Give feedback on suspension products you installed.

[BrianF]

My Trailblazer received the following: In 2012 I installed Moog outer tie rod ends. 140,000km later they are still tight and are greased twice yearly.

American made Monroe Sensatrac shocks and struts in 2014 at around 165,000km. Unsure of mileage but on a couple years out of them because they were utter rubbish. Bistein 4600's since maybe 2018 or 2019 and it's been rock solid.

In 2019, Moog blue sway bar bushings front and back. Currently still working great. Same time I installed ACDelco whatever brand sway bar end links, front and back. China made and looked like Moog from the pictures. Working well thus far, greased twice yearly. Only issue is the crummy finish which must promote rust.....

 

[barkingspider]

I installed moog upper and lower control arms on my old 04 Avalanche back in 2021 and they performed perfectly.

 

[Dr_Dr3i]

Installed Bilstein B4 shocks and struts, front and rear, on my '14 GLK250. They replaced the OE parts that had 135K miles on them. One front shock was completely flat as in it wouldn't rebound, and the other did have some rebound but very slow and you could easily press it back down. The new Bilsteins are amazing.

I also replaced strut mounts and strut bearings with Febi-Bilstein replacements from FCP Euro, as well as swaybar endlinks (same brand). After new tires and an alignment, the 11-yr-old Benz feels like new.

Prior to the above, I had replaced both inner and outer tie rods due to clunking front end and vague steering feel on center. I confirmed the tie rods were worn by jacking up front end and being able to slightly wobble the front wheels when off the ground. Replacement parts were all Febi-Bilstein. No issues since and it's been a little over 12K miles.

 

[IndyIan]

KYB shocks and struts has never failed on my cars. The rest all seem to last half of OEM.

 

[buck91]

I installed Mevotech TTX upper control arms (which includes a TTX upper ball joint) in the Tahoe and Suburban. Both have been good so far 6-8 months. Short duration, I know.

Also have TTX lower ball joints in both, no complaints.

Any updates?

 

[fusseli]

Mevotech -- TTX is excellent upgrade over stock on trucks & offroad, Mevotech supreme is a go-to on any application

Monroe -- utter garbage struts, crap performance and they didn't last

KYB -- great performance but less lifetime than OE struts, put on a 2nd pair of them on an ex gf's subaru under 200k miles

Fox/Ford Performance -- Fox 2.0 on my truck are outstanding still at 70k miles on them, great performance but less lifetime / they recommend 50k mile rebuild interval on shocks

Mopar/Fox -- buddy of mine had Fox 2.5 Mopar shocks on his Jeep and they were shot in under 50k miles, blown seals leaking fluid, bouncing all over the place

Bilstein -- unbelievable, a buddy of mine has factory Bilsteins on his 2017 TRD Pro and they are near 200k miles and still good to go

 

[jsean]

Bilstein B4s - fantastic for daily driver in pothole country. B6s are nice but too harsh for my preferences.

Monroe OE Spectrums for the beaters - have held up really well. KYB struts on the other hand I’ve found to be too harsh even on vehicles where KYBs came from the factory.

Mevotech end links have been fine for over 50k miles. I’ve had good luck with Delphi for control arms and the one Moog I had to use. Wheel bearing assemblies from SKF have been great too.

Uro parts have been garbage every time I’ve tried them. Gambled on some $9 FCS shocks off RA and they rode rough from the get go. Failed in about 20k miles - good riddance.