Or if you're lucky like me, the studs will twist off when putting some arm torque on them. This happen with the factory Fakecharos. Even had soaked them with PB Blaster.

 

haha musta ate your wheaties that morning!

 

Ok robs. You have me convinced. I will order them tomorrow with the company card.

I really appreciate all of your replies. I figure shocks will go bad around 100'000 miles as a generic term. It's almost time so it's better to be safe than sorry.

Thank you again!

 

not a problem man, dont be afraid to ask questions on here. but also dont be afraid to use the search feature. I think theres a discount code you can use at shockwarehouse, " Ford5 " I think it is.. you'll get 10% off I beleive.

 

I did search and I know there's a lot but sometimes the trend changes so in is case I just wanted to throw out there what was the current thing to buy when wanting to change shocks on a DRW and pull the ranchos out.

I will order tomorrow and hopefully they will be here by the weekend to change.

 

Funny thing was I have two torn rotor cuffs. That was my biggest concern, finishing one off. I had soaked the studs with PB two days prior. I had set up my saws all to cut the studs as a last resort. First try with some leverage. SNAP. Went over with the other side.. SNAP. Used an impact on the bottoms. Love the Bilsteins too. Huge difference.

 

haha thats awesome! how manys miles were on them when you switched em out?

 

My current truck is a 05 F350 DRW and I replaced the stock shocks with Monroe Reflexes about 7 months ago. There was slight change in the ride because the stock shocks needed replacement. But the change was only slight.

I didn't expect much of a change because when I changed the shocks on my prior truck, there wasn't much of a change either. On that truck (F250 King Ranch), I replaced the stock shocks with Bilsteins. I was somewhat surprised that the ride wasn't a little more stiff because the prior Lightnings I owned came with Bilsteins and the stock ride was harsh, but primarily because the the rear shocks were overdamped.

Just this past weekend, I replaced 7 month old front shocks on the F350 with new Bilsteins.

I'll have to admit, prefer the ride with the Bilstein shocks. It's a little more firm but not too firm. I wouldn't consider the ride harsh.

I'll be swapping out the rears this weekend (replacing the Monroes with Bilsteins).

The fronts aren't difficult to change. The drivers side is easy. Just turn the steering wheel full lock right and you can access the shock tower from the wheel well or the engine bay. The right front (passenger front) is a little more difficult. Just turn the steering wheel full lock left and access the shock tower from the wheel well. Don't bother trying it from the engine bay - it's just too congested.

 

They are actually Rancho shocks.

 

No offense, but I'm not sure I'd be bragging about that. Those shocks that came OE don't have the best reputation. Always been surprised Rancho would put their name on them.

 

None taken, some people like a "firmer" ride on their truck, while others like to try and tame a truck down. My truck empty rides different than full or towing my Jeep, that is why I like the 9000's. I can play around with them. Thanks!

 

They're no worse than other OE style shocks out there. They are marginally better, but better all the same, than the standard shocks the non-FX4 package trucks get.

 

I had about 65k on them.