How long do OEM shocks last?

After driving for a couple hours after starting your day, pull over and put your hand on each one. If the shock is warm it’s working, if it’s “cold” then it’s not.

The Gabriel gas shocks seem to be affordable and good. I’d say most shocks go out by around 300,000 but with today’s roads...

Changing them is very easy, it’s mostly about having wrenches or sockets large enough. The shock bares no weight so no need to jack the truck up.

 

I have shocks replaced at 200k

 

I actually thin you're supposed to do them at like 75K miles. No one does, but I'm pretty sure that's when they are supposed to be done. Might even be 50K.

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They don't cost much. Wrench zips them on / off in like 15 minutes.

I think he put Monroe's on mine. They're yellow.

 

They’re easy to replace. Monroe recommends to inspect oil shocks by pushing and pulling the shock. To do this you only need to take off the top bolt. Monroe has a video on YouTube about shock maintenance for oil and gas shocks. My original shocks, which were oil-based, lasted a bit over 600k. Only one shock was bad when I removed them all. I currently use gas shocks, which I believe are the next generation shocks. Monroe gas shocks are both oil and gas shocks. By the way, it is normal for bobtails to bounce.

 

If you drive across I-70 in Indiana, your new shocks will last 5 miles. 10 tops.

 

Inspection is at 50k, according to Monroe. They don’t really state a maintenance schedule, but they say that fleets do them at around 200-250k, and some sooner, depending on where the trucks are operating, say, highway or off-road.

 

I replace mine every year, less than 60K miles.

 

Same driving through LA area.