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Old Aug 10, 2020 | 03:55 PM
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got a f150 2002 extended cab flareside with stock front suspension (replaced pitman arm idle arm, shocks, spring insulator)

So I installed a 2 inch spring lift and went ahead and replaced the front shocks with it. The truck bounces badly when I hit potholes. I can also push down the front end and it bounces quite easily and when I so push it down I can hear prob a shock absorber loose on the driver side. So my question is do I need shocks specifically for lifts or could a shock extender for the front end make the shocks work better ? I need some advice from someone thats lifted the front end with shock lifts 2 inch.

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https://youtu.be/Clj9jJLNDNc

Sound if the clunk is a shock loose from the bottom. Aside from that do i need some bigger shocks ? My front end bounces easily

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Old Aug 11, 2020 | 10:14 PM
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It looks like the shocks are doing what they're supposed to do, i.e. dampening the oscillation of the spring in approximately one bounce. The fact that the front end bounces "easily" is more a function of the spring rate. Did you get springs intended for Baja-style racing, perhaps? From what I've seen from watching races, those springs are softer to absorb the shock from landings (but they also have double/triple/quadruple shock setups).

P. S. ... And yes shocks with additional travel are typically specified when raising the front end more than 1".

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Old Aug 11, 2020 | 10:22 PM
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It looks like the shocks are doing what they're supposed to do, i.e. dampening the oscillation of the spring in approximately one bounce. The fact that the front end bounces "easily" is more a function of the spring rate. Did you get springs intended for Baja-style racing, perhaps? From what I've seen from watching races, those springs are softer to absorb the shock from landings (but they also have double/triple/quadruple shock setups).

P. S. ... And yes shocks with additional travel are typically specified when raising the front end more than 1".
I'm on stock springs stock shocks. All I did was slap a 2 inch spring lift
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Old Aug 11, 2020 | 11:14 PM
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A "spring lift" typically involves new (longer) springs. Based on this, it sounds like you have a "spacer lift." (That wasn't clear from your original post.) There's not much more that it *could* be, then, other than the shocks. Being that they are not settled to their intended neutral position, dampening and rebound may not be optimized. I'd consider contacting the manufacturer for guidance. If they are, indeed stock (Motorcraft) shocks, I'd suggest contacting Bilstein or another aftermarket shock manufacturer for their recommendation.

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