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 ...
Forum Discussion
specta wrote:jimh425 wrote:
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.
So what you're saying is that if you drive half ton truck that weighs half of what your truck does Bilsteins are a waste of money??
Why shouldn't a lighter truck experience a huge improvement?
It depends on the application as I noted. Who knows if Bilstein designed the shocks to be at max load or unloaded with a moderate load for F150s. As we all know, F150s are a lot different than Super Duty trucks. I’m making an “assumption” that he was talking about his F150 with his trailer in tow.
Based on how they’ve performed, at least some of us think Bilstein designed the 4600s for our trucks to handle our loads, and they did a good job. It’s reasonable that someone with a similar truck and load will like the performance even if it isn’t a guarantee.
I’ll leave it up to the person spending the money if it was worth it or not.
