F250 FX-4 shocks
I bought a new 2016 8 foot bed F-250 FX-4 last Aug. I hauled my fifth wheel from NY to Florida. While I was there I noticed the ride had gotten real bouncy. I had to take a trip back to NY without th...
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Good decision on the Bilsteins. The OEM Ranchos are not a Rancho product at all. They are technically called "Rancho Branded" by Ford and are made by Tenneco like all other Ford shocks. Ford just pays Rancho for the right to paint them rancho colors and put a sticker on them. And, as others have stated, are complete garbage. On my 2012 I had 3 of 4 blow out with under 900 miles on them. FTE forums are littered with threads about the same. Getting them replaced by a dealer with another set of sub par shocks for free under warranty on principal would be foolish as it would produce the same result. So, I went with Bilstein 5100's and was treated well for the next 47k miles until I traded.
Tenneco owns the Rancho Brand. So they are Rancho shocks.
