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Rear shocks
I think the factory Motorcaft ones are still on the back. Not leaking, but don't owe anything at almost 200K. Feels a bit walloy in turns.
The fronts have Monroe reflex I believe, they are ok.
I am considering either Reflex or Bilstein 4600's, they are close in price.
Another choice is the Monroe load levelers with the spring, (MONROE 58653) I have them on the Explorer, helps a lot with handling but adds a bit of stiffness. Seems like a great price too, under $100 for the pair, but reviews say they wear out. Some say they work great on the F250 too.
The fronts have Monroe reflex I believe, they are ok.
I am considering either Reflex or Bilstein 4600's, they are close in price.
Another choice is the Monroe load levelers with the spring, (MONROE 58653) I have them on the Explorer, helps a lot with handling but adds a bit of stiffness. Seems like a great price too, under $100 for the pair, but reviews say they wear out. Some say they work great on the F250 too.
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@ about 2500 miles one of my rear shocks started leaking. I could have taken it for warranty repair but wanted to put air shocks on to help with load leveling so I used Monroe brand, still on to this day, still working great. The air tends to leak down but I don't load up very often so I just put air in when needed, otherwise they stay deflated for a better ride. One of these days I'll get around to installing the air bags I bought a few years ago.
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@ about 2500 miles one of my rear shocks started leaking. I could have taken it for warranty repair but wanted to put air shocks on to help with load leveling so I used Monroe brand, still on to this day, still working great. The air tends to leak down but I don't load up very often so I just put air in when needed, otherwise they stay deflated for a better ride. One of these days I'll get around to installing the air bags I bought a few years ago.
The air ones look nice but have lots of bad reviews about losing air.
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I got 100k miles out of my stock MC shocks, before one started leaking, regular cab, I had been happy with the ride, so I went back with the same stock MC shock, figured if I was happy for the first 100k, why switch.
If you were happy for 200k, why switch,
If you were happy for 200k, why switch,
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I went with the Monroe coilover rear shocks.
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I am going to be using the truck around its payload so it makes sense. Truck is stickered close to 1500 and 1100 of pavers in the bed barely made it budge. Lots of control too.
Have them in the Explorer and they are great, very happy so far. For $100/pair (Advance PMed rockauto), lifetime advance warranty, I could always get the Bilstiens and switch them out in 30 min.
So far the ride is great and it kills lots of body roll. On a bumpy road, it is a bit firmer. Perfect on pavement. The spring always guarantees perfect rebound.
The truck had new rear springs with stickers when I got it, so it did not raise the back much (has a small rake even with the old shocks).
The bounce test isn't really conclusive with these trucks. It passed but the original shocks are pretty spent. The tires in the back don't look that great.
I am going to be using the truck around its payload so it makes sense. Truck is stickered close to 1500 and 1100 of pavers in the bed barely made it budge. Lots of control too.
Have them in the Explorer and they are great, very happy so far. For $100/pair (Advance PMed rockauto), lifetime advance warranty, I could always get the Bilstiens and switch them out in 30 min.
So far the ride is great and it kills lots of body roll. On a bumpy road, it is a bit firmer. Perfect on pavement. The spring always guarantees perfect rebound.
The truck had new rear springs with stickers when I got it, so it did not raise the back much (has a small rake even with the old shocks).
The bounce test isn't really conclusive with these trucks. It passed but the original shocks are pretty spent. The tires in the back don't look that great.
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