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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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Rough ride

I recently purchased a 1995 F-250, 7.3l, extended cab, long box and am very dissaponted with the ride. I have new 10 ply tires with 55lbs pressure and it like riding in a steel wheeled hay wagon. I tried to soften the ride by temporarily dropping the tire pressure to 40 lbs that made some difference. There is no load in the vehicle other that passenger and I wanted this truck to pull a trailer. The hitch weight is about 800lbs which should soften the bounce.
Is the ride typically very rough or is there something that can be done to make it smoother?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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You can get a reverse shackle kit for the front that will ease the ride a bit. I don't mind the ride on mine.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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thats just the price you pay for having a tough truck. if it werent so rough the suspension would be weaker and wouldnt be able to haul as much
 
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 06:25 AM
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What shape are the shocks in? Junky worn out shocks will make any truck ride horrible. Check them out first!
 
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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My 95 reminds me of being in my dad's farm trucks or riding a very soft saddled horse sometimes! Not remotely as rough riding or as loud as the 78 Toyota I had for a few years. Something was wrong with that thing! I finally killed it with what I was doing with it. It is standard for a work PU though. You get used to it after a while. If not, you might want to switch to a 1/2 ton or some similiar 'driving' vehicle. Depends on what you're doing with it.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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my neighbor has a 1 ton that had rancho air shocks installed on it that has an on off switch in the cab. He said that it made a world of difference.
 
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