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Old Oct 25, 2024 | 09:54 AM
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Which Bilstein

Last week I replaced the front worn out shocks with Bilstein 4600. I am looking online to find the correct rear 4600 and seem to be finding multiple answers. Does anyone know what the part number is? One that I found on another forum said 24-185455. I was trying to source through Rock Auto and did not see that one there.
 
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Checking the Bilstein catalog, looks like it's 24-185479 for 4x4 and 24-185455 for RWD

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https://cart.bilsteinus.com/shock-24...&DriveType=4WD

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https://cart.bilsteinus.com/shock-24...&DriveType=RWD
 
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Old Oct 25, 2024 | 01:23 PM
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Yup. Just found that & was coming here to reply 185479
 
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Originally Posted by NCShooter00
Yup. Just found that & was coming here to reply 185479
Yes, that’s correct I just installed them in July.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2024 | 11:35 AM
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Should have mine Monday. Be glad to have them on. I will prob get the Helwig soon too
 
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If your 2WD rear end is 1” to 2” higher than stock, you can use the 4x4 shocks because the mounts are the same on both types of Exs. Front mounts are different.
 
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Thanks for this, what is the Bilstein # for the fronts, not sure what mine has but they are terribly stiff, guessing they are the Fab-tech ones that the po put on with the lift...
2000 5.4 2wd - are the fronts on lifted 2wd same as 4wd?
 
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Confirmed with Bilstein by phone:
Fronts are 24-185462
Rears are 24-185479

I just put the rears on mine today, fronts last week before Redhead box

The ones that were on it were stamped Ford Motorcraft, so original at 168k

 
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Old Nov 1, 2024 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by NCShooter00
Confirmed with Bilstein by phone:
Fronts are 24-185462
Rears are 24-185479

I just put the rears on mine today, fronts last week before Redhead box

The ones that were on it were stamped Ford Motorcraft, so original at 168k
 
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Originally Posted by NCShooter00

The ones that were on it were stamped Ford Motorcraft, so original at 168k
i just swapped my originals out this year ~105K miles. Couldn't believe how easy they were to compress. Almost no resistance..all 4 of them. The new one's (KYB's) had A Lot more compression. Really has helped out the ride though.
 
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Yeah the Motorcraft on mine is could easily compress with one hand. Not the 4600s
 
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