Truck specs in sig. Unit seemed a bit unsteady in sharp turns and when going over speed bumps truck no longer settled with “authority” as it used to. No porpoising, but just not as quick to settle. Asked the local dealer to check shocks for leaks at last oil change and rotation. Dealer said LF was leaking. Quote was 1140 to replace both and align. Called two local independents and one quote was within 100, cheaper, and the other 850. Let dealer do the work since I know the units would be OEM and 2 year warranty. Truck is a garage kept grocery hauler, so I was not interested in a firmer ride or do I need anything beyond OEM shocks. Long story short, replacements made a huge difference and am happy. Still, parts were only 329 of the total bill. Balance for labor seems excessive, but not much difference from Indy shops. Lesson learned that with a truck, it can be more difficult to tell if shocks are worn due to the springs. At 110k FYI. This was first major repair since new, but understand shocks are a wear item.

 

SO you are saying that BOTH front struts were only $329?

 

The labor pain is removing the shock from the spring and inserting the new one. Most don't have a press for that at home. Otherwise, 2014 is the easiest replacement in this generation because they had already moved to the new lower attachment style.

$329 is triple what they cost from Rock Auto.

I spent about $1140 for all 4 including new front springs, and installed myself. That's for the upgraded ones in my sig. This is the difference between dealer and DIY.

 

Yes 329, but they were not “quick struts” where the spring etc comes as one unit. The springs would have been mounted to the new shocks.

 

Spiky, that may explain why I could not find a complete shock/coil assembly online, even on the Ford OEM sites. Could only see complete assemblies for 2009-2013. As for the rear, no issues with doing those myself, but preferred to leave the fronts to others. Too much in labor certainly (and parts too) but at most that would be a 45 minute to 1 hour job for some that had done a front shock R&R before and had a lift and powerful impact wrench.

 

2014 should be able to handle a 2015 setup, so you could possibly search for those, but not all the companies have really listed them properly. Some claim they re-tuned the shocks for the lighter 2015 chassis. IDK. I've got a 2013 so I'm not an expert.

The impact does not need to be all that powerful for 2014+. That is what I was referencing, the lower bolt torque is now something like 35lbft, where 2013 was 407lbft.