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[5StarCustmSolutns]

Has anyone ever actually tried one of these?

I called Arnott yesterday to get the skinny on selling them two of the 6 Z55 shocks I have laying around here. In the process I inquired about one of these and was referred to Strutmasters. So I called them and asked some questions about it. They were very guarded with their answers, but did say it hooks into the datalink behind dash. I did get the vibe that they simply dont want to sell you this EBM as a stand alone product. The dude made it clear three times that buying the EBM by itself means they will give you zero installation assistance, help troubleshooting issues, or tech support in the future.....Strange philosophy to me?

It's all done with resistance and voltage ranges / changes is it not??

I thought you might be able to glean something from this video? It's not on this subject but is all about deciphering resistance and voltage changes to take command of one of the systems on our GMT900's
My apologies if this is of no use, but I thought of you when I found it.....well because I just haven't come across too many people that are trying to figure out the Ohms / Volt Changes that these systems operate on...

 

[Rocket Man]

I called Arnott yesterday to get the skinny on selling them two of the 6 Z55 shocks I have laying around here. In the process I inquired about one of these and was referred to Strutmasters. So I called them and asked some questions about it. They were very guarded with their answers, but did say it hooks into the datalink behind dash. I did get the vibe that they simply dont want to sell you this EBM as a stand alone product. The dude made it clear three times that buying the EBM by itself means they will give you zero installation assistance, help troubleshooting issues, or tech support in the future.....Strange philosophy to me?

It's all done with resistance and voltage ranges / changes is it not??

I thought you might be able to glean something from this video? It's not on this subject but is all about deciphering resistance and voltage changes to take command of one of the systems on our GMT900's
My apologies if this is of no use, but I thought of you when I found it.....well because I just haven't come across too many people that are trying to figure out the Ohms / Volt Changes that these systems operate on...

These use data lines to communicate for most of the systems, not simply voltage/ resistance. The suspension control module might use voltage/ resistance for the shocks but when you’re talking about the more complicated systems like EBM, ABS, SRS, etc you’re talking data to an actual computer (BCM, ECM, TCM etc) that travels over a shared 5v data line. I used to work on automotive electronics many years ago. I don’t remember sh*t about it but I remember that much.

 

[5StarCustmSolutns]

These use data lines to communicate for most of the systems, not simply voltage/ resistance. The suspension control module might use voltage/ resistance for the shocks but when you’re talking about the more complicated systems like EBM, ABS, SRS, etc you’re talking data to an actual computer (BCM, ECM, TCM etc) that travels over a shared 5v data line. I used to work on automotive electronics many years ago. I don’t remember sh*t about it but I remember that much.

Good tp know...
That's kind of what I was trying to get from the guy at Strutmasters
I was fairly confident about the volt/resistance aspect of Z55 and the less complicated systems that operate in that manner, but didn't do a good job distinguishing between them in that post lol...

Are the Data Lines part of the CAN bus system? or different? Do you know if any of the GMT900 systems are CAN FD? or are those only in later model platforms? Is CAN FD the system that was implemented in 2013 industry wide? Just curious?

 

[Rocket Man]

Good tp know...
That's kind of what I was trying to get from the guy at Strutmasters
I was fairly confident about the volt/resistance aspect of Z55 and the less complicated systems that operate in that manner, but didn't do a good job distinguishing between them in that post lol...

Are the Data Lines part of the CAN bus system? or different? Do you know if any of the GMT900 systems are CAN FD? or are those only in later model platforms? Is CAN FD the system that was implemented in 2013 industry wide? Just curious?

I do not know what GM uses as far as the data line communication. I used to work on Chrysler electronics about 25 years ago and their stuff was proprietary, pretty sure GM’s is also. All the aftermarket manufacturers have to spend a lot on R&D in order to find workarounds because GM doesn’t provide a way to break into their systems, for plenty of reasons. I’m not current on what the industry uses for data but even if you were to know what type of data lines they use, the actual way the data is encoded and deciphered is guarded between the different major auto companies. It’s meant to keep their systems safe from hackers as well as provide a secure way for them to make money on repairs because the actual sale of new vehicles isnt how the dealers make most of their money, the service and parts departments are. the equipment needed to service them is getting to be so expensive now that it’s getting difficult or even impossible for the backyard mechanic to fix their own vehicles. I wouldn’t want to work on the latest models. There’s dozens of computers in each vehicle now and they all know when one of them is being messed with, they’re watching you and collecting data.

 

[5StarCustmSolutns]

they’re watching you and collecting data.

ironically just read two very interesting answers on Quora of all places about that lol...about the black box, etc...

Somehow OnStar started billing my card like 24 months after my 3 free years was up. I cought it on 2nd month. Upon investigation I found a screen that had my mileage logged for every single day, in chrono order for much longer than those two months.. That was 5-6yrs ago in my 2011 model.. Antenna been disconnected since.. Nobody likes a nosy neighbor..

That stuff takes place in everything though.....from refrigerator to phone to smartmeter

Anyways, thx for some clarity on the EBM... In a perferct world I would get the resistance measurements done this week... But when I do I'll post for all