Shocks for 2011 4x4 extended cab

[mister moose]

Stock truck, 4 liter stick, 110,000 miles, use it for light hauling, daily driver, rare towing a chipper or car trailer. A little off road on construction sites. Shocks need replacing and there seems to be a dizzying amount of choices. Can someone help out with recommendations on replacements? Decent quality without going overboard?

Also, need to replace sway bar links as well. Is a bolt is a bolt is a bolt? Are the heavy duty options the way to go?

 

[sgtsandman]

Your standard name brands would probably serve you just fine. Gabriel or Monroe. If you want something a little better, You can look at KYB or Bilstein.

As far as sway bar links, standard ones work just fine. I tried heavy duty ones before and the flanges on them were weird and hard to tighten properly. Other than the flanges, there were no difference between the heavy duty ones and the standard ones. So, just run the standard one.