Hmm, is it a pain in the *** to get the shocks off so you can check them out? I have 165,000 miles on my 97 5.4L so maybe I should check 'em out. So Bilsteins are the preference around here huh? Are they expensive? can you get em from Autolites(zone) or O'reillys? I have a 3 inch lift and 35s on my truck now and the shocks feel a little mushy now that I think about it. Also, the truck squeaks a lot when I turn, I figured shes just getting old but I'm worried something needs to be replace...maybe I need to grease up the front end.