New Shocks
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New Shocks
I noticed that lots of you alls run Bilstein shocks on your trucks. I need new shocks on mine, and was wondring what you think of them for the Fords.
We had them on the '07 2500 Chevy CC diesel and were not happy at all with them. Had to replace the bushings in them 3x's since putting them on the truck and just recently (last week) replaced them with Ranchos because the shocks themselves were "worn out". The bushings seem to be really soft as compared to the stock bushings and those for the Ranchos.
I have to say that the Ranchos RS9000XL are a much better ride.
Lets hear your ideas on shocks....
We had them on the '07 2500 Chevy CC diesel and were not happy at all with them. Had to replace the bushings in them 3x's since putting them on the truck and just recently (last week) replaced them with Ranchos because the shocks themselves were "worn out". The bushings seem to be really soft as compared to the stock bushings and those for the Ranchos.
I have to say that the Ranchos RS9000XL are a much better ride.
Lets hear your ideas on shocks....
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Bilsteins seem to be the most popular shocks for the Excursions and Super Duties, but there are a few that go with the Ranchos, and as you can see with what BAJI said, are also satified with them.
You can't go wrong with either shock. I'd prefer the adjustibility of the Ranchos. Have you looked at the Edelbrock IAS shocks?
You can't go wrong with either shock. I'd prefer the adjustibility of the Ranchos. Have you looked at the Edelbrock IAS shocks?
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i had Bilsteins installed last week and i most say that the difference between stock and these are night and day i had ranchos on Tahoe i used to have and they were ok but then again it was a much lighter truck.
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Do some searching as there are 100s of upgrades, but it all comes down to what you are looking to achieve.
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I ended up going to the adjustable ranchos and happy with them. The only darn thing was, I installed them in Sept, and in Oct they ran the promo of get the remote adjuster for FREE with the purchased set of ranchos. Darn, missed it by about 3 weeks. They do run the promo once in a while, and you might just get lucky with your timing, and if you don't want to use the kit, I'm sure you can pon it off on this site.
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I run the Rancho 9000XL's, usually on "5" for regular driving, and "9" for towing. I can really tell the difference on the settings for towing.
I also have held off installing the in-cab controller, figuring that I can always adjust them manually before I hook up the trailer. Then I always forget, and the bouncing from the rear end with the trailer hooked up reminds me I need to get out and crawl underneath to adjust the shocks...
I also have held off installing the in-cab controller, figuring that I can always adjust them manually before I hook up the trailer. Then I always forget, and the bouncing from the rear end with the trailer hooked up reminds me I need to get out and crawl underneath to adjust the shocks...
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I have the old one.
The main obstacle is that I haven't found a place in the driver's area to do a clean install of the controls and gauges.
The main obstacle is that I haven't found a place in the driver's area to do a clean install of the controls and gauges.