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well this is probably a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway. keep in mind that this is my first truck and I'm new to the truck world.
I have a 99 F150 4x4 offroad 5.4L V8. I was drriving down the road yesterday on the highway (that was just repaved) and I was having a very bumpy ride. So when I got home I checked under the truck and relalized that I have no front springs, just shocks. Is that normal on the off road model. I've looked on other 4x4 offroads and they have springs. As far as I know everything is stock on it. what should I do?
I have a 99 F150 4x4 offroad 5.4L V8. I was drriving down the road yesterday on the highway (that was just repaved) and I was having a very bumpy ride. So when I got home I checked under the truck and relalized that I have no front springs, just shocks. Is that normal on the off road model. I've looked on other 4x4 offroads and they have springs. As far as I know everything is stock on it. what should I do?
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Now that I do have I was wondering what those bars where. So how do I know if the torsion bars are going bad? Is that why I have such a bumpy ride? OR could that be the shocks going bad?
I plan to get the shocks replaced when I buy new tires next month any suggestions on what to buy.
I plan to get the shocks replaced when I buy new tires next month any suggestions on what to buy.
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yup they are all black. the truck has a little over 62K on it. i thought it probably would be the shocks. Any suggestions on a good shock to replace with. I've heard Rancho are good.
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The three main names that keep coming up are Rancho, Edelbrock, and Bilstein. Personally I have had Bilsteins and liked them. Othe decent ones are Gabriel and Monroe. I would not count these as good as the Bilsteins I had. I have used both of these. One advantage is they are half the price of the Ranchos, Edelbrocks, and Bilstein,
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Originally Posted by frazier23727
I've looked on other 4x4 offroads and they have springs.
and dude.....there is NO such thing as a stupid question. you can count on us to answer ya.
make sure your torsion bars aren't already gone. all a set of shocks will do is cover up your problem until it get so bad you can't fix it cheap. i would look into a set of aftermarket bars....check this site out even if it is for a yota a lot of the geometry is pretty close to the same
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/torsion_bars/
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