2006 Yukon xl with zw7 suspension

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81MSW79

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I picked up a 200g Yukon XL back in october. this is my first fullsize i have played with. it has the zw7 premium suspspension but seems like it does not have level but i may be reading sticker wrong. looking to change all 4 shocks as they look to be horrible shape. they are super scaley and dond have a single like of paint or any decals left. it is a north east truck. i wanted to run sachs. gm genuine or ac delcos for shocks prefer to match same brand/series at all 4 corners if possible. i do alot of long distance driving so trying to get truck up to *****.484662445_1232591451542556_5964230080556721707_n.jpg
 

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this will get a lot of noise, but premium smooth ride is ZW7 and G65. you could put the sachs/nivomats on but would need softer springs.

lots of folks run bilstein 4600/5100 and send it.
 
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this will get a lot of noise, but premium smooth ride is ZW7 and G65. you could put the sachs/nivomats on but would need softer springs.

lots of folks run bilstein 4600/5100 and send it.
so what your saying is since i dont have the g65 designation on my sticker is to convert to the nivomats and try to locate the proper springs to go with it? with the bilstiens from what i seen almost all the rears are requiring a new spring . i am looking to try and keep this simple with a straight swap of shocks.
 

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so what your saying is since i dont have the g65 designation on my sticker is to convert to the nivomats and try to locate the proper springs to go with it? with the bilstiens from what i seen almost all the rears are requiring a new spring . i am looking to try and keep this simple with a straight swap of shocks.
if you had nivomat/sachs originally they need a stiffer spring to convert to a standard shock. conversely, it appears you don't have those so to change to them, you'd need a softer spring.
 

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