So I've had a really bad squeak lately in my front suspension. I think I narrowed it down to the cracked bushing on top of my front passenger shock.

I called Rancho and they sent me out two packs of replacement bushings absolutely FREE. Talk about great customer service.

Anyways what is the process in changing these? I have a 2001 F150 so no coils just torsion bars. Should I just jack the truck up unscrew the nut and replace or what?




I'm talking about the bushings on top with all the grease.


Also should I apply a small amount of grease to the new bushings?

Thanks everyone

 

sounds good to me man

 

Well changed them out. Here's what they looked like.



And the squeak is gone!!

 

How old were those bushings? Looks like the shocks were seriously over tightened.

 

I got my shocks installed about ~2 years ago ish

 

Ahh, I just saw where you live at. Looks like the salts are taking their toll.

 

Wouldn't be surprised. Just glad I got that squeak to go away. It was single handily the most annoying thing ever. Just a crack in the sidewalk would make it squeak like crazy.

 

Are all of the other bushings still good? Such as ball joints and tie rods....

 

They're all cracked and showing their age. 10 years old and still going. haha

 

Well if they are the originals, then you are definitely due.