I am looking changing the shocks on my 98 F150 4x4. It has over 170000 and i do not think they have ever been changed. So the big questions is which shocks are best for mostly street driving.

 

Monroe Reflexs ride real nice and they are alot cheaper than bilsteins.

 

I put Rancho RSX's on my 2002 F-150 over 30,000 miles ago. They were and still are a huge improvement over the factory shocks. The ride and handling is soooo much better.

Whimsey

 

I changed out my stock shocks for Edelbrock IAS. WOW what a difference over the Ranchos that came with it and they only had 30k on them.

 

i like the monroe gas matics...i think thats what they are called..very responsive..i installed the yellow magnums on the back of the truck at the same time i did the fronts,what a differance...the yellow ones are a waste of money...i can really tell when i go over speed bumps at a slow speed...
and on the freeway..
the magnums are not really very good with the larger tires that we have on these trucks....

 

i got sensatrac and hate them. they r way softer then the original and they started to leak. They said they r supposed to do that when they r new cause they could of been overfilled from factory. my factory FX4 ones were much better.

 

I'm using the Monroe Reflex shocks on my work truck,and I put the Bilsteins on the Navigator. Both are excellent choices,and both have excellent warranties.
JL