1981evildisco Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Alrighty boys and girls, get strapped in or strapped on because this is going to be wild. So my SSI has 185k(i know, I know) and I have not replaced the shocks yet(as in they are oem). As you could imagine there is little to no dampening. That being said I have tried more than a few brands and I have my picks. KYB- never again, Jesus never again. Blistien- huge fan(didn't see a street performance version however) Monroe- Ok but very meh So I was doing my research, I had only a few priorities(no specific order): 1. Must be made in USA(if we want our economy going we need to be supporting domestic manufacturers) 2. Needs to be of the highest quality. 3. Needs to look good. 4. Needs to provide adequate dampening wether: towing, running around town, spirited driving, or on the track. So I settled on QA1, they are rebuildabke as well, come with a great warranty and meet all my requirements. I ordered the TS905 shocks from summit, they are single adjustable and we're $153ea. When I got them(they are beautiful), I went to put them on. They do not fit due to the shortness of the lower mounting eye and width of the shock body. I called QA1 and they asked for pics which I took about 20. They will be updating their catalog soon if not already. They are currently sending me the TD905s which have a longer lower mounting eye and are double adjustable. I'll keep y'all updated as to the going ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mldeanda Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 IM In the same boat with ya. I haven't tried any on yet with my 180k SS. Need to get some bad, its riding pretty rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981evildisco Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 So, as an update, it seems as through the mounting eye is slightly oversized causing a slight noise when dampening. I may drill out the hole for the mounting hole bigger and use a bigger bolt or find a sleeve to take up the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewter03 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Iv been drooling over the ds905 and the Ts905. I get a discount at work. 190 for double adjustable each and 130 for singles. So much want Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981evildisco Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Update: They are outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981evildisco Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Alright. So I know this is an old thread but I wanted to post an update. Truck has 193,4XX on it and I have noticed that there has been enough play in the rear suspension to make a racket. The factory bolts are undersize for the hole/eyelet mount. After calling QA1 and asking what the eyelet inside diameter is... it turns out to be 9/16. So to solve the issue I went to Lowes and bought 2x 9/16 x 3" bolts and related washers/nuts(I coated the bolt in black RTV). That worked like a charm, I bought another pair and will install them on the top. No noise and about zero play. I really wish GM would have gone with 9/16ths bolts from the jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Might want to compare the grading on the original bolts to what you got from the hardware store. Usually hardware store stuff is super low grade, not up to most jobs of holding parts on a truck, especially parts that take abuse like a shock. Would hate to see you have one of them shear off and those expensive shocks start hammering everything around them. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Might want to compare the grading on the original bolts to what you got from the hardware store. Usually hardware store stuff is super low grade, not up to most jobs of holding parts on a truck, especially parts that take abuse like a shock. Would hate to see you have one of them shear off and those expensive shocks start hammering everything around them. Richard Great point Richard makes. I also thought about whether or not the bolts you got have a shoulder on them where they go through the shock bushing. (I wouldn't want threads on rubber there.) No prob if you have a metal sleeve going through the bushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981evildisco Posted June 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Good point. I should have provided more detail: The original hardware was Metric 10.9 rated hardware. I replaced it with Grade 8 Fasteners, so its comparable and there is a metal sleeve running through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Good deal. I'm amazed at the super low quality of most hardware store "hardware" - a lot of it they aren't even confident enough in it to grade it at all. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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