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Strut choice OE or KYB?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by smittylube, Jun 13, 2013.

  1. smittylube

    smittylube Junior Member

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    I have 165000 miles and my struts are getting worn. I am really picky about how it feels and on many cars I have only been happy with shocks like bilstein or sacks.

    I don't find these available for mine. Has anyone replaced with OE and been happy? KYB and been happy?
     
    #1 smittylube, Jun 13, 2013
  2. Riaz

    Riaz Junior Member

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    I replaced rear shocks with KYB at 180k miles...they work fine for everyday use although I do feel like they're a bit on the soft side when carrying a lot of weight in the rear, but this may be more a function of spring stiffness rather than the dampers. I installed rubber buffers in between the spring coils to limit compression and thus making the ride firmer under heavy load.
     
    #2 Riaz, Jun 13, 2013
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