A shock absorber and suspension apparatus are disclosed for supporting a tiltable vehicle cab on a chassis including a first shock absorber and corresponding spring attached in parallel to each other and releasably coupled between the vehicle cab and the chassis, a first coupler attached to the vehicle cab, a second coupler attached to both the first shock absorber and the spring, the first shock absorber including an attachment for attaching the upper portion of the first shock absorber to the second coupler, the attachment including a damper for damping motion of the vehicle cab, the spring including a carrier for bearing the static load acting on the shock absorber and suspension apparatus separately from the first shock absorber, and a second shock absorber connecting the second coupler to the chassis and arranged substantially transverse to the first shock absorber.