Shock Absorber Question - Your opinion...
I've owned my 2003 Hitchhiker since it was new - bought it in Oct 2002. While getting my rig ready for a long road trip, it dawned on me... my shocks are the factory originals, now 12 years old. They ...
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Hello:
Mine were about the same age and with probably only 20,000 miles; all highway.
Stuff seemed to move/bounce around in the trailer (5th wheel) much more than before.
Last fall I took the shocks off and OMG; I could extend and compress them easier than playing an accordion!! They weren't leaking, but were shot.
Put on 4 Monroe's, but haven't had the trailer out since. Will be making a trip shortly.
You'll have to pull them off and check them, but my money is that they will need replacing.
Good luck.
Mine were about the same age and with probably only 20,000 miles; all highway.
Stuff seemed to move/bounce around in the trailer (5th wheel) much more than before.
Last fall I took the shocks off and OMG; I could extend and compress them easier than playing an accordion!! They weren't leaking, but were shot.
Put on 4 Monroe's, but haven't had the trailer out since. Will be making a trip shortly.
You'll have to pull them off and check them, but my money is that they will need replacing.
Good luck.
