Autoride struts

[the blur]

Arnott Air Suspension MR-3435 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing


Anyone try these Arnott struts? They are supposed to be OEM replacements.

 

[wjburken]

Arnott Air Suspension MR-3435 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing


Anyone try these Arnott struts? They are supposed to be OEM replacements.

I have not tried these but from what the Arnott site says, I’d have no concerns running them. They are true Mag-Ride struts. I’ve had good luck with any Arnott stuff I’ve used.
https://www.arnottindustries.com/mr...let-gmc-suvs-swb-lwb-gmt9xx-w-magneride-lt-rt

 

[mb1500]

Always heard good things about Arnott stuff I wouldn’t hesitate to run it.

 

[the blur]

If these are $275 each, why do people go crazy with regular shocks, and playing with resistors, and trying to undo $10zillion dollars worth of GM engineering ??

 

[gooffeyguy]

Arnott Air Suspension MR-3435 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing


Anyone try these Arnott struts? They are supposed to be OEM replacements.

Do you have the Z95 RPO code (Magnetic Ride Control)?

Those look to be just the strut, you'll have to swap over the spring and top mount

 

[mb1500]

If these are $275 each, why do people go crazy with regular shocks, and playing with resistors, and trying to undo $10zillion dollars worth of GM engineering ??

Because for essentially the same price for all 4 corners you can get traditional dampeners and simulators and not have to deal with the magnetic dampening failing.

 

[the blur]

Because for essentially the same price for all 4 corners you can get traditional dampeners and simulators and not have to deal with the magnetic dampening failing.

Traditional dampeners fail too. Even my LS truck, I had to replace all 4 corners. Granted, I had a bigger selection to choose from, but only once in the lifetime of a truck are you replacing shocks & struts.

 

[mb1500]

Yes of course they fail. OEM equipment especially there are vehicles with leaking shocks right off the showroom floor.

But you can run Bilstein or other quality components for a fraction of the price.

These magnaride shocks are failing at like 50k or less, so if you plan to keep it a while you could be replacing them multiple times over the ownership of the vehicle.

 

[Geotrash]

Yes of course they fail. OEM equipment especially there are vehicles with leaking shocks right off the showroom floor.

But you can run Bilstein or other quality components for a fraction of the price.

These magnaride shocks are failing at like 50k or less, so if you plan to keep it a while you could be replacing them multiple times over the ownership of the vehicle.

That hasn’t been my experience. The fronts on my ‘07 have 210k on them and my original rears on my ‘12 lasted for 117k. Still has the original fronts. That’s about as long as conventional shocks and struts will last, too. I find the factory autoride system great for handling and towing, and with rock auto selling the OEM parts for less than $250/corner, I see no reason to go aftermarket for my purposes. The only reason I’d go aftermarket would be for a significant lift.


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[Lalo]

On the 2015 and up Magnaride the strut is $350-$450 each and you have to reuse your old springs , mine failed after 40K miles and rode like crap , replaced with KYB struts and springs already mounted and added some resistors , the truck has never run better and for only $140 each , and from what I read on these forums the original mag ride struts seem to leak after 40-50K miles ,