shocks

[KIKER]

I replaced the shocks on my truck yesterday and had a peculiar problem that I wonder if anyone else has experienced. I had watched a youtube video on the procedure and it looked pretty straight forward and I had loan of my brother's shop and his tools, so I was pretty well prepared for the task. I do think I waited a little too long to replace them even though the truck wasn't bouncing after a bump because I still had the original shocks at 238k miles. Would that be a record? But, to the problem. I worked on the rear shocks first because I thought they would be the easiest, and they weren't too bad. In the course of rolling under and back out on a creeper, I started getting nauseated. I had the same problem 10 years ago doing about the same work. I would take small breaks, get up and walk around a while, go outside, get a drink of water, chew some gum, and all that didn't work. I barely got out from under the truck and outside before I puked! I never have car sickness, or motion sickness, but I think that what I experienced is a form of those. I wear prescription glasses, trifocals now and bifocals 10 years ago. I couldn't see well enough to do the work without them. My brother returned from running errands and helped with the fronts and they turned out easier than the rears, with more work under the hood than laying on a creeper under the truck. I put Bilstein 5100's on and the drive back home was better, but the real test when I drive down the dirt oilfield roads that I travel 5-6 days a week. They have to be better than what I had.

 

[Bob4x4]

What you experienced is probably bpv-do a web search tons of info unfortunatly no cures Symptoms can be minimized with meclazine and thereis a movement exercise that can be performed that will help in some cases

 

[Prairie Dog]

I can understand that problem with a chevy but never a Ram.

 

[TFucili]

I have had the same issue, but not to the point of getting ill. Things go round and round and it's hard to focus. I find it especially difficult when working under a dashboard and trying to look up. I just chalk it up to old age creeping in:{

 

[KIKER]

I don't get dizzy or have my head spinning, just nausea. I am a welder by trade and weld on pipe and have to lay down and weld on the bottom of pipe up to 24" in diameter and never get any symptoms. The very same thing happened to me about 9 years ago when my brother and I both ordered 5" exhaust to replace the stock on my '99 3500 Dodge Cummins and his '04 Chevy Duramax. I think I threw up on both jobs. I was wearing bifocals back then and now trifocals, so that's about the same. I don't get car sick and I can ride about any rides at a carnival. I have ridden in 4 place single engine planes with no problem. I put about 50K miles on 3 motorcycles in about a 10 years span, no problems. It's probably a form of bpv, as Bob4sx4 suggested, but with nausea as the only sympton.

On the other side, my truck does ride and drive better on the highway, but can't tell much difference on the dirt roads that are getting rougher by the day!