Shock upgrade?

[tbyrne]

I've been wondering why the rear of the truck has been feeling kind of harsh when I go over bumps lately. Kind of like someone picked it up, took the shocks out and then dropped the rear onto the ground. Well, that's almost what happened. I was detailing the exhaust when I noticed the driver's side MBRP pipe was really close to the shock. Apon closer inspection I found that the pipe had been banging against the shock and it pretty much took it out. One side has a huge dent and it has leaked. So it's time to replace those shocks. Is anyone using rear shocks that improved the stock ride while maintaining load capacity?

 

Thanks!

[Haulin' 8.1]

Well improving ride and maintaining control with a load is a tall order. You'd better look into a variable shock. There are manually adjustable and automatic.

 

I can tell you that I just installed plain Rancho RS5000's on my rig and it was just what the doctor ordered. BUT I have velvet ride rear shakles that really softened up the rear and made the 500 lb. axle impossible for the good stock shocks to control over bumps. The firmer Ranchos didn't degrade the ride a bit but reduced oscilation and control over bumps and curves. My big block and Ranch Hand bumpers meant the firmer Rachos up front were also a improvement over good stockers. These observations are after a month of daily use.

 

Vernon