Front or rear shocks first?
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Front or rear shocks first?
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Hi All, I recently bought a 17- F250SD 4WD FX4 and am wanting to replace the crappy stock shocks. I experienced the death wobble and immediately took it to the dealership to have the TSB18-2268 work done on it. They replaced the steering stabilizer with the "upgraded" one (P/N HC3Z-3E651-F). I have been reading these forums for a while and had a question. My truck is STOCK and I tow a 32ft TT at least once a month for about 100+/- miles at a time. I am replacing the shocks, but a pair at a time.
Question.. Would you replace the front first or the rear? Thanks in advance!!
Hi All, I recently bought a 17- F250SD 4WD FX4 and am wanting to replace the crappy stock shocks. I experienced the death wobble and immediately took it to the dealership to have the TSB18-2268 work done on it. They replaced the steering stabilizer with the "upgraded" one (P/N HC3Z-3E651-F). I have been reading these forums for a while and had a question. My truck is STOCK and I tow a 32ft TT at least once a month for about 100+/- miles at a time. I am replacing the shocks, but a pair at a time.
Question.. Would you replace the front first or the rear? Thanks in advance!!
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All four are the stock "Rancho". The truck only has 16k miles on it, but I am about to start doing my own mods to it. I will do the other 2 soon after, but have only received "permission" to do 2 for now.. LOL!!
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good point. Makes sense too later on when the new ones will have to be replaced as they’ll be the same age and have the same wear. Plus, if you do only two now, they may not make the same shock anymore when you decide to do the other two
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YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE!
Seriously though, all four at the same time if you're upgrading. Just replacing, it wouldn't matter much.
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It's all stock, no lift, and if it's a death trap, then there are THOUSANDS of them on the road! LOL!!
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Probably 2-3 weeks... Looking now for the best deal on all 4.
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If you are buying the Rancho 9000's you need to buy all four at the same time in order to get the rebate. If you buy two, you'll get a partial rebate, but no rebate at all on the second pair purchased.
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