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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dave26027, post: 5407211, member: 33137&quot;]An update:</p><p>So, i bobtailed a couple of hundred miles to get to the terminal near Dallas and to chase an empty trailer. I hooked up to a new trailer with metal springs (NOT air ride) to pull a load. I hate those trailers, the metal springs ride really hard and the push-pull from it jerks the tractor around. So the trailer was loaded light, about 18,000 pounds and the route is a nightmare. Dallas, Shreveport-Bossier, Vicksburg, Jackson, Ms., then into rural Alabama.</p><p>First, let me say i have had lots of new shocks in years past. For a few weeks they feel smooth and ride really nice-then the ride begins to degrade. When this truck was brand new with no miles it felt tight, stiff and rode like a one ton pickup. At 90,000 miles the shocks weren&#039;t doing their job and needed replacing. They got replaced at 150,000 miles cause i spent months researching shocks.</p><p>So far i&#039;m really impressed with RoadKing shocks. For the first time ever i made it across i-20 from Dallas to Jackson, Ms comfortably. Normally this trip knocks things off the shelves and the dashboard then it all has to be picked up off the floor at the end of the day. Now, the cab doesn&#039;t shudder and slam like it used to, the front springs don&#039;t hammer against the rubber stops all the time and it&#039;s easy to keep it steering straight.</p><p>Alright, all new shocks feel good at first but these feel different than any shocks i&#039;ve used before. I&#039;m being really cautious about saying this but the tires don&#039;t just hop and skip across the top of the bumps like they normally would. The tires follow the ups and downs better and stay in contact with the pavement. It feels like it&#039;s gliding over rough pavement when it used to skip and hop across it. I feel the bumps through the steering wheel but not the floor and driver&#039;s seat.</p><p>Seems like a good value for the money-so far. In a few weeks i will drop in and update again after the newness wears off. No b.s., and i will let everyone know the good and bad. I&#039;m watching for shaft seals coming loose, oil leaks, crumbling rubber bushings and control problems, none of which are happening yet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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