Rides Hard
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Rides Hard
I never had a Expedition before now and finally got my new to me 1998 Expedition Eddie B 4 x 4 with 164,000 miles done.
Put all new shocks and both trailing arms and all new tie rods.
After the first drive on the road after the alignment this things rides hard and you can feel every bump in the road. I have 32 psi in all the tires.
I had a guy who drives a F150 4 x 4 said he could not believe how hard it rides also.
Are Expeditions all like this? Anything be done or wrong with it?
Put all new shocks and both trailing arms and all new tie rods.
After the first drive on the road after the alignment this things rides hard and you can feel every bump in the road. I have 32 psi in all the tires.
I had a guy who drives a F150 4 x 4 said he could not believe how hard it rides also.
Are Expeditions all like this? Anything be done or wrong with it?
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The hard ride could be the tire choice, some tires ride softer than others. If you check the numbers (size) on the installed tires or the names do they have an LT or XT at the end? Those suffixes indicate it's a truck tire and those have stiffer sidewalls and give a harder ride.
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the shocks are Gabriel from autozone nothing special, the tires are just a cheap street thread design. the guy I had drive it has a f150 4 x 4 and he said it rides a lot rougher than his truck. You can hear the Expedition go over every ripple on the road sucks
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No air ride on this one.
Could it be that I installed and tightened the trailing arms while it was on the lift while the axle was suspended?
The control arms are rusted but not enough to worry about breaking, not sure if these could be the cause.
Could it be that I installed and tightened the trailing arms while it was on the lift while the axle was suspended?
The control arms are rusted but not enough to worry about breaking, not sure if these could be the cause.
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That may be it. It would be worth a try to tighten them with the arms at ride height.
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I put on Gabriel's from AutoZone and you could feel every crack and pebble in the road. The wife was not happy with her "new" ride, so I got Monroe's from RockAuto and the jittery stiffness went away.
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Autozone said they will return & refund cost of the Gabriel shocks.
I ordered Monroe's from rock auto and will install this weekend and tighten the trailing arms at the ride height and let everyone know if it helps the ride.
Thanks
I ordered Monroe's from rock auto and will install this weekend and tighten the trailing arms at the ride height and let everyone know if it helps the ride.
Thanks
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You do have a 4X so I'm sure your ride is rougher than my 2WD Expo, but you should notice a difference. I left the Gabriels on for a few months hoping the ride would get smoother, but that never happened. For me, the Monroe's made a big difference and have been on for a couple of years without complaints. I hope it works for you as well!