View Poll Results: What will keep my truck from bouncing on the highway
Its a truck its supposed to do that
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12.50%
New shocks
19
79.17%
Air "helper" bags
2
8.33%
Bags and shocks
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POLL: what would improve my ride on the freeway
08-05-2010, 11:25 PM
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Wife is only giving me one shot to fix the bouncing. What shocks should i go with? If i put a shock from say a 2500 or a 1500 hd would it have better performance in a lighter vehicle?
The back sits about an inch or two above the front. It has a block between the leafs and axle is that factory? Shackles can be bought cheap at the local auto parts store i think. I might try that first.
How much higher is the back compared to the front?
08-05-2010, 11:34 PM
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Wife is only giving me one shot to fix the bouncing. What shocks should i go with? If i put a shock from say a 2500 or a 1500 hd would it have better performance in a lighter vehicle?
The back sits about an inch or two above the front. It has a block between the leafs and axle is that factory? Shackles can be bought cheap at the local auto parts store i think. I might try that first.
The back sits about an inch or two above the front. It has a block between the leafs and axle is that factory? Shackles can be bought cheap at the local auto parts store i think. I might try that first.
As for shocks, any brand with a good reputation should do you well (KYB, Bilstein, etc.). I've been extremely happy with my Bilsteins. Just get the shock that is listed for your application.
08-06-2010, 05:49 PM
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08-06-2010, 07:58 PM
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I usually dont have anything in the bed and just my toolbox in the back seat. Not much for wieght. Been reading a lot about the "frame beaming" problems and the bilstein hd shocks didnt take out enough of the bounce. Not sure what else i can put in there to keep it from bouncing. I read a GM service bulletin about rear cab mounts being revised to address this but i dont see how a cab mount will keep it from bouncing the rear?
08-06-2010, 09:56 PM
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by bouncing, do you mean that it feels like the truck is floating, as if the front end never settles, kinda like an oldschool caddy? if so yeah i would say new shocks, i went with belltech street and performance shocks on my 06 because it felt this way, and now its very tight, not bouncing and floating at all.
08-07-2010, 11:06 AM
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Ya it is kinda floaty in the front but only because i can see my bed bouncing like a basketball on the concrete freeway divisions so much my kids head is bouncing like hell. Around town it is pretty good and responsive. Much better than i would expect from a truck.
