Questions about shocks and struts.

iboughtatahoe23 · Friday at 10:56 AM

@Joseph Garcia unity brand any good? They are cheap but like I said don’t need anything special and this fits my budget as I need to be saving money.

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2014/chevrolet/tahoe/suspension/shock_absorber.html

Joseph Garcia · Friday at 11:22 AM

iboughtatahoe23 said:
@Joseph Garcia unity brand any good? They are cheap but like I said don’t need anything special and this fits my budget as I need to be saving money.

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2014/chevrolet/tahoe/suspension/shock_absorber.html

Remember the old adage: "You get what you pay for, AT BEST." I'm a firm fan of replacing most parts with OEM parts, unless I'm making a specific mod that requires the use of aftermarket equipment.

Fless · Friday at 11:54 AM

The only thing I see from your pic is that something has dripped on the metal or plastic cover shell at the top of the shock. I don't see evidence that the shock itself it leaking.

Do a bounce test on the suspension. Jump (or push) down on the rear bumper and see if it's hard to do or if the rebound is bouncy.

iboughtatahoe23 · Friday at 12:43 PM

Fless said:
The only thing I see from your pic is that something has dripped on the metal or plastic cover shell at the top of the shock. I don't see evidence that the shock itself it leaking.

Do a bounce test on the suspension. Jump (or push) down on the rear bumper and see if it's hard to do or if the rebound is bouncy.

It’s hard to do. But still it’s a very bumpy ride.

iboughtatahoe23 · Friday at 12:44 PM

Bounce test

petethepug · Friday at 6:05 PM

Unity brand would be like giving your buddy a sick puppy for Xmas.

Most of those great buy shocks aren’t even made to ISO 9001 standards meaning it’s cool if they use subpar or recycled hydraulic fluid or o rings that are made for toys vs industrial parts.

Bilstein. It’s Xmas time look for a deal on them.

Fless · Friday at 6:23 PM

iboughtatahoe23 said:
Bounce test

I don't see the shock even move, if that's what I'm looking at.

iboughtatahoe23 · 2024-12-21T16:12:57-0500

petethepug said:
Unity brand would be like giving your buddy a sick puppy for Xmas.

Most of those great buy shocks aren’t even made to ISO 9001 standards meaning it’s cool if they use subpar or recycled hydraulic fluid or o rings that are made for toys vs industrial parts.

Bilstein. It’s Xmas time look for a deal on them.

I ended up going ac delco for new ones.

Here is the old one it won’t even decompress at all. Had to pull it apart too extend it again

iboughtatahoe23 · 2024-12-22T08:27:55-0500

If the rear ones are bad should I just go ahead and do the front ones to?

Joseph Garcia · 2024-12-22T09:59:54-0500

iboughtatahoe23 said:
If the rear ones are bad should I just go ahead and do the front ones to?

Yes, absolutely. Than, you will have a good full set of shocks and be all set for the next 100k miles.

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