Good struts available in 2024 for factory equivalent ride on an 07? Bilstein? KYB?

[WeeYari]

Struts have remained unchanged up until the Mazda based model year replaced the true Toyota. Gen3 suspension same as Gen2.
Excel G is still a fine strut.

[Kasbien]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Struts have remained unchanged up until the Mazda based model year replaced the true Toyota. Gen3 suspension same as Gen2.
Excel G is still a fine strut.

I was thinking the same thing about the remaining unchanged point. It's very Toyota to leave something alone that's working fine. I wonder why Bilstein doesn't state that these are backward compatible with the 2nd Gen? I'll try asking their technical support. https://cart.bilsteinus.com/strut-22-230676.html

I put Excel G's on my Echo many years ago but looking them up recently raises points about stiffness and lifespan. Are you rocking them? I think I'd do what I did before and use the Excel G strut with OE Toyota spring combo it I did it again.