Confused about Z71 OEM ft. struts

[dbell54]

U have magnaride?

No. I don't believe that even came together with Z71.

 

[olyelr]

No. I don't believe that even came together with Z71.

Hmmmm. I think it was.

 

[dbell54]

Hmmmm. I think it was.

Well, I'm no expert, but anyway mine doesn't have it.

 

[BlackBrud]

OP did you ever solve this? I believe z71 trims came with Rancho struts up front, but I'm a newbie to the forum so I'm still learning...

 

[dbell54]

I decided to go with the SR4079 KYB complete struts. There is NO prebuilt unit that is specific to Z71, but KYB cust serv insisted that this would perform correctly. If I wanted to build my own, I would have gone with the Bilstein 4600s, but I believe these will do the job (when I get around to installing them.)

 

[BlackBrud]

I decided to go with the SR4079 KYB complete struts. There is NO prebuilt unit that is specific to Z71, but KYB cust serv insisted that this would perform correctly. If I wanted to build my own, I would have gone with the Bilstein 4600s, but I believe these will do the job (when I get around to installing them.)

Thanks for the info! I've been looking at replacing my stock front struts with the Rancho quicklifts, but I haven't been able to confirm how much they would lift the front since it seems like the z71s were already sitting higher than other trims when stock. I'll report back if/when I find more info.

 

[dbell54]

That was my concern, that the Z71 spring was taller. Guess I'll find out when I get these on. If it sits lower, KYB will have some 'splainin' to do.

 

[blackelky]

That was my concern, that the Z71 spring was taller. Guess I'll find out when I get these on. If it sits lower, KYB will have some 'splainin' to do.

I just put z71 rear springs in maybe like .5 inch higher. And that's a strong maybe

 

[dbell54]

Update, I installed the KYB SR4079s and all was perfect, no change in ride height, works great.