TMCCOY
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Received my order from Shock Surplus This morning and was able to install the struts and shocks within a couple hours.
My truck has under 1,200 miles and while the soft ride is pleasant, I quickly realized the suspension is too compliant for my liking. This may be partially due to my prior truck being a 1999 F250 with the 7.3 diesel, but it did too much tossing when driving over transitions and such. Additionally, the truck had 3.75" rake which is a bit much.
Ordered from Shock Surplus since they offer the service of having the strut retainer already installed for you with the strut set to your desired height setting, which in my case I chose 1.5".
Install was easy front and rear. I did opt to use two sets (4 total) generic 5160 clamps instead of the hose clamps provided with the rear shocks. Here
The result is I now have 2.25" rake, and a much more controlled ride from what I can tell with a short test drive. It is much better IMO and can recommend this ride if you have a similar opinion of the factory ride.
yep
My truck has under 1,200 miles and while the soft ride is pleasant, I quickly realized the suspension is too compliant for my liking. This may be partially due to my prior truck being a 1999 F250 with the 7.3 diesel, but it did too much tossing when driving over transitions and such. Additionally, the truck had 3.75" rake which is a bit much.
Ordered from Shock Surplus since they offer the service of having the strut retainer already installed for you with the strut set to your desired height setting, which in my case I chose 1.5".
Install was easy front and rear. I did opt to use two sets (4 total) generic 5160 clamps instead of the hose clamps provided with the rear shocks. Here
The result is I now have 2.25" rake, and a much more controlled ride from what I can tell with a short test drive. It is much better IMO and can recommend this ride if you have a similar opinion of the factory ride.
yep
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