Hey guys i walked out to my truck and saw a wet spot right by my passenger side tire. Upon inspection i saw it was really wet on the coil spring shock and my front axle by the tire. The fluid is yellow and its not brake fluid since the fluid is at the fill line and its not oil. Doesnt smell like it at all. Could it be the shock? It is soaked.

 

I know near the spot your are talking about on my truck, condensation drips off some a/c components enought to leave a decent puddle on the ground

 

i have seen hydraulic shocks leak, also some fwd cars have oil inside the motor mounts, not our trucks though.

 

i dont think its the a/c stuff. i have the compressor removed and replaced with a idler pulley so i havent actually used the a/c since ive had it. also the fluid is only on the lower part of the coil spring, the sway bar link bushings, and the shock absorber. also its yellow so i dont think its condensation. plus it has stained the ground and looks fresh even though there is some on the ground from 2 days ago. dirt.racer do we have hydraulic shocks or gas shocks?

 

i will try to take a picture but its dark out atm

 

Well if its not condensation then it has to be the shocks

 

do our shocks leak?

 

They could. Mine are fluid filled

 

how do i know if mine have fluid? do i just find a part number and run it?

 

Not sure what our trucks came with. Aftermarket are gas or hydraulic

 

Here are a couple pics. Best i could do for now

 

looks like the shock is leaking

 

Is it slick like oil or just wet? Kinda looks like coolant to me

 

I have confirmed that its the shock. The bolt that holds the sway bar to the dog bone looking thing puntured the shock. The crossmember that the sway bar connects to is all bent up. PO must've done something to screw it up.

 

Doing some 4x4 ing!!!!