What about shocks?
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What about shocks?
I used to have a '92 F-250 4x4 and had some Edelbrock IAS Shock. They were great - much better than anything Gabriel or Monroe could produce at the time. That was 8 years ago. I have a '96 F350 one ton 4x4 that rides pretty rough (I know it's unloaded springs) and wallows quite bit. I would like a shock that has great ride control but is not too firm - and lasts a long time. What is good in shocks these days?
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I too would like to know. I'm getting tired of riding on the two tree stumps back there (7 leafs on each side). Will a good set ease the ride on the rear end or am I going to have to live with it? BTW, this truck rides like a cady with about 2500# in the back but with gas over $3.25 a gal, I can't afford to haul the weight every day.
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Originally Posted by vols_fan22
if u dont want to spend the money for bilestien then look at rancho or skyjacker shocks
http://motorhaven.autoanything.com/suspension-systems/20A50516A1.aspx
http://motorhaven.autoanything.com/suspension-systems/20A50508A1.aspx
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Originally Posted by Animalistic
I too would like to know. I'm getting tired of riding on the two tree stumps back there (7 leafs on each side). Will a good set ease the ride on the rear end or am I going to have to live with it? BTW, this truck rides like a cady with about 2500# in the back but with gas over $3.25 a gal, I can't afford to haul the weight every day.
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Monroe Gas Magnums are realy good and are reasonably priced.. they make my f250 ride fantastic on and off road... (although maybe they seem better than they should because the old shocks were 13 year old originals lol)
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Originally Posted by Itch71
I put bilstein rears on my F350....rides great
Unloaded, I couldn't tell if I had shocks out back or not on my F350 crewcab, the springs are that stiff. In fact, a couple of summers ago I discovered 2/3 of one had rotted off (and that 2/3 was completely missing!) when I loaded gravel in the back and she bounced all over the place.
But, I hadn't noticed until I loaded the truck down quite a bit. Just curious...
Anyway, because of this, out back I have the cheapest, generic HD shocks I could find.
I have motorcrafts on the front and they seem pretty good.
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Originally Posted by wantaford
I used to have a '92 F-250 4x4 and had some Edelbrock IAS Shock. They were great - much better than anything Gabriel or Monroe could produce at the time. That was 8 years ago. I have a '96 F350 one ton 4x4 that rides pretty rough (I know it's unloaded springs) and wallows quite bit. I would like a shock that has great ride control but is not too firm - and lasts a long time. What is good in shocks these days?
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Originally Posted by edgescreambeauty
I believe that they still make the Edelbrock IAS shocks. I just put a set on the front of my F-250 this summer. So, if you liked them a lot before, I would suggest checking them out again. I got mine through Summit because they were on cleareance. Maybe something for you to check out as well. I've been pleased so far, but when I got the truck I needed shocks bad. To bad I don't have any stories of comparison for you, just that what I have was a dramatic improvement over the worn out ones that I used to have.
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I have Rancho RSX shocks on mine and they do a nice job. For years I had the RS5000 series on it, but these RSX shocks are in my opinion much better. The RS5000 only act as dampers up and down or in and out if used as a steering stabilizer. The RSX shocks are gas charged. They also have poly of silica bushings instead of rubber ones. The rubber ones in my old RS5000 shocks didn't last more than a few years. I know that the Bilstien and Edelbrock IAS shocks are good. If you can't find your application listed try emailing them and just ask. We had Monroe gas magnum I believe it was on our old 85 years ago and they were alright shocks. I don't like the gabriel or any of that cheap stuff. They just don't hold up or last.
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Originally Posted by frederic
Really?
Unloaded, I couldn't tell if I had shocks out back or not on my F350 crewcab, the springs are that stiff. In fact, a couple of summers ago I discovered 2/3 of one had rotted off (and that 2/3 was completely missing!) when I loaded gravel in the back and she bounced all over the place.
But, I hadn't noticed until I loaded the truck down quite a bit. Just curious...
Anyway, because of this, out back I have the cheapest, generic HD shocks I could find.
I have motorcrafts on the front and they seem pretty good.
Unloaded, I couldn't tell if I had shocks out back or not on my F350 crewcab, the springs are that stiff. In fact, a couple of summers ago I discovered 2/3 of one had rotted off (and that 2/3 was completely missing!) when I loaded gravel in the back and she bounced all over the place.
But, I hadn't noticed until I loaded the truck down quite a bit. Just curious...
Anyway, because of this, out back I have the cheapest, generic HD shocks I could find.
I have motorcrafts on the front and they seem pretty good.
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