Review on 🔧 ACDelco GM OEM 540-201 Monotube Front Shock Absorber Kit - Enhanced SEO by Greg Anderson

They replaced the OEM shock absorbers that came with my 2004 Suburban 1500 LT and matched exactly. My truck had almost 100,000 miles on it and the ride quality was starting to suffer so it was time to replace the stock shocks. The RPO code for my Suburban was ZW7 (Premium Smooth Ride) but I didn't. There is an RPO code option Z55 and G65 for Autoride/Self Level (so I don't need Nivomat or Air Leveling shocks). There is a lot of confusion on the internet about option codes/RPOs relating to 04 Burbs and what type of shocks they require - some people think that with the ZW7 option you automatically need Nivomat shocks which are VERY expensive. This is simply not the case. The ZW7 should be paired with the G65 Auto Level option if Nivomats are required, or the Z55 if you have an autoride that automatically adjusts shock pressure for optimal ride comfort (probably). These shocks are a straight mono tube shock and were the exact same shocks that came on the truck from the factory. I've long argued about running Bilstein 5100 shocks instead - for Bilstein it wasn't much more than that. In the end I went OEM and I'm happy with my choice. I'm sure a Bilstein would be fine too - but I didn't want to experiment - this is my wife/family's daily ride and I wanted to keep it stock and she loved the factory ride. I've mounted Bilstein on my Z71 pickup and F150 so I like them, I've used them and I know the quality. I replaced the front sway bars and sway bar bushings at the same time as the shocks - so not only did I get rid of the roll/bounce of the old shocks, I also got rid of the "squeaking" over bumps on cold mornings. I used polyurethane/thermoplastic compounds/bushings and lubricated them well with Dow Molykote 111 to keep them smooth and avoid any potential squeaks. I also replaced the rear shock absorbers and with these upgrades the truck runs like new again! All in all these aren't bad dampers, expect a good 60-75k from them. I actually rode a few woods before replacing - or more. The roads in my 100K and the shocks weren't that bad. Can some argue that for the money there can be better aftermarket shocks? Of course they argue about it online all day ;-), but then again it was a conscious decision to stick with the OEM and not to "experiment" with new/other shock absorbers where the end result is sometimes not what you want expected. . There are always surprises when you start swapping out shock absorbers for others. Thank you for reading.