F53 Ford Chassis?
I just bought a Dolphin on a F53 chassis. I need info!!!!! Shocks? Sway bar bushings? Steering damper? Exhaust modifications? Thanks!!!!
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cdl2 wrote:
Five of the tires are dated 2012, I need to replace one more, & I have a new spare too.
I did put Koni's on my Safari.....that really helped.
It's got 45,000 miles on it right now.
I think the guy that had it before me took care of the mechanical stuff.
I think I need to replace at least the front brakes.......anybody do that yet?
The shocks on our 01 Adventurer on the F53 chassis were shot at about 20,000 miles. We replaced them with lifetime Bilsteins, They have been standard equipment on all the F53's since at least 2004.
If you think you need front brakes you definately need the rears. I changed ours out at 75,000 miles. The fronts had about 30% of the pads left, but the rears were down to nothing. Unlike a car the brakes on the F53 are 50/50. Meaning both axles do the same amount of braking. Since the rear axle carries double the weight of the front the pads wear faster. Both the pads and calipars are identical for the front and rear axles.
