I've been thinking about this also. I called my local truck accessory installer and to my surprise he told me not to change out the oem shocks on my 2018 F250. He said it won't make a lot of difference. He did say that adding a steering stabilizer will. For the ones that are getting ready to switch out please keep us updated.

 

There are quite a few folks on the forum that have already said changing out the shocks makes a big difference in the ride. There is even a video on YouTube where a guy uses an app on his phone to measure the shock waves with stock shocks and after changing out to Fox 2.0, and there is a noticeable difference. My thought was that I will change out the shocks first, and if I still need to see some improvement, will change out the steering stabilizer also.

 

I have run the 9000s on my 08 250 and the ride improved significantly. I installed the Foxs on my 17 since i had already installed dual Fox Stabilizers and i wanted to keep everything the same. The ride seemed to improve quite a bit over the factory crapos that came with the truck. I wouldnt hesitate to run the Ranchos again in the future especially since they cost a bit less than the Foxs. I will say that the adjustment is noticeable on the ranchos. You probably wont be disappointed with either of them.

 

 

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I just recently put fox 2.0's all the way around and a fox ss and it made a night and day difference. Well worth the $$$ for me.

 

Could someone list the part #'s and where you bought them for a stock F 250 Fox shocks front and rear?

I've been using the #'s from the Fox site and cannot seem to find them

Front - 985-24-154
Rear - 985-24-151

 

Thinking about swapping my OEM stuff out too. I seldom haul any trailers. I keep a 4 wheeler in the bed quite often. I do pipeline work, so I drive 1-2 hours one way every day to work on the highways, but once I get to my destination, it's a combination of neglected gravel/dirt roads with potholes that could swallow a school bus, then driving on pipeline ROW's, which depending on weather, will be rocky, muddy, up and down hills, etc. The other day, I was driving a back road at work, and there was a piece of paper on my dash that was causing a glare. I leaned forward to grab it, hit a small bump in the road and smashed my head against the steering wheel. I really wish I had it on video.

The combo of on and off road i think is what will make it tough to find the perfect thing to get the smoothest ride out of this beast. Main reason of going 3/4 ton was to have a better handling when keeping my 4 wheeler in the back for long periods of time (had it in the back from last spring until last fall everyday), plus the extra ground clearance versus my old f-150 is significant, and really comes in handy driving over the water bars on the pipeline.

 

Nice - Just got a 17 350 a year ago. Had it out this weekend for some start of summer fun.

Shot of both of them. Had our 66 that is in our garage across town out today also.

 

I would like to know as well. It's been really difficult to find shock sets for the new F250. From Real Truck's website:
Front - 983-50-010
Rear - 984-50-717
To get the rears, I chose 4wd, stock height. For the front, I had to chose 0-1.5" lift.

 

Also, not 100% related to this thread, but close... Anyone running the BDS NX2 shocks at stock height? They are considerably cheaper than Fox 2.0s or Rancho 9000's, I'm sure they may not perform quite as well, but for a pavement pounder, might be good enough for an inexpensive upgrade over stock? For the price, I can replace them in a few years and still be cheaper than the Fox 2.0s or Ranchos. Anyone have these shocks?

 

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[QUOTE=Pugga;18010079]Also, not 100% related to this thread, but close... Anyone running the BDS NX2 shocks at stock height? They are considerably cheaper than Fox 2.0s or Rancho 9000's, I'm sure they may not perform quite as well, but for a pavement pounder, might be good enough for an inexpensive upgrade over stock? For the price, I can replace them in a few years and still be cheaper than the Fox 2.0s or Ranchos. Anyone have these shocks?[/QUOTE]

 

What is the correct part number for the 9000XL fronts?