Leaking Red Shocks on '13 4Runner

[Gebo]

Mechanic was doing brakes on my daughter's '13 4Runner. Said 3 of the 4 pink(red) shocks are wet. Supposedly a $4000-5000 job???
Car runs and rides fine. Is she being scammed? What in the world? There is no way she can afford this. Please give me some direction.

 

[ctechbob]

I've never worked on a 4R, but just looking on Rockauto at parts, there's nothing that would lead me to believe it is some super hard job.

$4000, she's being scammed. You can buy loaded assemblies for $50-200 a corner.

 

[Andyd95]

Must have XREAS

I’d put Bilsteins on it if it were mine

 

[cpayne5]

Sounds like it has the XREAS suspension (red shocks). The high quote is in line with a 4 corner replacement of that system. That said, you can replace it with conventional shocks (ie, much cheaper).

 

[Thermo1223]

Mechanic was doing brakes on my daughter's '13 4Runner. Said 3 of the 4 pink(red) shocks are wet. Supposedly a $4000-5000 job???
Car runs and rides fine. Is she being scammed? What in the world? There is no way she can afford this. Please give me some direction.

If she actually has this system. I can see why it would cost that much. 6 actually custom shock absorbers and the lines to deal with it all.

Maybe the fittings are just leaking but I don't think you can replace leaking shock fluid.

 

[Gebo]

They are the red ones. I sorta lost my concentration when the mechanic said $4-5K

 

[Gebo]

How would we know if it is

 

[edyvw]

Switch to regular shocks:
Bilstein:
Front 4600: $91
Front 5100: $128
Rear 5100: $91.

 

[RooflessVW]

How would we know if it is XREAS?

If they're red and there are banjo fittings on the shocks.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

How would we know if it is XREAS?

Is it electronic or something? There might be a button on the dash or something

 

[The Critic]

They are the red ones. I sorta lost my concentration when the mechanic said $4-5K

Sounds about right for XREAS. And not an uncommon failure at that mileage, either.

 

[Gebo]

Couldn’t I put on regular Toyota 4Runner shocks?

 

[RooflessVW]

Couldn’t I put on regular Toyota 4Runner shocks?

That's what a few here have already suggested.

 

[Gebo]

That's what a few here have already suggested.

I didn’t see that. I just saw Bilsteins. I’m talking about shocks I buy from Toyota dealership that would go on a regular 4Runner. I called my parts mgr, good guy. He said he had never seen anyone switch from the red shocks to regular at their dealership.

He said all 4 red shocks would be around $1000 including tax. The front ones almost $400 each. Back ones less than $100 each.

Surely the labor is not $3-4K??

 

[Nukeman7]

I didn’t see that. I just saw Bilsteins. I’m talking about shocks I buy from Toyota dealership that would go on a regular 5Runner. I called my parts mgr, good guy. He said he had never seen anyone switch from the red shocks to regular at their dealership.

He said all 4 red shocks would be around $1000 including tax. The front ones almost $400 each. Back ones less than $100 each.

Surely the labor is not $3-4K??

The X-REAS to Bilstein shock conversion is a common modification for 4Runners. Check out this site that sells the conversion kit for $445 - $585, depending on the Bilstein shock preference.

Shock Warehouse - X-REAS explained