Our Duramax has less than 15K miles on the odometer. When and what type/brand of shocks are Duramax owners as replacements?

LOTS of threads on this topic, just use the search option.


Short answer is: Bilsteins are the most popular. There are other options but I believe you will be very happy with Bilsteins.


Good luck.

Just bought my Bilsteins from www.kennedydiesel.com (http://www.kennedydiesel.com) for $260.00 Shipped.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif Very good service.


I am very happy with the ride!

i changed mine 2 weeks ago at 300 miles..all i can say is wow what a difference..they were bilsteinshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif...this thing will corner as good as my old 1500..no more body lean and really smooths out those annoying wash board roads we have around here..http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Disapprove.gif

Rancho adjustable RS9000's

I 2nd the Rancho 9000's. What's not to like about a shock you can adjust to ride/handle to your exact requirements?

I have the Monroe Reflex shocks ($39) from O'Riellys. They are supposed to be the same shock as the Rancho 5000's. Very stiff, no more nose dive, corners better than the pontiac.

I am running Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks on my HD. Very happy with the ride. Anything was better than the factory shocks with 57,000 miles on them. Pics here:


http://mct.truckmoxie.com/mygallery.ten?id=3741&album=10196Edited by: Chevyfreek

Bilsteins Edited by: Blinky

My update on the Monroe Reflex vs the Bilstein (http://dieselplace.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1112&PN=1&TPN=1)

I just switched over to the Bilsteins on my HD 2500 and everyone here is right. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I was contemplating the Edelbrocks but I found out that a lot of sets were returned because they were too soft. As for Bilstein, my back,neck and butt thank you. Ahhhh....