I have the quads on my '88 and it rides like a truck should ride. It's not part of a snow plow package because my previous F-150 also had them and it was an I-6 with 3.08 gears and an M4OD. You don't push snow with that set-up.

My dad had an '89 F-150 with the plow package and the front end had two beefy shocks only and the rear shocks were also heavier duty than mine, and he had 3.73 axles.

I changed my factory shocks about 8 years with Gabriel gas charged shocks and it rides great. A bit stiffer than factory but it feels very good.

Tim