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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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i'm looking for some new shocks for my 2003 psd f350. right now my OEM shocks have just about had it at around 56,000 miles. i need something better and would like to go with rancho for i hear there decent. anyone recoment ones that are going to cost to much money. i don't do any crazy driving really..just off road at the beach few times a week. right now when i drive over bumps it feels like my tires continue to "bounce" even after when im on smooth surface. any help would be great, or if you know of any companys giving good deals (even military for me)

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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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well I know most of the guys here run bilstiens, but I am a big fan of the edelbrocks, I have had them on a few different vehicles and have always loved the improved ride! I have had them on my truck since about 5,000 miles and now have 42,000 on the rig and they still feel great!
 
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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I am currently running the Rancho RS5000's. Only got 2k miles on em. So far so good. I wasnt shooting for better ride quality, but they are definately better than the stock "RANCHO" i mean motorcraft rancho branded shocks
 
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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Price was really good too. Check 4wheel parts. They are always running shock specials.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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I'm running Bilstein shocks for over 30000 miles now. I just love them. Stiff enough for light off road, smooth enough for roads. I would buy them again.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ludychris
i'm looking for some new shocks for my 2003 psd f350. right now my OEM shocks have just about had it at around 56,000 miles. i need something better and would like to go with rancho for i hear there decent. anyone recoment ones that are going to cost to much money. i don't do any crazy driving really..just off road at the beach few times a week. right now when i drive over bumps it feels like my tires continue to "bounce" even after when im on smooth surface. any help would be great, or if you know of any companys giving good deals (even military for me)

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I'm a fan of Bilsteins & have run them for years. The ones on the truck now I got online from eshocks/free shipping & nobody around here could even come close to matching the price ( ORW, 4whl parts,etc.).

Good Luck!
 
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sark
I'm a fan of Bilsteins & have run them for years. The ones on the truck now I got online from eshocks/free shipping & nobody around here could even come close to matching the price ( ORW, 4whl parts,etc.).

Good Luck!
Ditto.
Changed mine at 45K and now have 61K and they are much better than the OEM Rancho ones...
 
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Bilsteins get my vote!
 
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Guess I'll add my name to the Bilstein Fan list! I'll buy another set when these wear out.
 
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