I like to keep my tires inflated to 80-85 PSI and that creates a rough ride. My truck sees more unloaded miles than towing miles.

It's not lifted and I use it for what it was designed for, highway use and towing.

I would like to change out my shocks to get a smoother ride. Is this do-able or is it a lost cause?

Which ones?

Thanks,
Windy

 

I think it's going to be difficult. I'm going to install a set of Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks to help handle my loaded 5th wheel that I just bought. I don't expect the shocks will help with the ride quality when unloaded because the leaf springs are what's handling the load. The shocks only dampen the bounce. To get a smoother ride I would think you'd have to install a weaker leaf spring and that's unlikely what you want given the weight of your 5th wheel.

BTW, I've got a '06 2500, short bed, 4x4, manual trans, 3.73, Firestone Air bags, and OEM exhaust brake.

 

Like you said, it's not towing most of the time.When I am not towing I keep all four tires at 60psi and when I tow my 14000lbs trailer I inflate the rear to 80psi and the front to 65psi I use a sears compressor,NO matter what shocks you get I don't think you want to run around all the time with 80 to 85psi I have stock shocks and it's not to much trouble to inflate or deflate.Driving at higher speeds with no loads with high tire psi does not give you the best control of your vehecle.

 

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. I didn't think there was a method of modifying your truck to accomplished what you want. I happened to be reading rv.net and saw someone talking about the following product: Sulastic Spring Kit.

I know absolutely nothing about the company or product so you might want to search around a bit.

 

When I'm empty I run 65 in the front & 50 in the back,you only need 80 psi when your hauling.
How do your tires look?Wearing more in the middle yet?

 

Thanks for all the advice but I've been doing this for Well it's got to be 25-30 years. I usually change my tires around 60,000-70,000 miles with still good thread left. Just change because I live where it snows, A LOT. I don't buy aggressive tires, they will wear out faster.

Was just looking to see if there's a better shock since I'am changing them any way.

ramcneal I'll be checking into that.

For those who don't know, It's better to be overinflated than underinflated.