bhall1222

So I put a 6.5" McGaughy's lift on my 2012 lariat about 6 months ago, along with 295/65/20 trail grapplers. The ride just isn't smooth enough for my liking. I know a huge part of that is due to the very aggressive mud terrain tires, and those will be replaced hopefully soon. In the meantime, I'd like to at least swap the rear shocks for something better because I really don't feel like mine are doing their job properly. After every single little bump I hit, the rear end continues to shake. No "Floating" effect as I'm driving down the road unfortunately.

Based on that, what shocks would you guys recommend to give me a somewhat better ride? At least kill the truck from shaking some much after initial impact. I can tell what the tires themselves feel like, but this vibration definitely isn't just from the tires. Also, what would thoughts be on replacing front shocks? I don't feel like I have much issue coming from the front, because everything in my steering wheel feels pretty fine.

Thanks in advance! Pic below for reference.

Bjg068

I'd contact Alex @ F150lifts or Jason @ Stage 3. Both would give u great opinions and not over sell u on a product. And theyre good w/ pricing to forum members

MCDavis

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Lets get Alex's attention:
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Not sure if the BOSS are long enough, but man I sure do like they way they ride on my truck.

ewc119

Ive got rancho 9000xl on mine. You can turn them from 1-9 to choose stiffness. I like the option to set it like a cadillac and then crank them up for towing. I dont know if they would fit your lift but u could check. I believe bilstein offers a similar shock.

HaloLifts

If that's a 6" lift, the Boss rears are not long enough. There is probably a way to get the Boss Coilovers to work in the front with a spacer. Truck looks good though!

bhall1222

I appreciate the help so far. So is anyone actually running a 6" lift with the Rancho rear shocks? There's not very much on the topic at hand unfortunately. Seems like the ones that came with the kit are just awful. But finding appropriate upgraded ones for a lift is seeming harder than I expected...

Anyone out there with a lift and nice smooth rear shock absorption, please feel free to chime in!

bdw132

Fox 2.0 4-6 lift rides pretty good 6" lift w/ 2" AAL

http://4x4.fatbobsgarage.com/ford-f1...12-p22961.aspx

buster096

Custom icon 2.5's with CDC's. Love the ride and the adjustability is great.

one2nine

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How much did the icons run you? Specs?

I have fox 2.0s sitting here waiting for spring.

buster096

A lot. And they are custom valved 14" stroke 2.5's with piggyback resi's and CDC valves. Sdhq built them for me. They ride awesome and Icon definitely puts the R&D into their shocks to make sure they are perfect. Unfortunately I won't have them for too much longer tho because I'm making the switch to King all around.