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Old 02-14-2016, 11:29 AM
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Single Shocks vs Dual Shocks

I have a 94 F150 4WD with the Dana 44 front end. I am having some issues with the options offered for the front ends. I have a single shock tower on my truck, but when i search the VIN number on the fordparts web site, it shows the dual shock towers.

I have been replacing items throughout the front end, and noticed there wasnt a sway bar either.

I need some help in determining how to figure out what my truck should have.

Whats the difference between the two set ups?
 
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Old 02-17-2016, 05:26 PM
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If the vin shows dual, then somebody probably changed it over to single. Id say the same with the sway bar, somebody probably removed it.

I have the dual shock setup and also have the front and rear sway bars.
Can you see front shock mounts in front of the coil spring?

I personally like the quad setup.
 
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Old 02-17-2016, 08:30 PM
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I'm pretty sure the dual shocks and front sway bar is kinda like a heavy duty option,I think they actually sit a little bit taller than regular 4x4's,maybe like an inch
 
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Old 02-17-2016, 11:10 PM
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one of my parts trucks has the dual shock option, i keep pondering if i want to do the swap this spring or not.
 
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