Rear shock suspension - 2003
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Rear shock suspension - 2003
IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION,
WHAT IS THE BEST REAR SUSPENSION FOR MY 2003 F-150 4x4 XLT LARIAT WITH A TRITON 5.4?
IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE LIST THE PROs AND CONs OF THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF SHOCKS?
FYI - I AM A GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT TWICE WEEKLY, I HAUL 1000 POUND LOADS. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 14000 HIGHWAY MILES THE PAST 14 MONTHS.
THANK YOU,
CARPENTER
WHAT IS THE BEST REAR SUSPENSION FOR MY 2003 F-150 4x4 XLT LARIAT WITH A TRITON 5.4?
IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE LIST THE PROs AND CONs OF THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF SHOCKS?
FYI - I AM A GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT TWICE WEEKLY, I HAUL 1000 POUND LOADS. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 14000 HIGHWAY MILES THE PAST 14 MONTHS.
THANK YOU,
CARPENTER
Last edited by Ray Carpenter; Jan 2, 2017 at 08:23 PM.
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Hi, Ray, and welcome to our campfire.
Monroe makes good shocks, and the load leveler is a good one for your use.
http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products...ock-absorbers/
Your topic title is rear suspension, and the Monroe Load Levelers are for the rear suspension only. For the front suspension, the Monroe Gas Magnum is a good match for the Load Levelers in the rear.
Way back when, after about 50,000 miles on the Gas Magnums on an F-250 diesel, I replaced them with Bilstein shocks and could tell no difference. The new Bilsteins were no different in ride and handling than those well-worn Monroe Gas Magnums. So today, I would replace the front shocks with either the Bilstins or the Gas Magnums. The Gas Magnums are probably a hair less expensive than the Bilsteins.
I order my shocks from an online discount source such as ShockWarehouse, then pay my local Midas Man to install them. So far it's worked out fine. Right now I have Bilsteins all around on my F-150. Note that the front shocks on my 2012 F-150 are inside the coil springs, so they're actually struts instead of shocks. The Midas Man charged a bit more to replace the front shocks inside the coil springs than he would have charged to install ordinary front shocks.
Monroe makes good shocks, and the load leveler is a good one for your use.
http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products...ock-absorbers/
Your topic title is rear suspension, and the Monroe Load Levelers are for the rear suspension only. For the front suspension, the Monroe Gas Magnum is a good match for the Load Levelers in the rear.
Way back when, after about 50,000 miles on the Gas Magnums on an F-250 diesel, I replaced them with Bilstein shocks and could tell no difference. The new Bilsteins were no different in ride and handling than those well-worn Monroe Gas Magnums. So today, I would replace the front shocks with either the Bilstins or the Gas Magnums. The Gas Magnums are probably a hair less expensive than the Bilsteins.
I order my shocks from an online discount source such as ShockWarehouse, then pay my local Midas Man to install them. So far it's worked out fine. Right now I have Bilsteins all around on my F-150. Note that the front shocks on my 2012 F-150 are inside the coil springs, so they're actually struts instead of shocks. The Midas Man charged a bit more to replace the front shocks inside the coil springs than he would have charged to install ordinary front shocks.
