Posting to potentially help someone else avoid a bad purchase...
Yesterday I installed two new GM OEM rear shocks on a 2008 Suburban 1500. I took off two Gabriel ProGuards that had failed by November but that I've dealt with until I could source two replacements. One of the two I removed was installed in June, the other in April. (One of the first two shocks installed in April failed after a month and I replaced it in June.) The truck was loud, full of rattles over bumps, etc. Sounded like junk.
Anyway, one shock lasted a few hundred miles, another about 4K miles and the other about 6K. I didn't tow, I didn't run them hard, I didn't do anything that should've led to three shocks failing in seven months. I even drive around manhole covers so as to protect my suspension. They appear to have just been garbage. How does a company make a part that is so shabby and overmatched for the application?
I've contacted Gabriel about getting a refund but I'm not optimistic.
Anyway, if you're searching BITOG for opinions on Gabriel ProGuard shocks, I strongly suggest buying something else.
Yesterday I installed two new GM OEM rear shocks on a 2008 Suburban 1500. I took off two Gabriel ProGuards that had failed by November but that I've dealt with until I could source two replacements. One of the two I removed was installed in June, the other in April. (One of the first two shocks installed in April failed after a month and I replaced it in June.) The truck was loud, full of rattles over bumps, etc. Sounded like junk.
Anyway, one shock lasted a few hundred miles, another about 4K miles and the other about 6K. I didn't tow, I didn't run them hard, I didn't do anything that should've led to three shocks failing in seven months. I even drive around manhole covers so as to protect my suspension. They appear to have just been garbage. How does a company make a part that is so shabby and overmatched for the application?
I've contacted Gabriel about getting a refund but I'm not optimistic.
Anyway, if you're searching BITOG for opinions on Gabriel ProGuard shocks, I strongly suggest buying something else.