RES4CUE

This isn't only for 15' and up trucks. There are many other years that exhibit that same sensation. I have a 2010 and that's exactly why I went with Bilsteins.

I believe the valving is off in the stock dampers. They have to try and find a balance between a soft 70's Cadillac with blown suspension feel for the soccer mom and dads buying these trucks now and also have to tame the suspension when under load.

I feel they pack up over larger bumps and breaking bumps which prevents the suspension from doing its job and you get that skittering feeling as if the trucks *** end is all over the place. That's why switching to a better damper with better valving solves the problem.

papa tiger

Yes many many vehicles need better shocks put on them right from the lot cage. I started this thread to discover if/how many other owners do so with the aluminum trucks specifically because the truck may have an abnormality in handling characteristic for many unsuspecting drivers.

RES4CUE

It's not just the aluminum version (older trucks also use aluminum in many places) as I mentioned. If you go back all the way to 09 (I didn't spend time before that because I have a 10) and you'll see 09 to current has the same issues so it's not an issue specific to the new all aluminum truck. You make it seem as if the aluminum has some safety defect and you're trying to make it look bad for some reason.

tanked_darren

So I should throw my shocks "on the pile"

What will I do to absorb "bumps"

tanked_darren

I get it now. Your shocks exhibit these symptoms so you throw them on the pile. Many aluminum trucks exhibit these symptoms so they should be thrown on the pile. Thank you for letting us know about the pile.

Platinum T.C.

I guess I'm one of the Lucky ones.
My 2015 FX4 3.5 Platinum rides as smooth as glass on the Highway and dirt washboard roads isn't any problems.
On washboard roads I usually go fast enough the truck can glide over the bumps.

papa tiger

Seriously you didn't read the first thread ?
Obviously when you pile your OEM shocks you put on better aftermarket brands that keep the wheel touching the pavement on bumps and of course the trade off is road noise and a much firmer ride, instead of the wheel rumble you now may experience or possibly a movement of the rear of the truck that you may interpret as a veer toward the oncoming lane of traffic.

Wannafbody

Bilsteins are worlds better than any Ford twin tube crapsters.

Trav-ler

My 09 XL F-150 does the same thing. Too many small bumps in succession at highway speed will cause the driver to white knuckle the steering wheel because the truck begins to fishtail while driving over a series of small glued to the tarmac convex warning discs. An accident could easily be the result due to ford installing garbage dampers on their very, very expensive trucks. I think a class action lawsuit could easily fix this problem.

RLXXI

Pfft this is nothing new and certainly not just the aluminum bodies, when I installed the lift kit on my truck, one of the oem shocks had already puked it's gas charge/oil out, had about 5000 miles or so on the clock at the time.

OEM shocks just like front brake rotors are garbage. Throwing these on the pile.



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