Since I have had my Tahoe I have put about 30,000 miles on it and those have not all been easy miles, the majority of them are in town, a good bit of highway and interstate driving, and some off road. These miles that i have put on the truck along with the larger tires, lift, and extra weight have worn out the shocks and struts prematurely. Replacing the struts will definitely be my next edition to my car. At this point I cant decide if i should spend the extra money and go with the fox racing coilover strut replacements or just go with some cheaper rancho or bilstein strut replacements. I know that i will go with the fox 2.0 rear shocks because they are not too expensive but the front struts cost a lot. the advantages to the fox coilovers is that they can take a tone of abuse, they look great, and ride incredibly offroad. The cons to the Fox coilovers is that they are expensive and require more maintenance than a regular strut would. My next step in deciding what shocks to use will be to consult my local off-road shop which is Rocket City Off-road. In the past i have bought several things from them and had them install several products on my trucks. Another person that I could consult about the proper choice of shocks and struts would be Tommy Davis, who is also the man that I interviewed and learned about torque converters from in post 3 could give some positive insight. Most of his experience with aftermarket equipment for cars is specifically for race cars. As I have researched more I am starting to think that I will go with the cheaper option which was the Rancho strut replacement. I have found that Rancho has started to make some coilover replacements as well, this could be risky because they are a brand new line of shocks out there and there are not any consumer reviews yet. There is absolutely no risk involved if I end up going with the Fox coilovers because everything that Fox makes is incredible. One of my friends drives a ford raptor and it has the exact same suspension set up from Fox that I would be replacing the suspension on my Tahoe with. This decision all comes down to how much money I am willing to spend on small aspect of my car.
Since I have had my Tahoe I have put about 30,000 miles on it and those have not all been easy miles, the majority of them are in town, a good bit of highway and interstate driving, and some off road. These miles that i have put on the truck along with the larger tires, lift, and extra weight have worn out the shocks and struts prematurely. Replacing the struts will definitely be my next edition to my car. At this point I cant decide if i should spend the extra money and go with the fox racing coilover strut replacements or just go with some cheaper rancho or bilstein strut replacements. I know that i will go with the fox 2.0 rear shocks because they are not too expensive but the front struts cost a lot. the advantages to the fox coilovers is that they can take a tone of abuse, they look great, and ride incredibly offroad. The cons to the Fox coilovers is that they are expensive and require more maintenance than a regular strut would. My next step in deciding what shocks to use will be to consult my local off-road shop which is Rocket City Off-road. In the past i have bought several things from them and had them install several products on my trucks. Another person that I could consult about the proper choice of shocks and struts would be Tommy Davis, who is also the man that I interviewed and learned about torque converters from in post 3 could give some positive insight. Most of his experience with aftermarket equipment for cars is specifically for race cars. As I have researched more I am starting to think that I will go with the cheaper option which was the Rancho strut replacement. I have found that Rancho has started to make some coilover replacements as well, this could be risky because they are a brand new line of shocks out there and there are not any consumer reviews yet. There is absolutely no risk involved if I end up going with the Fox coilovers because everything that Fox makes is incredible. One of my friends drives a ford raptor and it has the exact same suspension set up from Fox that I would be replacing the suspension on my Tahoe with. This decision all comes down to how much money I am willing to spend on small aspect of my car.
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