Purchasing a set of FOX Shocks
After some extensive research I have decided to but the bullet and spend the hard cash for, what I hope, is the last set of shocks I will have to purchase for my truck. Some of the reasons I have d...
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Sounds good. We'll look forward to hearing it.
At 14,000 lbs GVW, on a sub-14,000 GVWR truck, I suspect the mushy feeling is more caused by insufficient spring rate for the weight of the truck, rather than insufficient shock damping.
I would upgrade to heavier rear spring packs first.
My experience has been, with a 9200 GVWR F350SRW that I loaded to 11,000 lbs daily for 5 years, and then an 11,000 GVWR F350DRW that I loaded 13,000 lbs daily for 4 years, that with aftermarket heavier duty rear spring packs, a rear sway bar, and either Bilstein yellows or Rancho 9000's, there is no need for custom valved, rediculously expensive shocks.
At 14,000 lbs GVW, on a sub-14,000 GVWR truck, I suspect the mushy feeling is more caused by insufficient spring rate for the weight of the truck, rather than insufficient shock damping.
I would upgrade to heavier rear spring packs first.
My experience has been, with a 9200 GVWR F350SRW that I loaded to 11,000 lbs daily for 5 years, and then an 11,000 GVWR F350DRW that I loaded 13,000 lbs daily for 4 years, that with aftermarket heavier duty rear spring packs, a rear sway bar, and either Bilstein yellows or Rancho 9000's, there is no need for custom valved, rediculously expensive shocks.
