I have a '97 F150, Std. Cab with a camper shell and a few hundred pounds of stuff that I need to carry. My truck has about 105k miles, and (I'm not positive) still has the original shocks.
When I go over speed bumps in the parking lot, the back of my truck bottoms out and bounces a few times before settling down again. I can feel the back end sway a bit too. Since the truck is 11 years old, and I suspect the shocks to be original equipment, I'm not concerned that new ones are in my future.
I've not bought shocks for any of my cars in a very long time, and the last ones I did buy were for my Jeep, and turned out to be far more than a CJ5 really needs. The point being, I can put them on easily enough, but don't know what to get.
I carry about 300 pounds of stuff everyday, and am not averse to getting quality stuff with a price premium but I hate to buy crappy stuff at any price, and this is where you come in. What are some good shocks for my truck -- heavy load and stock suspension?