load adj shocks??
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load adj shocks??
I have a 79 F-250 with a 400 and I carry a camper on in once in a while in the summer. Its handles it fine, drops a little but not to bad at all. But I would like to have a little more stability when you are on the road(swaying from side to side). Has anyone put these load adjusting shocks or air shocks(not the air bags) on there trucks??, if so how well do they work?? my shocks may be on there way out so I would like to consider these options first over the air bag. Kill two birds with one stone! if you know what I mean
Thanks ,
Joe
Thanks ,
Joe
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>I have a 79 F-250 with a 400 and I carry a camper on in once
>in a while in the summer. Its handles it fine, drops a
>little but not to bad at all. But I would like to have a
>little more stability when you are on the road(swaying from
>side to side). Has anyone put these load adjusting shocks or
>air shocks(not the air bags) on there trucks??, if so how
>well do they work?? my shocks may be on there way out so I
>would like to consider these options first over the air bag.
>Kill two birds with one stone! if you know what I mean
>
>
>Thanks ,
>
>Joe
Joe, On my 78 F250 I put the shocks with the coil springs on them. Gave me a little extra when halling wood, but made the ride even a little stiffer then is was. But what the hay it's a truck and if I want the ride of a sedan I would have bought one.
>in a while in the summer. Its handles it fine, drops a
>little but not to bad at all. But I would like to have a
>little more stability when you are on the road(swaying from
>side to side). Has anyone put these load adjusting shocks or
>air shocks(not the air bags) on there trucks??, if so how
>well do they work?? my shocks may be on there way out so I
>would like to consider these options first over the air bag.
>Kill two birds with one stone! if you know what I mean
>
>
>Thanks ,
>
>Joe
Joe, On my 78 F250 I put the shocks with the coil springs on them. Gave me a little extra when halling wood, but made the ride even a little stiffer then is was. But what the hay it's a truck and if I want the ride of a sedan I would have bought one.
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load adj shocks??
I used Monroe air shocks on one of my trucks, for the same reason that you describe. It leveled the load and dampened any lean or sway quite a bit. I would put about 70 psi in them when carrying my camper, wood, sand, etc...and keep about 10-20 psi in them when just using it as a daily driver. It still rode pretty comfortably.
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load adj shocks??
thanks for your opinions, Still have not decided yet its kinda hard to know what would be the best bet. I kinda like the air shocks at least then you could adjust them. would I be ok just to stay with regular shocks in the front??
Thanks again,
Joe
Thanks again,
Joe
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> would I be ok just to stay with regular shocks in the front??
I believe for most normal applications, air shocks are only made for the rear. When I installed the air shocks, I also put heavy duty nitrogen charged shocks on the front. These were a big improvement over the OEM shocks. The combination worked very well together.
Scott
I believe for most normal applications, air shocks are only made for the rear. When I installed the air shocks, I also put heavy duty nitrogen charged shocks on the front. These were a big improvement over the OEM shocks. The combination worked very well together.
Scott
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load adj shocks??
I used a set of Gabriel HiJackers® Air Adjustable Shock Absorbers on a Dodge RAM 1500. $50.00 for the set, about an hour to install and they actually worked. I was very skeptical, but for $50.00 I gave it a shot. At 100 psi the rear was raised about 3" over stock. I ran 40 psi in them normally, was about the same as stock, but when towing my boat with 800 lbs tongue weight, I'd put them at 100 psi. It leveled the trailer and worked like a charm.
http://www.gabriel.com/ look in specialty products.
Robert
http://www.gabriel.com/ look in specialty products.
Robert
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