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Other than having to do it again, they do offer a guarantee that they fit or your money back...Years ago I had to order shocks for my 75 F250 4x4 and ended up having to do them by custom order, as the ones they claimed would work had the wrong mounting... Also were too short... Aside from all that, welcome!
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the workhorse:86 F250 4x4 6.9 Diesel 4-spd, 4.10 axles
the other workhorse 92 F350 2wd crew cab,3.55 rear axle, 92 6bt Cummins, NV4500
the project: 78 F150 4x4 shortbed 351 auto Iowa Chapter leader, ASE certified parts specialist
Come on down and join us in the Iowa chapter, or your own local chapter!! Thanks, Roger
If they did it had to have been a major mistake, I'd checked the stamping on the shock itself and it was the RS5233.
Not worried about it now, they've already been sent back. Bought some OEM replacements. But of course knowing me, one small quick project just has to turn 10x more annoying. The bolt holding the lower section of the shock would not move. I cut off the nut and it started turning but still wouldn't reverse. So I ended up having to cut (torch) the bolt itself on either side of the bushing, unfortunately covering the cv boot with a coffee can didn't deflect enough heat and it split open....
Taking it to the shop now, I'm obviously not doing very well on my own...
Hard saying, it may have been one of the wonderful half-year changes that plague us in the parts business...
Sorry to hear about the cv boot, I had my fun for the day changing struts on my mom's car, the nut wouldn't crack loose for anything, so I finally just burned it off, which of course heated the rubber too much, and burned the spacer a bit. Then putting it back together didn't notice the bearing had fallen out. Saw that when the strut was all mounted up and I thought I was done, so I had to pull it back off, tear it back down, and put the strut bearing in, and put it all back together......
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the workhorse:86 F250 4x4 6.9 Diesel 4-spd, 4.10 axles
the other workhorse 92 F350 2wd crew cab,3.55 rear axle, 92 6bt Cummins, NV4500
the project: 78 F150 4x4 shortbed 351 auto Iowa Chapter leader, ASE certified parts specialist
Come on down and join us in the Iowa chapter, or your own local chapter!! Thanks, Roger
The stock shocks are the best on these trucks anyways IMO. they offer the best ride and still work great loaded down. Not that your front shocks should matter for loading.
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2012 F-150 SCREW 3.5TT FX4 3.73
2011 Mustang GT Premium Auto 5.0
2010 Taurus SEL
1999 F-150 SCAB 5.4l Lots of Mods
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