2002 Tahoe ride is very rough, best replacement shocks

Gossamer · Sep 21, 2017

I have a 2wd 2002 Tahoe and I am wondering what is the best replacement shocks to put on without going to extreme price wise.

The ride is so firm that travelling on the highway at 60mph and hitting bumps on curves is horrible.
Ball joints, tie rods,etc are all in great shape.
thanks

MadDogDelpho · Sep 21, 2017

Bilsteins, I think for stock height and lower 4600s are the way to go.

06Escalade · Sep 21, 2017

What size tires and rims do you have? And what is the condition of the tires?

Gossamer · Sep 21, 2017

06Escalade said:
What size tires and rims do you have? And what is the condition of the tires?

Nitto Terra Grapplers P235/75R17 Load E
about 2/3rds tread

Patrick M · Sep 21, 2017

That LT tire is definitely contributing to the harsh ride

Gossamer · Sep 21, 2017

Patrick M said:
That LT tire is definitely contributing to the harsh ride

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
Pretty sure it contributed to finishing off the factory shocks

jaywoo65 · Sep 21, 2017

Do yourself a favor and look at the bump stops. There are a ton of threads on here about them.

Lit549 · Sep 22, 2017

I have a set of Bilstein for the front id sell,only have about 1k miles on them.Just the fronts though. Inbox me if your be interested.

Gossamer · Sep 23, 2017

Shocks did the trick! Still a bumpy ride but going around curves and hitting a bump at 60-70 mph on the highway isn't a scary experience.
Now to change the bump stops...they are in pieces.

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