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Old 09-05-2017, 05:50 PM
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Default Best off-road/street shocks for my 2009 fx4 f150?

I am looking for the best off-road/street shocks front and back for my 2009 f150 fx4. I do a lot
​​​​​​ of hunting in ND and MN. Also ice fishing in the winter. Any suggestions I would like to hear!

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Bilstein 5100's.
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I love my 5100. I only have rears cause coil spring compressor scares me lol
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Is there a site where I can get them for a good price?
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I only have the rears as well because the stock rear shocks are worthless. Cured the rough, hopping rear over bumps. Stock fronts work well with 5100 rears.

I got mine from Amazon for $140 for the pair. Looks like it's $148/pr now.

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You have to order 2 of each.
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Also have 5100's. I did the front and rears and set my fronts to the 2nd from bottom groove so it gave me ~.8" level. I still have a little rake but its closer to level, which I like.

I think it was like $350 for all four and then I paid $25 or so to have a shop disassemble the old coilover and reassemble the springs and what not onto the new shock. hard to beat the price/performance ratio.



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5100's are night and day better than stock. I set mine at 2nd from top so it's basically level. Great look and ride
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So I have a front level, one cone above each of my shocks. Should I take those out and use the level with the shocks or leave them in and don't set the shock level ring?
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Remove them and use the Bilstein adjustment.
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I got my rears off eBay. Cheapest price I found



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