Need help on shocks!!
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I got them because my 03 had the original motorcrafts on the front with almost 255,000 miles on them and they were shot but they weren't blown. The Flareside I have has some aftermarket ones on it all the way around and EVERY one of them are blown out. Well.. All 3 someone decided to take one of them.
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I got them because my 03 had the original motorcrafts on the front with almost 255,000 miles on them and they were shot but they weren't blown. The Flareside I have has some aftermarket ones on it all the way around and EVERY one of them are blown out. Well.. All 3 someone decided to take one of them.
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Do you think Ford has their own shock factory? Or are they made by KBY, Bilstein or some other shock producer. Made to Ford specs. and put into a Motorcraft box?
The bearing factory i worked at would do this. We would make bearings for other company's then we would put the bearings into their boxes
The bearing factory i worked at would do this. We would make bearings for other company's then we would put the bearings into their boxes
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Do you think Ford has their own shock factory? Or are they made by KBY, Bilstein or some other shock producer. Made to Ford specs. and put into a Motorcraft box?
The bearing factory i worked at would do this. We would make bearings for other company's then we would put the bearings into their boxes
The bearing factory i worked at would do this. We would make bearings for other company's then we would put the bearings into their boxes
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The old shocks I replaced were blown/done!! I could push them down by hand and wouldn't come up at all and leaking fluid. Thats how you know you have bad shocks!
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I have a 96 F150 Inline6 2wd 5speed. I replaced my shocks a few months ago. I did my research and didn't want to buy shocks from my local auto part store I wanted something a little better and not too expensive. I ended up buying, Bilstein 5100 shocks. I did notice a big difference. The old shocks I replaced were blown/done!! I could push them down by hand and wouldn't come up at all and leaking fluid. Thats how you know you have bad shocks!