F150Screw5.4

So after 211,000 miles and 3 months of saving money, I've decided to replace my shocks on my 01' F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 "Off-Road"Lariat. I've been searching and found that most users on the forum perfer the Bilstein shocks, but for the same price you can purchase Fox Racing shocks. I cant find any real reviews of the specific shocks for 10th gen F-150's, as I'm sure not very many run them. If anyone on the forum runs Fox shocks, let me know what you think of them.

Jbrew

DrillRig does, loves them. They are my next, -

https://www.f150forum.com/members/drillrig52-114318/

DrillRig52

I've never tried the bilstiens. And I probably never will. Love my Fox's! The ride is insanely good on and offroad, you will be surprised how stiff they are out of the box. Took 2 guys to install the rears lol. The best part is they are rebuildable through Fox for $50 a shock. The rears started seeping a bit after 2 years and were replaced so that I have a set to send off to be rebuilt. The fronts are going on 3 years, no leaks and still dampen very well.

I abuse the hell out of my suspension at times so for them to last that long is amazing. I would be willing to bet most people would see twice the lifespan out of them. I also tow/haul on occasion. Even with a 10,000 pound bumper pull car hauler attached to my truck there was no unnecessary bounce in the rear end. 50k miles I believe is what I have on them currently.

F150Screw5.4

Thank you for the info man, as well as the pics! They look extremely nice and that is nice that they rebuild them for only $50. I'm excited to finally be able to purchase them. Where did you purchase yours?

DrillRig52

I found them online when I first purchased them. When I bought the new set of rears I just went to 4wheel parts, they ordered directly from fox for me for the same price.

One more thing, if your truck is a 4x4 I would highly recommend the Rough Country steering stabilizer. Made a HUGE improvement in bump steer and overall feel of the steering. Hands down the best functional thing I've done to the truck. I believe they are only 59.99 as well.

F150Screw5.4

Good to know man, I've always considered a steering stabilizer but I never pursued it because I thought it was only needed for a lifted truck. I'll be sure to install one while I'm doing the shocks. I've got to do sway bar end links as well. I found the Fox Racing shocks on Amazon for about $130 each, so I'll probably go through them if they are cheaper than Fox themselves. I plan on calling tomorrow to get a price from Fox themselves.

DrillRig52

Sounds good man! Make sure to update this when you get them and let us know how they ride!

jprevat

iTrader: (1)

You won't be disappointed. I have them on my truck as well with 34x11.50 toyos and they see a lot of time off road with not a care in the world. Definitely put my old Ranchos to shame.

F150Screw5.4

Totally forgot to update this thread but I did my tie rods recently and decided to take some pics. For anyone looking or searching for this thread, these shocks are absolutely amazing. They are stiff, but dampen so well. I don't say this about many companies but as far as Fox goes, I am a customer for life.


I also purchased this steering stabilizer. It compliments the ride of the Fox shocks extremely well. My front end is tight and extremely comfortable.

Wolvee

I spy a nice Diff cover!