Re: Rear Shocks when you have Quadra-Lift®?
Unity has a shock that it says is for both air suspension and non-air suspension, they will not work with the Nivomat load leveling system. Mopar's[#68069675AD] are also for both Air Suspension or not. All the other aftermarket shocks for the 14' JGC say they will only work with the non-air and non-load leveling suspension. I assume since those manufacturers do not make the front air struts the way Unity does[#18-117701-left, #18-117702-right] , they simply have not tested those with the air suspension. It is also possible the mount is more universal (maybe additional hardware included) with the Mopar(OEM)[#68069675AD] and the Unity[#256500]. The Unity shocks[#256500] (which show a part cross reference to Monroe [#911304]) apparently are no longer made. Everyone shows out of stock including the manufacturer. The manufacturer does directly say their's works with both the air and non-air, but not the Nivomat. (You'd think they would have mentioned they're not available anymore.)
So, as far as anyone I can find to ask, those of us with the Quadra-Lift® air suspension are stuck with Mopar's Part # 68069675AD. If anyone has used anything else for the rear shocks and has Quadra-Lift®, please post your findings.:thumbsup:
P.S. BTW, I believe there was a recall on some early 14' JGCs for shocks leaking.
Also, on the front air struts, the lowest price per OEM struct [#68231882AC,68231883AC] I have seen online is around $1,000 per strut. The lowest price I have seen for the Unity [#18-117701-left, #18-117702-right] is $450 per strut. My dealer's parts department said they never, ever replaced a front strut on a JGC with Quadra-Lift®. I cannot find any information on the expected lifespan of the Front air struts. I can only assume they are designed to last a long time since they have never replaced one at my service center. My dealer charges $1,600 per Quadra-Lift® Strut.
One more thing: Suncore Industries also makes the Front Quadra-Lift® Struts [PART #: 177C-18-F-PAIR] ($900-pair). Also Suncore says their product and the OEM should last 70-90k miles. Suncore also remanufactures the OEM at only $739 a pair. They have none right now though.:thumbsup:
If my post wasn't long enough: Milous posted this in October 2012:
68069678AA - (Not in parts system)
68069846AF - SDA, without SES (Normal Duty) - 58,- U$ (2011-2013 Durango)
68069675AD - SDA, SER without SES (Normal Duty) - 79,- U$ (2012-2013 WK)
68069671AC - SDA, without SER/SES (Normal Duty) - 87,- U$ (2011-2013 WK)
68069843AF - SDA, with SES (Normal Duty + SLS) - 430,- U$ (2011-2013 Durango)
68084522AC - SDE, without SER and/or SES (Sport) - 90,- U$ (2012-2013 WK)
68084523AC - SDE, SER (Sport) - 92,- U$ (2012-2013 WK)
68087613AF - SDE, with SES (Sport + SLS) - 430,- U$ (2011-2013 Durango)
68084521AA - SES, SDE (Sport + SLS) - 472,- U$ (2011 WK)
68069677AC - SDM, without SER and/or SES (Export) - 85,- U$ (2011-2013 WK)
68069676AD - SDM, SER without SES (Export) - 80,- U$ (2012-2013 WK)
68069680AB - SDA, SES or SDM (Export + SLS) - 494,- U$ (2011-2013 WK)
68039560AA - (Not in parts system)
68069680AC - (national backorder)
68069680AD - (in system as of 9/25/12, 0 availability)
Another place indicates 68039560AA may be on early Durangos and exports (Diesels).
Sales Codes:
SDA - Normal Duty Suspension
SDE - Sport Suspension
SDM - Export Tuned Suspension
SER - Quadra-Lift Air Suspension
SES - Rear Load Level Suspension
SDX - High Performance Suspension (SRT only)