How to tell if you need to replace your Shocks!

Just replace them, then replace them every 125 to 150k

 

Then you either gota snake nesting under your truck or you got a airleak or a bad bag
Bottle of soapy water will help find the air leak or bad bag
Your on your own as far as the snake issue goes

 

The air ride under the cab is controlled by weight in the cab. When you get out of the cab, the weight decreases causing the air in the air bag to decrease the pressure. The noise you hear should be the air exhausting from the air bags under the cab.

 

Pretty much what everybody said shocks are kind of crappy. It's not really something designed to last and you replace them often.

Myself whenever the opportunity affords it, I like to get a really bright light and look over my truck in the pitch black dark of night.

Seems as though sometimes it's easier to find leaks and problems that way.

 

Shocks are just one of those things replace em yearly. I buy em for $65 each on my T680 and replace yearly. They don't even seem to last longer then that before they leak.

 

No. And, that’s a problem, because Tenneco own everything, so it’s all junk. Used to be, there were different American manufacturers competing to be the best. Now, it doesn’t matter, since it’s all the same offshore garbage, just a different sticker.

 

Their a bit more money .. but those FOX shocks are good quality and not owed by Tenneco..
Ive had good luck with them
Sometimes you get what ypu pay for .. shocks seem to be 1 of those things

 

Replace them when you put new rubber on, they are like $100 a piece for most of them

Also 1 of the things Mr dot looks at first to see how you keep up the truck

 

I've had Monroes last half of that. Actually had a steer shock go at 50k once.