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Old 08-19-2020, 11:37 AM
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Anyone know how many miles to expect out of adaptive shocks?
I know that there are a number of driving variables that factor into lifespan, but those $900 adaptive shocks have me a bit worried that I should be purchasing a full set to squirrel away if I can pick them up for under $700 apiece. I just got this 2007 4.8 with 82k miles and have to believe those shocks are original. I plan to keep the truck for at least 10yrs/50k miles as long as I can keep it on the road! Anyone have experience with those shocks???


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I sold my X5 with 240k km and the adaptive shocks were still fine
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I sold my X5 with 240k km and the adaptive shocks were still fine

I like that!


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One of my rears went belly up at 140k miles. I have not performed a post-mortem yet so can't tell what went wrong.
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One of my rears went belly up at 140k miles. I have not performed a post-mortem yet so can't tell what went wrong.


Thanks...it will take my wife over 10yrs to get to 140k so that’s awesome news for now! Thanks for chiming in!
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145k on my wifes '12.


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I have a 2012 with about 140k miles. I feel like all of the shocks are worn and need to be replaced. At the very least, the front ones. Looking into options, thought about replacing with un AD shocks/swaybars.
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They seem to last quite a while. According to the service records, the front shocks on my old '09 were replaced around 80k miles while the rears were untouched at almost 150k miles. That one doesn't ride as well as my '07 with 118k miles, but I think it's because it doesn't have air suspension in the rear. If you ever have a fault, they default to being really stiff and they were clearly working. The one's on my '07 show no evidence of being changed. The non-AD suspension rides and handles noticeably worse.
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They seem to last quite a while. According to the service records, the front shocks on my old '09 were replaced around 80k miles while the rears were untouched at almost 150k miles. That one doesn't ride as well as my '07 with 118k miles, but I think it's because it doesn't have air suspension in the rear. If you ever have a fault, they default to being really stiff and they were clearly working. The one's on my '07 show no evidence of being changed. The non-AD suspension rides and handles noticeably worse.


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My adaptive shocks have 92,000 miles on them, and are holding up fine.
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