New Shock Time
I know nothing about shock absorbers, other than how they work. I can install them or have a shop do it, depends on how busy I am. The existing shocks are Ranchos but they are so rusted I cannot read ...
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jimh425 wrote:My small fifth wheel puts me at or slightly above max payload and GVWR. Bills were no better at controlling bounce than the oem at 100k miles. Maybe I am just saying the Ford shocks must be pretty good.time2roll wrote:jimh425 wrote:Count me with Hemi. After 100k on my F150 I installed the Bills. No difference to the oem Ford shocks.
Hemi Joel, I think you would be considered an outlier considering you have a 27 year old truck with a giant triple slide. I wouldn’t imagine that any manufacturer creates shocks for your intended uses which seems to be what you are seeing. That’s not quite a Bilstein issue. I’d probably considering a doubleshocking the front and maybe even the rear, but keep an eye on the frame if you haven’t reinforced it.
Again, kind of depends on the intended use. I think that explains the difference in what people experience with their Bilsteins. For most of us, our payload is about 4-5 times what you have in your F150. Also, our trucks weigh almost twice what your F150 does when unloaded. My truck, for instance, empty at the dump is in the 9000 lb range. So, apples and oranges.
