck? Or will you eventually want to upgrade to an aftermarket suspension?

If the answer to the first question is Yes, then either the Sport or OR suspension is an upgrade and I would do it.

If the answer to the first question is no, then I would wait and save up the money to get a higher level suspension.

as for differences in feel. Yes, the OR suspension is supple. But I like it. My truck is not a sports car and I actually like the softer feel of the suspension. It's not cadi soft, but it takes speed bumps so easily, like their not there.

 

OP, it really depends on what you are looking to accomplish. Softer ride? Better handling? The Sport suspension will be firmer, so it’ll handle better on the road. Less body roll and nose dive when braking, but you’ll feel more of the bumps in the road.

If you’re looking for a softer ride, then the OR suspension would be a better alternative. It’ll soak up bumps better, but has a lot more body roll and nose dives when braking. I personally didn’t like the squishy ride of the OR and would’ve changed the suspension if I had kept it longer. But a lot of people on here like it. Personally, if I was going to go through the effort of swapping suspension, I’d be looking at aftermarket. It’s more money, but there are a lot of options and you can get something to suit your needs better.

 

Why would you want that? If you're gonna go through taking off all that suspension might as well buy better shocks

 

1) replacing the shocks is EASY. The struts are a little more work, but not bad. Not sure why you think that is insurmountable.

2) The factory shocks are Bilstein, so they’re not an unknown. They are actually pretty darn good at doing their job, unless you are rock crawling or overlanding. But you’re right, those folks are planning to replace the moment they bought the truck. Great chance for the rest of us to get a nice compromise on the cheap.

 

Test drive a TRD Sport first before you take the time, money, and effort to do this. My family has an SR5, OR, and Sport in the family. I now drive the OR. My favorite by far for the street was the SR5 2wd access cab, fast and lighter than the other two that have 4x4.

In terms of the Sport vs the SR5 shocks/struts, the feel very similar. This is why I suggest, like others here, to test drive before you do anything.

 

Easier said than done, I did all the suspension work on my truck and that shit takes a good couple hours. Why waste that time with more oem suspension when you have an opportunity for better aftermarket shit

 

No.

 

Yep, under a couple hours. As mentioned earlier, I did my own. Spent a whopping $100+ and got the ride I wanted. Still have my OE if I want to go back. Budget does matter for some folks- keep in mind he has an SR.

 

Yep, won't be getting anything more expensive than take off OEMs .

I'll see if I can get just the shocks and coils.

 

Would I need to use the OR coils as well or can reuse my SRs?

 

Coils match shocks and are different (L/R). It is best if you get the complete Strut, so you don’t have to bother unmounting or changing out hardware. There is a thread here that identifies springs by the color markings. It also identifies the shocks as well.

 

If you are determined to get takeoffs I'd get the OR shocks for the softer ride on rough roads.