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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dave26027, post: 5469480, member: 33137&quot;] <ul> <li>Thanks to everyone on TTR who sent good bad or ugly info on RoadKing shocks. After reviewing all the posts i bought steer and drive axle shocks. They&#039;re on a 2016 KW T680, RK isn&#039;t making a cab shock for this model yet. To save a dollar i bought drive shocks from a chrome shop. When they arrived, one shock was missing a dust cover. Turns out it was an outdated version of the same shock, the other three were the updated versions with dust covers. I called RoadKing and they said they would send a dust cover. They sent a complete new shock instead, i was truly impressed by the awesome customer service.</li> </ul><p>The truck has 160,000 miles on it, the old shocks were easy to take off. The only difficult shock to install was the drivers&#039; side steer axle cause the top mount is behind the fuel filter. The drives were insanely easy, i disconnected the suspension air valve, raised it all the way and placed the shocks in the mounts, then just lowered the valve and bolted them in.</p><p>Now, someone mentioned in a thread that they&#039;re hard to compress and they are. But, they&#039;re shipped compressed with a nylon strap holding them. Don&#039;t cut the strap till you really need to cause it does take a lot of upper body strength to manhandle them in place. If you weigh less than 150 pounds or so and don&#039;t have that strength, pass the job off to a shop. It does take that much force to compress them.</p><p>The ride is impressive. Instead of hopping across the tops of rough spots and making the cab shudder, the tires follow the bumps both up and down and stay in contact with the pavement. The steer axle used to bottom out and hit the rubber stops once in awhile, it hasn&#039;t happened once with the new shocks. Now i can tell the steers used to bounce off potholes and slam up into the frame causing shuddering and slamming. That&#039;s why i started looking for upgraded shocks. Seems like lt&#039;s tracking less than it used to on rutted roads and uneven surfaces, too.</p><p>For a couple of weeks the shocks were stiff like all new shocks are. I expected the ride to change or degrade once they broke in so, it was a pleasant surprise to find they only got smoother. It&#039;s been more than 10,000 miles since the installation, it turned out to be a great investment. Once in awhile i hit a rough patch that still causes shuddering but it&#039;s rare and the steer axle hasn&#039;t bottomed out yet. The cab used to see-saw and rock front to back, that stopped too- now it just moves up and down instead. Someone mentioned in a thread that R/K&#039;s aren&#039;t any different from other shocks and i really have to disagree. Seems like you could get used to the better ride and forget how bad the old stock shocks were. Also, i&#039;m leased so i can only imagine how nice it feels to pull a trailer with R/K&#039;s front to back.</p><p>If you&#039;re considering RoadKings, here&#039;s my advice. First, if you want or need a Bose seat, R/K&#039;s should be the ultimate compliment for it. Personally, i don&#039;t have one. Next, these shocks are very expensive, expect to spend about $2,500.00 more or less to shock up your power unit. That&#039;s steers, drives and cab shocks, trailers will cost even more. Don&#039;t forget they&#039;re lifetime shocks and they&#039;re rebuildable, it seems unwise to install them in equipment you won&#039;t keep long. Then again, as long as the part numbers still match, you could reinstall them in a new truck. Roads aren&#039;t getting any smoother and vibration damage hits an O/O in the wallet hard. Fiberglass radiators, fragile air to air coolers and electrical wiring are just some of the expensive things vibration chafes hammers and breaks. I can see where it could help save some trade in or resale value, maintenance and tire costs. If you have an old unit that&#039;s worn and won&#039;t last long, spending this kind of money for a shock upgrade isn&#039;t wise unless you can reinstall them on the next truck. It would be the perfect upgrade for a brand new tractor. Most of all when it&#039;s time to remove and rebuild them make sure the shop tech doesn&#039;t just cut them off with a torch, it&#039;s probably best to do the job yourself.</p><p>Overall i&#039;m impressed with the product and well satisfied, R/K&#039;s Customer Service is impressive and this was a good project.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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