04 SS Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Hi all, Just bought my first SS the other morning. I am beyond excited and will have it later this week. The guy I bought it from said it needs shocks the worst. So wanting to get these bought. But I also want the best of everything (which is why I bought an SS). What do you run on yours? Also looking for websites for parts. Used to using rock auto. Any advise is also welcome! What have you done to yours? What are your best upgrades? What "tends to go out on them." Just happy to be here, Picture size to large to be attached! Wth?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 5, 2023 Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 Congrats on the purchase and welcome I have been researching this same subject a bit here on the site. I have some Edlebrock shocks, that they don't make any more. So I have been looking in the past posts on what people were using. Some GM Part numbers I dug up, probably from GM Parts Direct. Front Shock Absorber - Performance Suspension. 2-Wheel Steering. GM 19168458 19168458 Performance Suspension 03 SS Others: 89040176 Increased Capacity Suspension. Chassis pkg. Silverado, sierra. Without off road pkg. 4wd, 1/2 ton. With crew cab TORSION BAR TYPE 89038652 Increased Capacity Suspension COIL SPRING TYPE 191681792 Increased Capacity Suspension COIL SPRING TYPE Rear Shock Absorber - Performance Suspension GM 15935605 15935605 Performance Suspension 03 SS Others: 89038596 89038597 Solid Smooth Ride Suspension I am still researching this, but this is what I have dug up so far: I have found a lot of people refer to these shocks: Belltech STREET PERFORMANCE OEM SHOCK (FRONT) SP310400 QA1 TS905 ds905 and the Ts905 or TD905 Some quotes from others on the forum here: "Personally I used QA1s in the rear and Bilstiens in the front." "Bilstein HD's are a great upgrade!" "Had Belltech on mine and loved em" "Belltech Street Performance shocks" "I'm at stock height and love my Bilstein shocks." "QA1 TD905s some fitment issues. needs different sized bolts." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04 SS Posted July 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 Thank you for all the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 Welcome, I've got the Belltech Street Performance shocks on both our '06 SS's (and on my dropped '93 C3500.) They're pretty good, though I think one of the rears on my Intimidator has sprung a leak and needs replacement. It's been on there a couple years so I'm not pissed, it's definitely a premature failure but I do put a lot of miles on the truck (it's my daily for the past few years) and the roads around here are terrible. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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