Now it's time to get me some new front struts. I'm torn between the Monroes or the Konis. Konis are more than double the cost and I don't really need the adjustability for daily duty.
What are the best deals going on either set of front xB struts?

 

So far the best deal on the Monroes is about 168 shipped to me for a pair of 72245's from Coolparts.com
Konis are running around 179 each. I'm liking the Monroes better by the minute.

 

My next mod...

 

Do it, it's a huge difference.

 

is there a dyi how to change struts/shocks on here or anywhere ?

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20769
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=76186

 

Never got around to doing this mod, I have been thinking about doing it because my daily commute is incredibly harsh. Was just curious whats the best deal that seems to be out there for a rear pair of shocks that will smoothen the ride? Anyone ever get around to replacing the fronts and seeing a further difference?

 

I still have Koni struts in my room but I've never installed anything like this and I need the weather to cooperate.

 

Get those koni's on Zman. The diff is night and day.

 

I am severely lacking a garage.

Did you adjust yours to be softer?

Is it necessary to get new struts mounts or boots or whatever they are called? Basically any rubber thing on my car is pretty worn out.

 

Koni's FTW

 

the monroe shocks will give your car a nice smoother ride aswell.

 

I played with the stiffness of the shocks quite a bit to get the best possible driving experience I could out of them. I found that if I run the front completely stiff and the rear medium, I get the best cornering control while on 15s (Falken Zeix 912s). When I run on my 18s I change the front back to full soft and the rear is set to soft as well (Just swapped the hankooks over to Nito NeoGen, haven't put them on this year yet). Keep in mind the other suspension mods I have done. With the front shocks, I sliced the bump stops in half as instructed in the DIY. I'd love to find some custom poly bumpstops, but I doubt that would happen any time soon.