Your shocks are bad.
You can easily tell by removing one from the lower mount. You'll see it no longer has any gas charge.
Shocks don't last 100k miles. Even less in a short wheelbase truck with lots of polar weight.
John C.
Super VXer
Your shocks are bad.
You can easily tell by removing one from the lower mount. You'll see it no longer has any gas charge.
Shocks don't last 100k miles. Even less in a short wheelbase truck with lots of polar weight.
John C.
Super VXer
Really??? I haven't noticed any change in mine after 130k+ miles. I've slammed the heck out of them too with all the jumping I've done. Maybe I just got lucky...Originally Posted by Hotsauce
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VOLCANO VAPORIZER
Last edited by phines : 05/02/2011 at 02:16 PM
Super VXer
I should note that I DID wear out the rear springs, but they were aftermarket springs that I got from Calmini.
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LovelyWendie99
Last edited by phines : 05/02/2011 at 02:17 PM
VXer
guess ill just have to bring it to a shop and ask them to put it on the lift of jack up the rear so i can take the shock off.
bart ill be sure to let you know when im in the reno area.
Super VXer
You don't need to bring it to a shop. You can remove one rear tire, lift that corner with a jack, and remove the bottom bolt of the shock to check it. 2 hrs in the driveway on Saturday...
Super VXer
My factory shocks had no charge left at 133k and the VX bounced around like an "E" ticket ride. Replaced them with Rancho 9000XL, set them to 7, and all is OK. I am going to try setting 9 and see if I can feel the difference. Tires are next as I bought it with snow tires 245/70-16. Bumping up to 265/70-16 BFG's or Geolander AT's.
Larry S.
99 Astral Silver VX (176k)
91 Porsche 928 S4 (73k)
VXer
went underneath the vx earlier on a creeper. i just barely slid underneath. wanted to see if i could remove the lower shock mount w/o jacking up the rear(i dont have a large floor jack). ends up i cant remove the shock from just removing the lower bolt. no way i could do this myself. also the hardware is corroded from going to the snow so i doubt i could break loose any of the nuts with my tools.
i decided to go to the local 4 wheel parts, it was less than 10 mins away. after about 15 mins of chatting i decided to go with the Rancho 9500 shocks. The 9000 series wouldve been nice but cost twice as much and prob more than i needed.
thanks for all the advise.
Last edited by garfull : 10/05/2008 at 09:33 AM
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