What about using non-electronic shocks like most other vehicles????

 

I just found a company that makes a kit to delete the Magneride shocks and struts on 2015-2020 Suburbans. It has the option to retain functionality of the rear air ride. At $1199.00, it's a whole lot cheaper than the OEM shocks and struts. I talked to the alignment shop about it, and he's going to check it out, as it looks like the best, cheapest solution to my problem.

MagDelete.com

 

Since they shocks are electronically controlled, simply removing them will set error codes and may cause other related problems. The setup I described above, has a shock simulator module that connects to the harness to fool the computer into thinking everything is normal.

 

I ordered the MagDelete setup for my Suburban today. The company is in Saskatchewan, Canada, so we'll see how long it takes to get here.

Once I get it and have it installed, I'll come back and let you know how it works.

 

Any updates on this? We've noticed a squeaking sound when driving over roads with imperfections and it seems like the ride has declined a bit.

 

Sorry about not giving an update on the MagDelete installation, been busy.

Had the local alignment shop install the kit, both front struts, both rear shocks and the device connected to the ODBII port with no problems.OMG, what a difference, it rides like a Cadillac now, instead of a log wagon. It was certainly worth the money. All in, I ended up with about $1800 for the kit and the install, versus $4800 to replace the struts and shocks with OEM units.

On another note, I installed a Range AFM/DFM disabler, and no more switching between 4 and 8 cylinder modes. No issues with that either, I think it actually runs smoother overall, and hasn't affected the fuel mileage enough that I can detect it. Hopefully, with proper maintenance it will prevent any lifter or cam problems that can affect these engines. If it does develop aproblem, I'll just go with a full AFM delete, with new cam and lifters.

 

We bought a "clone" AFM/DFM disabler maybe 6 months ago for our 2014 Yukon; no issues so far. Ours is at about 100K miles. From what I read: oil changes on time are a big help.

From what I read: 95-97% of the GM 5.3 and 6.2 engines with AFM never have such issues.