czarredd

Need to replace the shocks on my 2014 Z51 and wanted to know which shocks you guys went with for replacements. Thanks so much!

stevettec7

MAG-RIDE or NON?

czarredd

It’s Mag-Ride

stevettec7

I replaced mine with OE ACDelco from Summit Racing. They were similar in price to Rock Auto.

squirrelchew

do you want to delete the magride?

czarredd

I was thinking at first that I could delete with putting the OEM Z51 shocks on but it's not that simple I imagine?

squirrelchew

you'll have some coding concerns to deal with if you do that.

why would you downgrade to oem z51 shocks?

czarredd

Was just a thought based on price but I'm totally fine replacing with mag-ride shocks. Are the OEM mag-ride shocks the go-to replacements or is there another comparable quality or better shock one could consider? Thanks

squirrelchew

For the price it's pretty hard to beat the OEM mag shocks.

czarredd

Gotcha..thanks!

Rafo_Z51

What would you guys recommend for a NON magride z51?

squirrelchew

what's your desired use?

because in most cases you can't beat OEM for the price.

Rafo_Z51

I am good with OEM but is there somewhere else besides the dealer you could get them from?

squirrelchew

rockauto
amazon
summit
any one of the many gm parts wholesalers
junkyards

google the part number you'll find places that aren't your dealership.

MeanRay1

Initially when I upgraded my non Mag Ride Z51 shocks I went with Johnny O'Connell from AFE. They were amazing compared to the OEM. I have since gone over to the AFE Featherlite Coil Overs.

Racer1735

If you have Mag Ride and want to go conventional, there are 'dongles' that plug into the Mag Ride cables to alleviate any codes being thrown.

In my case, I wanted to upgrade my FE1 suspension to something resembling Z51 handling. I went with Z51 shocks, purchased new from an eBay vendor, then added front and rear sway bars (wanted to go with OEM Z51 bars, but the front bar has been on back order for months with no apparent end in sight) so I purchased Hotchkis bars. They claim to be stiffer than Z06 bars, but the rear is adjustable. I'm very happy with the setup. Drove a 750 mile round trip this past week and the difference between stock and now is very noticeable. Firm, controlled but not so stiff that its jittery.