New Shocks
Mountain Pass
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Usually truck shocks go bad at a very slow rate, so it’s hard to say when they are bad. Until you put a new set on, and you think “holy crap, that’s a huge difference!”
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From: SW VA
Detecting truck shocks going bad is kind of like the frogs in the boiling pot of water scenario. Throw a frog in boiling water, he will notice it. Put a frog in a cool pot of water and slowly increase the temp, he may never notice it.
Usually truck shocks go bad at a very slow rate, so it’s hard to say when they are bad. Until you put a new set on, and you think “holy crap, that’s a huge difference!”
Usually truck shocks go bad at a very slow rate, so it’s hard to say when they are bad. Until you put a new set on, and you think “holy crap, that’s a huge difference!”
On the same truck, I replaced the shot steering stabilizer with a FOX at around 12k miles, and it was a night and day difference!
Cargo Master
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ride quality is subjective. I personally HATE twin tube shocks. I dont care how new they are, they feel blown out to me.
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Logistics Pro
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From: Lost in the Ozone....
Agree, nothing like a Monotube shock.
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I don't think any street driven SD comes anywhere close to topping out the factory shocks.
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if a truck is driven mostly empty, the spring pushes back harder with no load to slow it down. Over 100k or more miles it adds up.
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Otherwise Ford better take apart lgntdrvr's shocks and see what went right to last almost 150k of mostly loaded driving.
Cargo Master
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they arent doing anything. thats why they last so long. these trucks are all spring when equipped with the stock shocks. my dad has the same thought process with his gmc. i hop in it, and it immediately bounces off the bump stop and then continues bouncing halfway down the street like a pogo stick. Most guys like the soft shock feeling aka plush aka cadillac. ride quality is hard to get right to appeal to everyone. he will then hop in either of my vehicles and says it feels "heavy" i'm like no, its planted, it hits the bump and recovers immediately lol.
Mountain Pass
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Your OE shocks must have been blown. I just replace my OE shocks at 87k miles with Bilstein and there was not a night and day difference. Axle bounce is slightly better controlled over bridge expansion joints and pot holes, but overall the ride doesn't feel much different at all, and the truck is still the worst riding truck I've ever been in throughout the last 45 years.
I bet mine rides as bad!! 2020 F-250 Fx4
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More Turbo
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Well, thanks for all the feedback and comments, lol. I'm sure mine were done a while ago, but I never got around to getting new ones until now. The old ones were not leaking, but when I compressed them by hand it took 3 business days for them to extend, so there is that. With that said, these are stiff riding trucks regardless of the shocks used, but I definitely noticed a difference with the switch from stock.