New shocks- Koni or Bilstein?
It's time to change out my shocks and I'd like some feedback on folks' experience with Koni vs Bilstein shocks. What have you noticed about ride quality? How have they held up? Some older revi...
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ron.dittmer wrote:
Someone on the Phoenix Cruiser forum just shared with me that the E350/E450 driver/front shock absorber top nut is easy to access from above by popping off a rubber boot behind the carpet. I wonder how many years that boot has been installed by Ford and nobody knows about it because nobody here has ever mentioned it.
Ron ... wow - I hope that's true and I'll bet that it is!
I use a very competent commercial truck shop for maintenance on our E450. When I have them install Koni FSD shocks on the front (they're on only the rear at present) I'll tell them about the access ports, but they're probably well aware of the ports if they exist.
I can't imagine that Ford did not make provision for a more convenient way to replace front shocks on their E Series than the struggle that the variouus DIY mechanics describe. It even seems like that folks trying to replace the front shocks would be looking up and then naturally see a round port-like area right above the top nut that they were struggling to get a wrench on - if the port is there. :h
