07 2500hd Silverado Shock Question

[cdb95z28]

A co-worker of mine has a 2007 Silverado 2500HD Extend Cab, Duramax, the truck is in real nice shape, mileage is below average. He tows a camper/toy hauler for his and his wife's Harleys, with a 5th wheel. He is saying when he is hauling this stuff, when driving on highways where you get those whoop-de-doos as you cross expansion joints onto bridges, the truck bounces up and down as the camper's weight transfer moves through out the truck. I'm thinking the shocks (especially the rears) don't have enough rebound dampening to control the added weight over the rear tires. Factory shocks typically don't have enough rebound and this allows the shock to unload the weight off of its tire to rapidly. Has anyone out there experienced this same thing? What shocks out there will have more rebound control? Bilstein Heavy Dutys?

Thanks

-Chad

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A co-worker of mine has a 2007 Silverado 2500HD Extend Cab, Duramax, the truck is in real nice shape, mileage is below average. He tows a camper/toy hauler for his and his wife's Harleys, with a 5th wheel. He is saying when he is hauling this stuff, when driving on highways where you get those whoop-de-doos as you cross expansion joints onto bridges, the truck bounces up and down as the camper's weight transfer moves through out the truck. I'm thinking the shocks (especially the rears) don't have enough rebound dampening to control the added weight over the rear tires. Factory shocks typically don't have enough rebound and this allows the shock to unload the weight off of its tire to rapidly. Has anyone out there experienced this same thing? What shocks out there will have more rebound control? Bilstein Heavy Dutys?

Thanks

-Chad

Yeah, even HD stockers are very lazy at dampening heavy loads. Maybe it's time for new shocks.

[briddle3]

My 2006 does this as well when pulling my boat (bumper hitch) and skid loader (much heavier bumper hitch)... I dont ever notice it pulling my stock trailer (gooseneck) or hay trailer (gooseneck)... What would be a good set of shocks to get rid of this? I was thinking about adding air bags but would that make things worse?

[cdb95z28]

My 2006 does this as well when pulling my boat (bumper hitch) and skid loader (much heavier bumper hitch)... I dont ever notice it pulling my stock trailer (gooseneck) or hay trailer (gooseneck)... What would be a good set of shocks to get rid of this? I was thinking about adding air bags but would that make things worse?

 

My co-worker was thinking of the air bags also, but I believe they are just another form of a spring, and if your current shocks can't control the leaf springs alone adding more spring rate in the form of the air bags I think it would get worse..

[jro909]

airbags take strain off the springs....duramax shocks should be a step up from gasser shocks as they have to deal with the extra weight of the diesel block...get bilstein hds and be done for life