Will z95 shocks work with z55 system, any definitive answer?
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OP
OP
I haven't, haven't even seen any around to try
petethepug
Michael
A guy on the Caddy forum installed z55 on his z95 and said he likes them and the ride is great. He did it to save some jing.
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OP
OP
I am now seeing Dorman listing some for z55/z95 and a gm dealer is selling z95's on ebay and listing a comparability of tahoe's/yukon's etc with z95? I thought z95 was a Cadillac option only for the nnbs?
OP
OP
poked around on the interwebz a little and looks like magnetic ride control was standard on the Denali hybrid, not available on other trims
shows it in the ordering guide, can't find any ordering guides for tahoe or suburban
shows it in the ordering guide, can't find any ordering guides for tahoe or suburban
mikeyss
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As far as I knew... Z55 front shocks/struts use electronic valving to dampen the ride, but the Z95 has normal valving but magnetic fluid that gets electrified (for lack of better terminology), to dampen the ride. So my thinking is if you try Z95 shocks in place of Z55, no dampening will happen.
petethepug
Michael
There’s a huge gap of info between the two. The only real source willing to break it down would likely be Arnott as they manufacture their own and reengineer them.
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petethepug
Michael
Per Robert at Arnott, the Z55 & Z95 are the same suspension units. Cadillac cleverly created a new part number and began calling autoride magneride to justify charging a premium for high line parts.
Lexus does it with Toyota, Cadillac wanted in too. Enjoy Autoride struts on your magneride Escalade or replace with lifetime guarantee Arnott’s one last time.
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Lexus does it with Toyota, Cadillac wanted in too. Enjoy Autoride struts on your magneride Escalade or replace with lifetime guarantee Arnott’s one last time.
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kses123
kses123
Owning two of the same vehicles, one with AutoRide and one with Magneride....the one with Magneride is MUCH firmer than the one with AutoRide.
The software for the Suspension Control Module is also different for each.
The software for the Suspension Control Module is also different for each.
mikeyss
Full Access Member
What are your 2 vehicles? And when you say the mag ride is firmer, is that in a good or bad way?
