I'm a new owner of a 2000 model (30k), it's in great shape but the suspension is too soft for my tastes, and the truck rolls in corners more than I would like it to. I'm pretty sure that I need to add a rear anti-sway bar (recomendations?) and I'm wondering if the ride can be firmed up with shocks or if I'll have to do something with the leaf springs.

Could the OEM shocks be wasted at this age / mileage? The truck does have a trailer hitch but I have no idea how much towing it has done.

When I try to search for performance shocks I see mostly high performance "off-road" shocks. I really need recomendations here. Can I install OEM shocks intended for the lightning or is aftermarket a better idea?

Thanks for this and any other ideas / recomendations!

Chris

 

Firstly, congrats on your "new" truck. My humble suggestions:
1. hellwig rear anti-sway bar
2. Bilstein shocks (L-spec or 'screw-spec units)

Strongly recommend doing both mods above at the same time since you will need to remove the shocks to install the sway bar.

Anything over the OEM shocks will be an improvement. Add the rear anti-sway bar and you will notice a night-and-day difference in ride quality and handling. More info here:

hellwig: http://www.nhtoc.com/forum/showthrea...hlight=hellwig

bilsteins (FRONT): http://www.nhtoc.com/forum/showthrea...light=bilstein

REAR: http://www.nhtoc.com/forum/showthrea...light=bilstein

Good luck

 

Replaced OEM shocks early on with Edelbrock IFS and have been very happy. My problem has been more the front end not being stiff enough and loose steering. Dealer claims everything is to factory spec. Get back to us with the results of the rear stabilizer!