Hello everyone. My 89 f150 rides like a pissed off bull and Midwestern potholes only infuriate it more. It looks like the shocks are original and probably wore out long ago. It has the dual shock tower up front instead of the single. I need to address this but I don't want to buy 4 shocks if I don't have to because it's mostly a beater.

So, can I run one strut on each side as if it were a single shock tower? If I omit the front most strut (towards engine) will it ride funky? I feel that it could work but I humbly beseech the cornucopia of knowledge assembled here. Please feel free to recommend a good set of budget friendly struts if you have some in mind.

 

Yes 1 shock per side is fine and it will ride better too,just don't put ranchos on it the Munroe gas is all you need.

 

Excellent. Should I put them towards the rear?

 

 

It gets pushed around by any bump. Feels like being shoved pretty violently. My clapped out 2wd ttb was pretty bad but this is much worse.
I was confused about the terminology and I genuinely appreciate the correction.

 

Go over that front end after you've finished chances are there's more work needed than you think. Axle bushings and ball joints come to mind when poor ride quality comes up