How to tell if you need new shocks

[NEWT92]

My F350 has 47000 miles. Ride seems to have gotten rough and when you hit bumps at highway speeds, truck seems to dance around a bit, like on ice. I know its a 1 ton, but how do you tell if the shocks are shot??

I know there is the bounce thing you can do, pick a corner of the truck and bounce it, if it has more than 1 bounce, shocks are needing replaced. But, the suspension is so stiff on these trucks, cant really tell.

05 F350 4X4 FX4 package.

[CT Performance, Inc.]

The second you took the truck off the dealers lot it needed good shocks. Bilsteins will make a big difference.

[freeride707]

when the oil is leaking out the shocks you know you need knew ones haha dont get procomps,

i will be getting some bilsteins when i can afford to

[NEWT92]

Shocks are not leaking. Buddy of mine that works at the dealership (parts manager) took in today for tire rotation. He said maybe replace the shocks and/or steering stabilizer. Truck dances around quite a bit when you hit some bumps on the road, like a washboard effect. Truck has gotten worse within the last year. I know its a 1 ton, but didnt used to be like it is now.

[freeride707]

hmmm yea ive only ridden in one (mine) leaf sprung superduty (mostly newer with coils) and mine has a blown shock it leaks all over. and it rides like crap and mine is a 3/4ton so can only imagine a 1ton with blown shocks.

if they are the stockers i would throw a set of bilstiens on there. a budy of mine has them on his DRW with 19.5s and semi tires and it rides like a caddy compared to mine

[freeride707]

just realized its an 05 yea if you have a rough ride replace the shocks