Koni, Bilstein, Sachs don’t make struts/suspension for Four Touring?

As far as I'm concerned KYB is the best for these cars. They were the OE supplier to Toyota and the failure rate on the parts is quite low.

I don't know what you've been reading but I suspect it's just noise.

I probably would not choose Monroe or Gabriel, and Sensen is to be avoided like an infection.

 

At only 4 years old, why do you think you need new shocks/struts ??

 

Reasonable assumption then.
Good luck.

 

Any truth to this? I’m clueless too, but as far as I know they ALL have shocks, you’re only replacing shocks, and your options are various aftermarket OR Toyota parts.

can’t have that lol.

 

Keep in mind, no Prius ever had a soft cushy ride. That went out the window in the quest for better MPG.

Now, on a second reading it sounds like you were trying to find some aftermarket performance struts to improve the suspension beyond stock, rather than to cure a defect.

The bad news there is that everyone who wants aftermarket struts is not looking for a soft cushy ride; that's not how they're tuned. So it's kind of a moot point that there is no aftermarket for the Prius-specific parts.

So it's unlikely that you would have wanted those struts anyhow.

If you think your Prius should ride better for what it is, take it for an alignment and consider new tires. Those steps really can help, but nothing in a garage is going to work miracles: if you want that soft limo ride, try a bigger car like an Avalon Hybrid.

 

@Prius33704 what tire pressures are you running?

 

Any given vehicle has either shocks OR struts; never both on the same set of wheels.
It's fairly typical to have struts up front and shocks on the rear.
You can't mix and match. Replace with what it was designed for.