Thank you for all contents on GLK. Did you feel any noticeable improvement in ride quality after rear or front shock replacements? My car is at around 150K miles.
Funny enough, I never actually drove the GLK after I put in the struts, but before I did the rear shocks. The front struts really did make a big difference - surprising me, really... I had only noticed what I considered to be the first signs of worn struts, but the new ones made the (already good) ride very noticeably better. Honestly, I doubt I would have noticed the difference from the rear shocks - the old ones were really still in decent shape, and were no easier to get in and out than the new ones (showing that the gas charge was still as new). I don't regret doing the rears though, as I'm sure that they would have eventually "needed" to be replaced, so now I can enjoy new Bilstein B4 suspension on all four corners for the next 100,000 miles or more before I have to worry about doing it all again!
Love and appreciate all your GLK content. Haven't had to use any yet, but I know I will.
Thanks. They're great vehicles, and a lot easier to work on than some (most?).
Thank you for all contents on GLK. Did you feel any noticeable improvement in ride quality after rear or front shock replacements? My car is at around 150K miles.
Funny enough, I never actually drove the GLK after I put in the struts, but before I did the rear shocks. The front struts really did make a big difference - surprising me, really... I had only noticed what I considered to be the first signs of worn struts, but the new ones made the (already good) ride very noticeably better. Honestly, I doubt I would have noticed the difference from the rear shocks - the old ones were really still in decent shape, and were no easier to get in and out than the new ones (showing that the gas charge was still as new). I don't regret doing the rears though, as I'm sure that they would have eventually "needed" to be replaced, so now I can enjoy new Bilstein B4 suspension on all four corners for the next 100,000 miles or more before I have to worry about doing it all again!