The KYB Excel-G Gas Strut (3417510) provides original equipment-level handling and control for 2016-2025 Dodge Durango models, specifically those without the Sport and High Performance Suspension. These struts are engineered to restore a vehicle's designed stability, offering a ride similar to its original factory condition.
The Excel-G series is a nitrogen gas-charged, twin-tube design, utilizing the same quality components and assembly lines as KYB's Original Equipment (OE) parts. This "Original Equipment for the Aftermarket" (OEA) classification ensures that the strut is calibrated to restore the vehicle's initial performance, rather than altering it.
Key Features:
- Restored Handling and Control: Designed to bring back the vehicle's original ride characteristics and stability.
- OE-Level Construction: Manufactured on the same production lines as KYB's original equipment, ensuring consistent quality and performance.
- Nitrogen Gas-Charged, Twin-Tube Design: Helps reduce aeration and foaming, promoting consistent damping performance.
- Hand-Assembled Damping Valves: Rebound and compression valves are meticulously assembled in a controlled environment for precise control over tire and body movement.
- Durable Components: Features a triple chrome-plated piston rod to minimize seal wear, a multi-lip synthetic oil seal to prevent fluid leaks, and a sintered iron rod guide for maintaining correct alignment.
- Enhanced Safety System Compatibility: Proper strut function is critical for electronic safety systems like Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to operate as intended.
- Improved Tire Life and Stopping Distance: Designed to maintain proper tire contact with the road, which contributes to longer tire life and shorter stopping distances.
- Robust Strut Body and Brackets: Constructed with thick, rigid bodies and brackets to minimize flex and maintain wheel alignment.