Will E250/350 Shocks Fit E150

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May 31, 2021 | 04:43 PM

dashstiffrod

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Will E250/350 Shocks Fit E150

I've been shock shopping for a 1994 E150, 5.8L cargo van. My front springs are now Moog 880(not S), and my shocks allow too much bounce. I've narrowed my shock selection down to Bilsteins and KYB Monomax.

I'm ignorant. The listings show one fitment for my vintage and another for the years after the E150 gained weight. The newer E150 shows the same shock as the E250.

The overall length, compression and travel seem the same, as well as the end types. As usual, I'm probably missing something. I've internet searched a good bit.

Can a E250 front shock be installed on an older 5-lug E150?

Jun 1, 2021 | 05:05 AM

JWA

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At some point the E-150's were actually E-250's as far as most suspension parts; IIRC it was about 2007 or so. If you're seeing a different part number for your 1994 I'd go that route. For some reason the E-250's & E-350's call for the same shocks which has always hit me as a bit strange.

I run Bilstein's and nothing else. Due the weight of my 2005 E-350 I run short wheel base motorhome shocks and Hellwig sway bars fitting that same designation.