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Hello,

What's the best after market magneride shocks/struts for my 2016 GMC Sierra Denali 1500 4x4. 

I was wondering if any of y'all have used any of the cheep ones.

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On 12/4/2025 at 11:52 AM, goat226 said:

Hello,

What's the best after market magneride shocks/struts for my 2016 GMC Sierra Denali 1500 4x4. 

I was wondering if any of y'all have used any of the cheep ones.

My research way back when mine needed to be replaced resulted in me not trusting cheap no name 'active' struts that were 'compatible' with the magneride system. Quality is a mixed bag and it's something I didn't want to roll the dice on. I also didn't want to spend the OEM price to get another mag suspension system I wasn't all that impressed with. So I bought a bypass kit (OBD port plug and/or sensor plugs) that allows you to install passive shocks/struts. This gives you crap ton more options depending on what you want to do. 

 

I wanted a 1.5-2" lift and now I've gone through a few sets of various brands that gave me that. The best riding set hands down is the Eibach Pro Truck Stage 2 kit. It's 'plug and play' in that the coilover struts come pre-installed. Everything is bolt out, bolt in. 

 

There are 2 versions, one without reservoirs (Stage 2) and one with them (Stage 2R). I got the Stage 2R and it's overkill as I don't off-road enough to need better heat control on the shocks. When these wear out I'll go with Stage 2 and save a few bucks. Since the OEM mg ride shocks/struts were about $1600 to replace I saved around $400 doing the bypass and getting a passing kit. The Eibach rides incredibly well, not too soft or firm. 

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BSI Manufacturers them.

 

If you look them up through gms parts site and scroll down you will see that they have a "limited lifetime warranty, parts plus labor". Good luck finding a dealer to honor it though. That lifetime warranty only covers labor for 2 years though. 

 

I was able to get only one dealer in my area to warranty my parts but still charged for labor which was stupid expensive and I otherwise would never have paid it. But now I have another 2 years of complete warranty for what I would have paid for the parts alone.

 

Last time I looked rockauto had the best price at around 450.00 per shock/strut (factory ones, with the warranty).

 

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