2019 Hyundai Santa Fe - Rear shocks - OEM or KYB

[John105]

+1 guaranteed for life.

I’ve read getting warranty replacement is difficult. Not sure if a Rock can handle it. However, it may not be necessary for a very long time. My 11 yo got his cholesterol checked for going into 6th grade. If it were high, I doubt it would be treated. Similar to Bilstein leaking. We had B6 and never happened.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

I dunno about da Mando's again . Granted, 128k is nothing to sneeze at. I have 614,853k on the rear struts of my 13' CRV. No leaks, no broken boots, no bouncin around. Personally, I'd be pretty upset being there only 5 yrs old. But, like Morpheus said in the Matrix, it's all about choice. Red pill being Mando, Blue pill being another brand. So, it's you're choice, Neo. LOL... I'll give you my example: My old 13' Pilot EXL needed front struts and rear shocks @ 100k / 8 yrs ( P.O.S. Pilot ! ). I was mad, really mad. I put back the cheapest garbage I could buy. Auto-Shack off of E-Bay. Complete kit. Struts and shocks. That was 7 yrs ago, and there still fine. Choice Neo

 

[CB900F2]

Is Bilstein available? Is so, stop searching and get them.

Bilstein doesnt have a listing for my 2019 Sana Fe...

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Ahhhhhhh, try the Auto Shacks....you may be surprised like I was. Truck sat at correct height in the front, no bouncing in the rear, took turns like OEM. Nice and stable. I was truly amazed. Shipped in 3 days, free...and CHEAP....Something changed at Auto Shack. They REALLY were GARBAGE.

 

[CB900F2]

Thanks all for Ya feedback.. Went with KYB.. Will install them next week sometime, will let ya all know how the SUV rides..

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Hope they come out easy enough. Best of luck

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

Look between high end coilver and something that can technically called shocks made out of Pepsi cans and second hand rubber adult toys by slave labor in China you have a wide selection of okay suspension components.

Many will feel awful because they aren't specced correctly not because they are poor quality. Your auto parts store a designed by accountants and not car guys and executed by crying broken remains of mechanical engineers who have given up on trying to explain why its a bad idea to a person who wants to squeeze 0.005 cents more out of a part.


As far as "shock is supposed to last x miles"
I don't know, I live in the east coast Detroit buy with lots of snow(buffalo ny).
We drive on what's left of the road and not on the road. No that is not a joke, I wish it was but out roads are so bad im waiting for them to start speaking Russian.
In top of that that fine mist of sand salt and water gets in everywhere, it starts eating away at the shocks and the oil/gas seals right away.
Between the pot hole that you can't see because of snow and road salt and high lake effect moisture in the ear eating metal parts like a fat kid at the willy Wonka chocolate factory I am going to say "it depends".
Usually the back shocks last a LOT longer than front because you "find" the pot holes with the front of the vehicle.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

I must say Rust Belt Pete, you nailed it. I live in the Hudson Valley of NY. Did you know, the state DOT changed the composition of " road salt" in the 2000's ? No more regular rock salt, not good enough. It all goes by temperature now. The colder it is, the more corrosive additives they inject into the mix to stop re-freezing. That's why the roads stay white for weeks after a storm. I had to take my 13' CRV off the road due to frame damage from this stuff. Shocks/ struts/ asphalt are no match for this highly corrosive concoction they are throwing down on the roads in the winter. I don't care what brand you put in, it will eat it up in no time. I'm constantly re-painting frames, brake lines, fuel lines, even stainless steel exhaust systems. Fortunately, I'm retired. So I just have to do salt maintenance on the wife's car yearly, for another 9 years. Then, she retires, and we leave the salt belt forever !!!!!!

 

[goblin]

Hi All

I am needing to replace the rear shocks on my 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe, and I am looking at either OEM, or KYB... OEM is only about $14 more then the KYB shocks.

Would KYB be a better shock then OEM... I think OEM is made by Mando , I tried to look for some markings but nada..

So price is not an issue, looking for the better build quality..

Thanks all!

Check OEM by part number on Ebay from Korean sellers. I got mine there at close to 50% off.
Kayaba on a bike - yes. Kyb on a car - no.

 

[IveBeenRued]

Thanks all for Ya feedback.. Went with KYB.. Will install them next week sometime, will let ya all know how the SUV rides..

Good choice. I just replaced my 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid’s shocks and struts with KYB all around. My OE units were shot by the 100K mark so my ride is lovely now.

 

[The Critic]

My OE units were shot by the 100K mark so my ride is lovely now.

Highly doubt they were "shot" unless they were leaking. The KYB's simply ride differently (e.g. stiffer) so you believe there was an improvement, but in reality, you installed struts/shocks with different characteristics.

 

[IveBeenRued]

Highly doubt they were "shot" unless they were leaking. The KYB's simply ride differently (e.g. stiffer) so you believe there was an improvement, but in reality, you installed struts/shocks with different characteristics.

29-33 second unladen rebound time on the rear shocks. Yeah, they were shot.

 

[The Critic]

29-33 second unladen rebound time on the rear shocks. Yeah, they were shot.

Potentially a normal characteristic:
https://www.monroe.com/technical-re...g-no-or-slow-rod-extension-shocks-struts.html

 

[IveBeenRued]

Potentially a normal characteristic:
https://www.monroe.com/technical-re...g-no-or-slow-rod-extension-shocks-struts.html

The car rode extremely rough compared to new and would squat for about a minute after taking a hard hit. It was so bad that my auto leveling headlights would adjust down because of the squatting rear end after going over railroad tracks. In addition, if it was hard hit on one side of the car, the car would be tilted for up to a minute after the hard hit. They were 100% shot. They did have 106K miles on them which is pretty long for shock absorbers

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Never had an issue with the ride of KYB's. If you need a stiffer ride, KYB's will give you that...I wouldn't install them in a 70's Caddy. Caddy supposed to float around for a smooth ride.