Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I know that must sound like a retarded question! But before you blast me or blow me off as an idiot, please read. Since my dually's suspension is so heavy I can't get it to bounce enough with my body weight and get off fast enough to even see it move - besides I can only make it move a little bit. It's not like I'm a feather - I weigh 175#'s. "Mini" (my truck) has 173,000 miles on her with what appears to be the OEM shocks. I bought her 3 years ago when she had 112,000, so I don't know if they are or not. She has Firestone air bag helpers in the rear and was used to pull horse trailers in Texas. I'm about to do a 1300 mile trip pulling my 30' car hauler.
Asking whether or not to replace a set of $60 shocks on a truck with 173k miles might seem like a no brainer, but she rides pretty nice. My brand new 2500 4x4 diesel's ride is harsher - Mini has a lot more float and doesn't have the typical 4x4 feel. Good thing because she's 2wd! I haven't had any of the "Death Wobble" or any other such steering issues. My only complaint about the ride is the vibration I get starting around 60MPH. I feels like an out of balance tire but new tires, and alignment with rotating the tires every 7000 miles has done nothing to eliminate the shakes on the highway. The ball joints and other suspension parts all look fine and are lubricated every oil change. My front tires always feather inside and out even with the regular rotation which makes me think the alignments shops here don't know how to do a dually. Well guys, let me know what you think and go easy on me with the " when to replace the shocks" part!!
Asking whether or not to replace a set of $60 shocks on a truck with 173k miles might seem like a no brainer, but she rides pretty nice. My brand new 2500 4x4 diesel's ride is harsher - Mini has a lot more float and doesn't have the typical 4x4 feel. Good thing because she's 2wd! I haven't had any of the "Death Wobble" or any other such steering issues. My only complaint about the ride is the vibration I get starting around 60MPH. I feels like an out of balance tire but new tires, and alignment with rotating the tires every 7000 miles has done nothing to eliminate the shakes on the highway. The ball joints and other suspension parts all look fine and are lubricated every oil change. My front tires always feather inside and out even with the regular rotation which makes me think the alignments shops here don't know how to do a dually. Well guys, let me know what you think and go easy on me with the " when to replace the shocks" part!!
