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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Mex is right in what he's getting at.
Shocks have to have something to do in order to do it. A heavy duty chassis NOT LOADED is sitting on, and almost exclusively controlled by, it's under-utilized stiff springs.
Only when the chassis is loaded can shocks have their best effect. In the case of our constantly loaded (~11,800 lbs.) E450 based motorhome - I'm really counting on Koni FSD shocks to tame the rear end of it on those infamous expansion joints - which will fully exercise the "high frequency" portion of those dual-mode Koni FSD shocks.
Shocks have to have something to do in order to do it. A heavy duty chassis NOT LOADED is sitting on, and almost exclusively controlled by, it's under-utilized stiff springs.
Only when the chassis is loaded can shocks have their best effect. In the case of our constantly loaded (~11,800 lbs.) E450 based motorhome - I'm really counting on Koni FSD shocks to tame the rear end of it on those infamous expansion joints - which will fully exercise the "high frequency" portion of those dual-mode Koni FSD shocks.
