what do you guys think:dual shocks

[pokethesmot]

i have dual shocks but i don't really think i need them....arnt dual shocks for like heavy loads?...and i don't tow anything with my truck at all. the previous owner use to use this truck for towing his boat so it has homemade dual shocks upfront and air shocks in the back...the only thing im worried about is will it make it ride worse without it...cuz i got a heavy front bumper

[pokethesmot]

and anyones who votes keep em please explain why

[84 400]

My truck came from the factory With the heavy half/ big ten suspention. So it has the 3 front leaf springs and the designation in the vin number. It has a single shock up front because they did not do the dual thing untill the 80's. I personally don't see the need for dual shocks just seems like extra money to me but then again I have never drove a dual shocker. I say if they are working leave it alone but if your gonna replace the shocks I would convert back to one and get some billstiens or ranchos instead of 2 cheepos.

[LONGHAIR]

Daul shocks are a racing thing that was taken for street use. It's only for looks, cool factor, on lifted trucks. To work correctly, the shocks need to be very soft, so soft that they wouldn't work well if only one of them was there.

The racing application is from long-travel suspension Baja style trucks. The extreme wheel travel would get the shock oil very hot and they would not work properly. So multiple shocks with lighter valving were used. Each shock was sharing the work with the others, so they didn't get as hot.

One the street, with lifted trucks that IMHO have springs that are too stiff anyway, multiple shocks just make it worse.
Shocks don't carry the weight, they just keep the springs from "bouncing" after a bump.

[pokethesmot]

yeah my ride in my truck sucks...unless i got something real heavy in the back

[Driveway Dreams]

with longhair. But if they are working ok for you now, why spend money on them before they need to be replaced. That just seems like a waste of your money.

Your ride sucks now with no weight in back...Then I think you need to work on the back not the front set ups.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by pokethesmot

..... and air shocks in the back...

Originally Posted by pokethesmot

yeah my ride in my truck sucks...unless i got something real heavy in the back

There's your problem. I suggest getting rid of the air shocks. They will generate a stiff ride.

As for the dual shocks up front, as long as they are lightly valved, they are fine. If they are gas shocks, then they are probably too much for your needs. If you went to a 35" or bigger they might be needed.

[pokethesmot]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

There's your problem. I suggest getting rid of the air shocks. They will generate a stiff ride.

As for the dual shocks up front, as long as they are lightly valved, they are fine. If they are gas shocks, then they are probably too much for your needs. If you went to a 35" or bigger they might be needed.

well i do plan on putting 35s on so i gues i better keep em lol and what would be the best psi for the back shocks and my front shocks are monroe sensa trac shocks

[79Silv4x4]

Originally Posted by pokethesmot

well i do plan on putting 35s on so i gues i better keep em lol and what would be the best psi for the back shocks and my front shocks are monroe sensa trac shocks

The '83 I used to have had 35s and it rode way better with single shocks. . . .I have 35s on my 79 with single shocks and the ride is just fine. IMO, the dual shocks (for most) was a fad. . .

[WarBeard]

After reading this im going to give the single shock thing a try. My burb came with dual shocks in the front and i run 37'' tires. Ill take one shock off of each side and report back....right now i have four rancho rs 5000's on the front and it is really really stiff up front.

[pokethesmot]

Originally Posted by motomech

After reading this im going to give the single shock thing a try. My burb came with dual shocks in the front and i run 37'' tires. Ill take one shock off of each side and report back....right now i have four rancho rs 5000's on the front and it is really really stiff up front.

thanks man cuz i was gunna do this same thing but the prevouse owner made the shock mounts really hard to get too

[dammitmitchell]

im taking mine off.... because i like my spine...
no need for them really

[dieseldr4]

put it back to a single shock in the front, throw the rear air shocks in the garbage, use the 2 shocks (that came off the front end) on the rear... i think that if you did that your truck would ride better.. just my $.02

[pokethesmot]

Originally Posted by dieseldr4

put it back to a single shock in the front, throw the rear air shocks in the garbage, use the 2 shocks (that came off the front end) on the rear... i think that if you did that your truck would ride better.. just my $.02

would that even work

[dammitmitchell]

that's how they origionally came dude...

[pokethesmot]

well i went outside to take off a pair of my front shocks turned the wrench twice and its way too hot so i came back in lol

[dammitmitchell]

just so you know......
there's wuite a few veterans on this board.. so you arent going to get any sympathy....
i had to still do my job even when a-holes were shooting at us...
hehehehe

[pokethesmot]

lol yeah my brother paul is still in the army hes bean shot a bunch and blown up a few times lol but i got the extra shocks taken off and it rides so good now

[Adams74Chevy]

Originally Posted by pokethesmot

well i went outside to take off a pair of my front shocks turned the wrench twice and its way too hot so i came back in lol

Coulda been worse, I had just turned 18 my dad caught me at a friend's house the early morning after a party hungover and made me go help his buddy at his garage, my job for the morning? Change exhaust manifold gaskets on a truck just driven 30-40 minutes to get to the garage on a hot and humid day. Never felt worse working on a vehicle, never got so drunk I was hungover the next day either. In all honesty I hate working outside in hot humid weather, much rather turn a wrench in freezing weather.

[pokethesmot]

Originally Posted by Adams74Chevy

Coulda been worse, I had just turned 18 my dad caught me at a friend's house the early morning after a party hungover and made me go help his buddy at his garage, my job for the morning? Change exhaust manifold gaskets on a truck just driven 30-40 minutes to get to the garage on a hot and humid day. Never felt worse working on a vehicle, never got so drunk I was hungover the next day either. In all honesty I hate working outside in hot humid weather, much rather turn a wrench in freezing weather.

yeah i like the cold alot better...its much easier to get warm then it is to get cold