Blistine or Rancho 9000 Shocks?
The shocks on my 2011 F350 are bad (35,000 miles) and I want to add a new set of shocks. What would you recommend?? The truck is a little bouncy when I tow the 14,000 # 5th wheel. When unhitch an...
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UTCoyote wrote:
I disagree that the shocks won't be an improvement. The better than OEM shocks definitely do have better damping. Which will slow down the frequency and severity of the bounce on washboard. They'll give a more controlled ride. Even more importantly, the monotube Bilstein 5100's will not fade nearly as fast as the OEM twin tube shocks. After only a couple miles of washboard the factory shocks will fade badly.
It will still ride pretty rough, but it will definitely be a more controlled, less harsh version of rough. A definite improvement.
FWIW, I bought a brand new '13 pickup a couple weeks ago and put 5100's on it the first day.
Unless they area a special package, factory shocks are usually of very poor/cheap quality and replacing them even when new will make a noticeable improvement to ride and handling. It is one of the easiest, best bang for the buck modifications there is for practically any new truck.
- Coyote
Yup. I have replaced my stock Ford and Chev shocks with Bilsteins. The Ford shocks were absolutely worthless at about 20,000 miles. There was nothing left to them.
The Chev shocks got replaced much sooner. Yes, there is a big difference in dampening ability. I also added Timbrin springs to the rear of the Chev. to improve stability while towing.
