outatime said: both rears on mine are actually leaking fairly badly, but to replace 2 rear shocks along with actuators is just about $1000.00~!!!!, clearly a ridiculous price-tag, I was just wondering if replacing with a good after market high performance shock will cause a service FX-3 indicator light on the dash. I've also read that certain suspension system faults will cause the car to be limited to a 70mph top speed.
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I've also read that certain suspension system faults will cause the car to be limited to a 70mph top speed."
Where ever you read that from ...not true. And if it were my primary goal would be to totally eliminate the system.
Using any thng other than FX-3 compatible will make the system inoperable. The plastic parts in the actuators wear too as I suspect you already know. There may be FX-3 shocks available in the aftermarket sector. If you are planning to use a standard shock and want to see if the MIL on the dash will come on then just remove the actuators from the shocks WITHOUT disconnecting them and then drive it around for a while.
Also on Cadillac one can program the function out of the shock system through the Body Control Module, I dont know if Corvette has that capability.
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