Front Spring and Shock Selection
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Front Spring and Shock Selection
Hello all
I am about to replace the front springs and shocks on my 97 E-150 High top conversion. I see two springs listed.
Moog CC876 & CC874, I am assuming I want the CC876 spring as my van is 2965KG or 6500lbs.
What shock is recommend with towing in mind?
Are there any fellow Canadians here that buy from RockAuto and ship up to The Great White North? What extra charges are there??
Cheers
I am about to replace the front springs and shocks on my 97 E-150 High top conversion. I see two springs listed.
Moog CC876 & CC874, I am assuming I want the CC876 spring as my van is 2965KG or 6500lbs.
What shock is recommend with towing in mind?
Are there any fellow Canadians here that buy from RockAuto and ship up to The Great White North? What extra charges are there??
Cheers
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We have Monroe Sensa-Tracs in front to match the load adjusting Sensa-Tracs in the rear. Maybe the springs are shot but they aren't a big improvement over the tired Monro-Matics. We enjoy the boulevard ride but it's not for everyone. Hard to imagine it would do any favors when towing. Our '97 Suburban C2500 rides on Bilsteins. A full load plus 2500-lb trailer doesn't upset them.
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93 E150 Chateau 5.8 185K miles
Sixto
93 E150 Chateau 5.8 185K miles
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As for springs, I'd recommend the heaviest ones that will fit an F-150 given the raised roof and weight, although maybe not for the front. My '02 E150 is 7000 lbs GVW I think. I did not look up your parts numbers, but if one is for 6500 and one for 7000 lbs GVW, go for the 7000. I would think you'd have a greater issue with the rear, though.
On shocks, mine had the HD conversion package and the factory shocks were *almost* ok; changed them out for Sensa Tracs all around when Sears was having a "free installation" special. $240 out the door in late 2011, at 99,518 miles. Took the Sears guy about 2.5 hours to do one of the rear shocks so I was grateful that I didn't think about doing them myself. Plus I had a triple spinal fusion in 2011 so I don't push the bod like I used to.
I like the Sensa Tracs but I do not tow or carry heavy loads often. In prior lifetimes, I put some really heavy duty Gabriel "Red Ryders" on an '86 GMC 2500 conversion and it rode like a rock and made people sitting in the rear bench hit the ceiling on big heaves after the change. I also put KYB's on an old Land Crusher I had and it rode like a rock before I changed out the shocks, and like a slightly better damped rock after I changed out the shocks...
I think the Monroes may be adequate for your needs, but consider the service life. If you want them to last 100k more miles, something like KYB or Bilstein might be worth it for you. (I have had SAAB's and BMW's with OEM Bilsteins and those last forever.)
Good luck,
George
On shocks, mine had the HD conversion package and the factory shocks were *almost* ok; changed them out for Sensa Tracs all around when Sears was having a "free installation" special. $240 out the door in late 2011, at 99,518 miles. Took the Sears guy about 2.5 hours to do one of the rear shocks so I was grateful that I didn't think about doing them myself. Plus I had a triple spinal fusion in 2011 so I don't push the bod like I used to.
I like the Sensa Tracs but I do not tow or carry heavy loads often. In prior lifetimes, I put some really heavy duty Gabriel "Red Ryders" on an '86 GMC 2500 conversion and it rode like a rock and made people sitting in the rear bench hit the ceiling on big heaves after the change. I also put KYB's on an old Land Crusher I had and it rode like a rock before I changed out the shocks, and like a slightly better damped rock after I changed out the shocks...
I think the Monroes may be adequate for your needs, but consider the service life. If you want them to last 100k more miles, something like KYB or Bilstein might be worth it for you. (I have had SAAB's and BMW's with OEM Bilsteins and those last forever.)
Good luck,
George
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For front springs check the height too---most likely the different weight ratings will have a corresponding difference in uncompressed height as well.
Shocks I'd go with Bilstein because they're amazing and carry a lifetime guarantee too. I'm running them on a 2000 E250 all the around, when previously in use my daily driver weight was 7800# on an 8600# GVWR. They're a great improvement but a bit pricey for some. Here's the site I've used: Bilstein Shocks, KW Suspensions and much more: eShocks.com
HTH
Shocks I'd go with Bilstein because they're amazing and carry a lifetime guarantee too. I'm running them on a 2000 E250 all the around, when previously in use my daily driver weight was 7800# on an 8600# GVWR. They're a great improvement but a bit pricey for some. Here's the site I've used: Bilstein Shocks, KW Suspensions and much more: eShocks.com
HTH
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