F350 shocks

[mkk]

Time for some new front shocks.

Truck is stock, no lift or leveling kit running BFG 275/85/18

A friend put some Bilstiens 5100s on his F350 and said the ride got really stiff

Thanks
Mike


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[WyoBull]

I have the same truck and still running the stock shocks but have some friends who swear by the Rancho 9000's because they are adjustable.
I will look at them when I replace mine.

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[deep n the heat]

I've used the Bilsteins on mine and thought it improved the ride

[Hardware]

Originally Posted by deep n the heat

I've used the Bilsteins on mine and thought it improved the ride

Agree with this comment.

[cj7zrcool]

Originally Posted by mkk

Time for some new front shocks.

Truck is stock, no lift or leveling kit running BFG 275/85/18

A friend put some Bilstiens 5100s on his F350 and said the ride got really stiff

Thanks
Mike

You can put any conventional shock you want on an F350 and it's still going to be stiff. I put Bilstein 5100s on mine a few months ago plus a Bilstein steering stabilizer and it rides considerably better than it did on OEMs.

[dclifton]

Bilstein's is the way to go.

[DUKFVR]

Always had good luck with bilstein or rancho. I believe the shocks on the fx 4 package on fords are rancho's.

[RWB]

Bilsteins the way to go. It's a ford not going to be smooth no matter what.

[mkk]

Originally Posted by cj7zrcool

You can put any conventional shock you want on an F350 and it's still going to be stiff. I put Bilstein 5100s on mine a few months ago plus a Bilstein steering stabilizer and it rides considerably better than it did on OEMs.

All the way around or just the front?


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[WItoTX]

Just put Bilsteins on mine (250) about a month ago and really like them so far. The ride has improved immensely, especially pulling our camper. I had Rancho's which only made it about 30-40k before 3 of 4 went bad. Stock shocks made it more than 100k.

[Fordnandez]

I put 5100's on my F250 and my ride quality improved but my stock ones were completely wore out so I am sure any shock would have helped my situation.

[30-30]

I put maxed-out 5100s on the front of my F150 and noticed no negative change to the ride quality. Would highly recommend.

[Texans42]

Fox 2.0

I’ve smoked rears blisteins 5100 under 10k on wash board roads and a trailer. Literally where smoking with oil leaking out. Same road same trailer no issues with 2.0.

[Les]

I have a 2012 F350. I replaced the stock shocks with Blisteins 2 years ago. To me, it did not improve the ride..

[lwelch70]

I put Bilstein 5100s and a steering stabilizer on my F250 about 8 months ago. All good so far. It won't be night and day difference, but there's no shock out there (in the consumer/affordable range) that will be. They're all fairly close to one another in performance but the difference will be longevity. I've heard nightmares about Fox - and also nightmares about Bilstein. Probably all comes down to how the truck is used.

Also - for the biggest ride difference look into doing silicone body mounts (S&S makes some). I put these on my truck and it was a major noticeable difference. Stock ones weren't completely roasted yet either. They're not cheap. But worth it.

[cj7zrcool]

Originally Posted by mkk

All the way around or just the front?

All 4 corners

[Bucknaked]

I’ve tried to use bilsteins- they ride rough and create more road noise in doing so! I don’t follow the crowd when it comes to item’s like this!

[RMW]

Stock ride super smooth in the new f250s and 350s, ride so smooth not sure how you can improve on this

[hog_down]

What year truck, OP?

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by RMW

Stock ride super smooth in the new f250s and 350s, ride so smooth not sure how you can improve on this

You can’t ! The bilsteins have a longer life and that’s all they have to offer. I’ll take replacing with stock over the horrible ride and extra road noise any day!

Most of the arguments are from people that have replaced their old worn out shocks with bilsteins - of course the ride would feel better

I tried them on my 06 250 and I bumped my head and went with them again on my 16 350- unhappy both times. I recently got shamed on TBH when I was looking for replacement shocks for our 16 suburban and fell into the trap yet AGAIN. our suburban rides horribly now and with a lot more road noise! It won’t happen again. But this is just my opinion after going to them on 3 vehicles.