New guy in Las Vegas with 2005 quad 5.7 shock questions

[FTL900]

New guy in Vegas- 2005 5.7L 1500 with shock questions

I'm new here. I've had my Dodge for almost a year, and the suspension is hideous on it, so I googled DODGE TRUCK RAM FORUM and landed here.



My truck exaggerates every bump in the road, and parts of Las Vegas freeways are pretty bad.
My GF has a Toyota FJ, and it's super smooth, but my truck is constantly bumping and bouncing over the same area... UNTIL I load anything in the back.
With even a 300 pound motorcycle in the back, suddenly the whole truck rides better.

I've searched here on SHOCK, and read the 3rd Gen DIY threads, but I can't find any good suggestions on OEM shock replacement.
I want to get away from the bone-jarring ride on small bumps and expansion joints, while retaining the ability to load the truck up and use it.

What I'm looking for is a shock that will give me a smooth ride when the truck is empty, but still have enough muscle to handle two 500 pound motorcycles in the back.

 

[FTL900]

OK, one guy on here mentioned that he added KYB shocks on the back, and after researching a bit more, I think I'm gonna go with the KYB KG5785 Gas-a-Just Monotube Shock on the front, and the KYB 565104 MonoMax on the rear.

That puts me right at $200 before installation, and the Amazon reviews were favorable as well. One Amazon reviewer noted that you have to add boots for the front shock. That seems easy enough.

 

[2014StormTrooper]

welcome man! im from vegas also.

hope you get it figured out!

 

[Harley Harrold]

 

[Jeremy73]

I have been curious about the gas a just shocks as well. Let us know how they turn out

 

[FTL900]

I was looking at some gas shocks in O'Reillys auto parts, and then just kind of transitioned to this forum. I think I'm going to order them very soon, and I promise I'll post the results after I get them mounted.

 

[Shaunm59]

Look up king shocks OEM replacements.

 

[Shaunm59]

You'll never want to go back to tiny baby shocks

 

[1ATony]

Welcome to the site.

Tony

 

[FTL900]

Thanks Tony!!

I think I'm gonna go with those KYB shocks that I mentioned... I expect nearly ANYTHING will be a substantial improvement over 10 year old stock shocks.
But it's gonna have to wait a bit... I'm dumping all my available cash into (another) new-to-me motorcycle, and now all the mods and upgrades that go with it.