Looking at the steering stabilizer on these trucks, they appear to be nothing more that a horizonally mounted standard shock absorber. For mounts, this one has an eye on one end and a stud on the other, much like the shocks mounted on the front axle of this truck.
My question: has anyone here taken the stabilizer's demensions/rod travel and found a comparable replacement from a standard shock pool?
My motivation: Cost. Not sure why these stabilizers are $10 to $20 more than a standard shock. Toyota wants over $200 for one <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />.
Comments anyone? Thanks.

You need one thats valved 50/50, not a shock that's valved 70/30. OME makes one.

Get you a stock style replacement from Checker, CSK, whatever it called there by you.

http://shop.oreillyauto.com/Product...2914&PartType=47&PTSet=A

Lifetime replacement, etc.

You cannot use a standard suspension shock for the stabilizer. Those are valved for damping, sometime aggressively, and rebound. Best case scenario with a plain old shock is really hard steering in one direction, very easy the other. Just do a stock replacement. (I did 5 years ago, mine leaked)

Never realized the valving difference. Thanks much guys!