School me on shocks

[falcom]

I have a 2001 Yukon 2wd with over 300k miles. Replaced most everything expects shocks. I know absolutely nothing about shock absorbers except i can pay between $30 and $375 for them. Most reviews are for performance and lift shocks. i don't need that since my wife does mot of the driving. I just wantto duplicate the factory performance for minimum cost.

 

Any suggestions?

[kstruckcountry]

I'm very happy with how my Bilstiens perform. They ride very well and make the truck feel more controlled.

[Chris]

Go back with factory. Do you have the z55 autoride suspension or zw7 premium smooth ride?

 

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[hollis092]

Go with Bilstien or Monroe to replace them. I replaced all 4 on my 99' with Monroe's and they were quite an improvement.

[gmtech4]

factory ,dont need a premium shock to absorb spring osolations and maintain stability

[falcom]

Seems I have the ZW7 Smooth ride Suspension which calls for $375 rear shocks (each) or $75 Bilisteins with a replacement $95 coil spring.

 

How hard is it to replace the coil spring. Seems I should just bea able to lower and raise the axle to compress the spring.

 

Is it a major job??

[TooTall1]

The best shock for the money is Bilstein. I've never heard or read a negative thing about them. I installed Bilstein 5100's on my 99 Silverado and couldn't have been happier. I'll be installing 5100's on my 2008 Silverado in the spring.

[Prokopchuk_9]

Bilsteins all the way. Love em.

[cparks555]

Bilsteins all the way. Love em.

 

I just put some on my truck and really like them, pretty inexpensive as well.