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When to replace shocks???

11-03-2006, 02:22 AM

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Cattletrkr

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When to replace shocks???

I have 134K on my truck, most of that is heavy towing. I've never had to replace shocks on a vehicle before. How do I know when they're 'bout done? I don't have any funky hadling or anything. I just think that after 134K doing what I do, something has to be getting wore out. I have a brush gaurd on front that weighs about 150 lbs and 16 ply 19.5's which can't be doing the shocks any good.

How do I check them? There's no excessive "bouncing" if I push down on the front end. Pretty much just comes up once and that's it. The rear is so sprung up I can't imagine the shocks do much of anything anymore.

Any advice is much appreciated.

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