I've recently noticed that when i go over the speed bumps in my apartment complex that the front end bounces more then it used to.

I've got 24,000 miles . Atleast 1,000 + miles on rough dirt roads.

i've got like the 3rd best shocks offered on my model so the next shock upgrade would of been bilsteins. The brochure said "payload package B , increased spring rates and premium gas shocks" ... I'm assuming these shocks are still garbage compared to bilsteins.

I just want to make sure i get my money's worth out of the shocks i have . how long might i expect bilsteins to last ?

when should i get new ones ?

 

They should be almost as good as new.. i'm still on my originals at 86k

 

if ur worried about it bouncin u could always crank the bars, i think in another thread u said u weren't because u didn't want it to be unlevel, but you could always go with blocks or shackles in the rear.

 

with the truck on flat ground, bounce the front end up and down and if it bounces alot, and doesnt stop shortly after i would get some new shocks for it.

 

a good rule of thumb is to replace your shocks every time you wear a set of tires out......so about every 50,000 miles....

 

I disagree - that is way too often for a set of shocks to go
and maybe Grandma gets 50k miles out of a set of tires, but that last 7,500 miles she knows she needs a new set

 

shoot, my 33 BFG A/T's that i took off my truck this past spring had 44,000 miles on them.....i sold them to Bill(04lvl2) and he is running them.....even plans on using them through a Michigan winter.......they had another good 8-10,000 in them.......a GOOD tire should last 50,000 miles.......

now if you are running a Swamper, then no you shouldn't change shocks every time you wear a set of tires out because you wear Swampers out in about 20,000 miles.....

 

maybe i'm hallucinating and it doesn't bounce more lol . I just want them to be bad so i can justify new bilsteins ! I think i'll change them at 50,000 or whenever i have some extra cash .

 

With all your offroading id suggest (when you have the money) to go and buy the Bisteins. I got mine when the truck only had 20K on it and wow what a difference. On road handling (around turns) was much better and offroad... well i think its quite obvous how much better it was vs stock. I can guarentee you have the same crappy black stock shocks as i did too, so yeah get the bilsteins


(same guy i got mine from, good seller,etc etc
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BILST...spagenameZWDVW

 

my shocks are silver / grey.

 

If i put chevy drop shackles on the back or get the leafs machined to raise it about 1 or 1.5 inches how do i figure out which shock to get ? i was just going to put the same one as on the fx4 but apparently i need one that is slightly longer .

 

im still on my original set and im hitting 97k...

i bought a set of shocks off of Zach (Zabeard) a few months ago, and never got around to installing them, lol. i cant even remember what the hell they are now.