Cost to replace shocks/struts

[gyukon1978]

DIY $1,200 and a days work. Easy..

 

[Smokin Denali]

I suspect most go way longer that 75k miles. I have 166k on my 2010 Tahoe and the rear air shocks are likely bad but I rarely notice any issues. You should wait years longer.

Had both front shocks on a 2015 Yukon Denali done. It had the adaptive MagneticRide Contril . Standard on Denali . Dealer billed $1900 to my extended Warranty! Had 80k and evevy toothpick on roads felt like a crater! Make sure u have correct item!

 

[Skywagon]

My 2021 Tahoe HC is at 75k miles. It does not have air ride. I figured I would get the shocks replaced given the mileage. To my shock, I was quoted $3,400 for all four wheels. This seems astronomically high to me for a simple shock replacement. Has anyone else had any experience with this they would be willing to share?

I have air ride on mine. I replaced the rears myself in about 2 hours. The cost per air ride shock was $130 each at Carparts.com....no affiliation. I have not tackled the front struts because it is a good bit harder to do.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

The GM shocks and struts are rarely the best. You can have good Bilsteins for less than $800 delivered and do the replacement yourself. If not most decent shops shouldn't charge too much to replace them.

 

[Tahoe fun 1]

Go to GMPartsDirect.com, enter your VIN, go to the suspension section, and look for your shocks, based upon your RPO codes. You should find what you are looking for at a cost that is significantly cheaper than the local dealer.

Also, if you do any wrenching, this is a job that you can perform mostly by yourself. Lots of YouTube videos that you can view for the step-by-step replacement process.

If your truck has front struts, then I recommend that you remove the entire existing strut assemblies, take them and the new front shocks to a local auto repair shop, and have them dissemble the strut assemblies using their heavy duty spring compressor, and give you back the strut assemblies with the new shocks in it.

You can also look at Rock Auto. com. I buy from them and save even more that the GM Parts Direct. And the parts are genuine GM AC DELCO parts!! Just wanted to throw that out there. And as for the ease of changing shocks on the older 2003 versus the 2021, Its two different suspension systems with that magnetic ride thing. I have a 2005 Z71 4x4 Tahoe that I absolutely love. I had Rancho's on it before the level lift kit. Now I have Bilstein's. I prefer the ride of the Rancho's. It was firmer and responded better to bumps and corners. The Bilstein's are like kinda firm marshmallows.

 

[Tahoe14]

If you use Rockauto they have an additional 5% off code. Every little bit helps.

 

[djnice]

You have magneride shocks. They cost more and there are no aftermarket. They probably are worn out at 75k miles. If you don't install magneride you will need a way to trick the computer that they are still intalled, but those are available.

 

[JKeller]

Finally got another quote. Tire Kingdom said they were going to provide a quote but couldn't figure out how to do so. I went to another independent shop and was quoted $2,700. Everyone is telling me the OEM stocks and struts for magneride is expensive and there is not a good quality after market option yet.

 

[slupie]

Finally got another quote. Tire Kingdom said they were going to provide a quote but couldn't figure out how to do so. I went to another independent shop and was quoted $2,700. Everyone is telling me the OEM stocks and struts for magneride is expensive and there is not a good quality after market option yet.

There has not been good aftermarket option for the Magride shocks since 2015 for the GM truck platform and probably earlier for the Corvette. So the only decent option id the ACDelco's from RockAuto ~$400 each plus labor.

 

[JKeller]

I ended up having them installed last week. $2,815 for all 4 shocks/struts. Ride is definitely improved and the truck is sitting higher now - replacements were OEM so I guess the old ones were wore out and causing the truck to sit a little low.