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My 1985 DRW F-350 2WD has the shocks that came on it new in 85, with over half-a-million miles on them.
They are probably still good; but, I have money burning a hole in my pocket, so I am thinking about possibly buying new shocks.
This truck weighs 9800 pounds on the quarry scales, without the trailer.
It is used extensively for REAL heavy towing, as in livestock.
What is the best economically-priced shock-absorber for my application??
For my purposes, should I go good-old-timey hydraulics, or some kind of gas-charged??
Do they still make those super-heavy-duty coil-over shocks, that have a coil-spring around the shock??
I had a set of those, on another truck, that stood up to severe punishment for years.
Thanks.
They are probably still good; but, I have money burning a hole in my pocket, so I am thinking about possibly buying new shocks.
This truck weighs 9800 pounds on the quarry scales, without the trailer.
It is used extensively for REAL heavy towing, as in livestock.
What is the best economically-priced shock-absorber for my application??
For my purposes, should I go good-old-timey hydraulics, or some kind of gas-charged??
Do they still make those super-heavy-duty coil-over shocks, that have a coil-spring around the shock??
I had a set of those, on another truck, that stood up to severe punishment for years.
Thanks.