How good is Magnetic Ride Control?

[Bigmanny]

I hated the Magnaride in my 2016 Denali. The ride was so rough that I was convinced that it was broken, that was until I came here and read the posts. While at the same time people who had both the 15-20 and the 09-04 said the previous gen was much smoother.

The mangaride in on my 2021 has been awesome, but we also have the independent rear suspension now which has really changed the handling. I know longer jump when the rear-end hits a pothole.

Mike

To be fair a lot of folks blamed the 22s in the previous gen for the harsh ride as well

 

[John Day]

To be fair a lot of folks blamed the 22s in the previous gen for the harsh ride as well

YUP, I have a set of GMC 20" rims View attachment 274166 that will go on my 19 YukonXL SLT when my 18"z wear out. Almost there with 42K miles on Michellins. I'm gonna go with "Pirelli Scorpion Verde Plus II's " this time.

 

[John Day]

 

[funkypunnk]

I have the Magnaride on my 15 LTZ and it is not nearly as smooth as my 07 Z71 was, while it handles a little better. I replaced my factory 22s with 18s and more sidewall on the tires which helped, but still harsher than my 07.

I suggest you avoid the magnaride if you can and run 18s, but that is only my opinion. I don't expect my suburban to handle like a 3000 pound sedan so I don't care if I have to take on ramps a little slower.

 

[MarkUps]

I've heard some reliability issues with previous gen magnetic and even air ride systems. I'm glad my new z71 is standard coil overs for reliability and it still rides better than any other SUV I've ever owned. Of course previous SUVs have always been off-road SUVs. 4Runner older Land cruisers etc