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New zr2 rear shocks?

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#1 ·
Hey y’all, I have a 2018 Chevy Colorado zr2. I was recently told I have the 2 rear shocks leaking. It had 89,000 miles currently. From what I can tell those shocks to replace are around the same price for other comparable aftermarket ones. I’m looking for shocks that will possibly perform better and be an all around great shock for everything like the dssv’s were.

I don’t want them to be compression adjustable, and I plan on getting piggyback style shocks. My question is would king piggyback style shocks be an “upgrade” from the stock dssv’s in terms of performance or no?

Also, does anybody else have any experience with shocks they think have for sure outperformed than their previous dssv’s when they went out like mine? Thank you all!! 🙏
 
#3 ·
Any of the 2.5" body options will be an "upgrade", but most of the benefit comes from having the adjusters, the ability to change the valving, and the increase in sustained performance from the larger fluid volume. Valving can be similar or moved any which way you want. The DSSV's can overheat fairly quickly and the leaking doesn't help. BUT, don't mistake then of being a magic longer lasting solution. Most companies recommend rebuilds around 50k miles. Leaks can and will happen like any other shock.

I would recommend trying out Carbon Shocks. They are the newest in the game and a forum member was/is assisting in their development.
 
#4 ·
the DSSV;s are on their 5th generation now, I had one leak on my 2017 ZR2 at about 60,000 miles

Bought a new set from Rock Auto for what the dealers want for one, actually a little less.
 
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#5 ·
Rock Auto is where I purchased mine from as well.
They’ve all leaked at one point or another and have all been replaced under warranty by rock autos fantastic lifetime warranty. A pain in the butt to have to replace them but well worth it in my opinion.

I’ve had Bilsteins, and Kings and there’s really no comparison unless you go with something similar which I don’t believe anyone makes.
 
#6 ·
Howdy. My rear DSSVs from 2019 ZR2 are on the Level Up wait list for mid summer. In the meantime, I am considering putting a set of rear Bilstein 5100s on the truck. Has anyone determined which p/n might work? Bilstein was no help, referring me to ORW and Summit. Has anyone measured the extended/compressed length of the regular 2019 DSSV?
 
#7 ·
What is a Level Up wait list? why not just buy them from Rock Auto or GM parts or one of several dealers that are selling them for less than MSRP?

there is a current thread on this with several links to the DSSV's
 
#10 ·
My 2019 blew the DSSVs in the rear at around the 30,000km mark.

Replacing them with Radflo piggyback shocks with compression adjustors in the "overland" valving was a hard pill to swallow, especially as they were just out of warranty, but I couldn't be happier with CCE's customer service and Radflo's quality.

My 2 cents would be to recommend ditching the DSSVs when they go.