Bilstein 5100 (Leveling) Shocks Installed
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Bilstein 5100 (Leveling) Shocks Installed
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I installed the rear shocks myself... easy... took me longer to take the wheels off.
Ford quoted me 1.5 hours to install the front ones. Not easy. Need a spring compressor. Need a wheel alignment afterwards.
The shocks feel great. Not too harsh. Barely noticeable on "regular" roads but, over ruts and potholes, the truck feels planted and doesn't jump around. Not that the stock F-150 is bad... but these are better.
After:
I installed the rear shocks myself... easy... took me longer to take the wheels off.
Ford quoted me 1.5 hours to install the front ones. Not easy. Need a spring compressor. Need a wheel alignment afterwards.
The shocks feel great. Not too harsh. Barely noticeable on "regular" roads but, over ruts and potholes, the truck feels planted and doesn't jump around. Not that the stock F-150 is bad... but these are better.
Last edited by KevinCowtown; 08-16-2008 at 11:36 PM.
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Yup. 2008 F-150 trailer tow mirrors. Shoulder checking is so a thing of the past for me.
And Darren... The guy at the shop (which, presumably, replaces shocks and struts ALL the time) couldn't stop complaining about how hard it was to replace mine. He said the springs are so much harder to compress than the ones they're used to (you know, cars mostly)... They spent three hours on it.
I figure that'd be at lease five hours in my hands then.
And Darren... The guy at the shop (which, presumably, replaces shocks and struts ALL the time) couldn't stop complaining about how hard it was to replace mine. He said the springs are so much harder to compress than the ones they're used to (you know, cars mostly)... They spent three hours on it.
I figure that'd be at lease five hours in my hands then.
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And Darren... The guy at the shop (which, presumably, replaces shocks and struts ALL the time) couldn't stop complaining about how hard it was to replace mine. He said the springs are so much harder to compress than the ones they're used to (you know, cars mostly)... They spent three hours on it.
I figure that'd be at lease five hours in my hands then.
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Before:
After:
I installed the rear shocks myself... easy... took me longer to take the wheels off.
Ford quoted me 1.5 hours to install the front ones. Not easy. Need a spring compressor. Need a wheel alignment afterwards.
The shocks feel great. Not too harsh. Barely noticeable on "regular" roads but, over ruts and potholes, the truck feels planted and doesn't jump around. Not that the stock F-150 is bad... but these are better.
After:
I installed the rear shocks myself... easy... took me longer to take the wheels off.
Ford quoted me 1.5 hours to install the front ones. Not easy. Need a spring compressor. Need a wheel alignment afterwards.
The shocks feel great. Not too harsh. Barely noticeable on "regular" roads but, over ruts and potholes, the truck feels planted and doesn't jump around. Not that the stock F-150 is bad... but these are better.
Where did you get the kit?? I want one for my 03 fx4 scab. Is it just a Blistein 5100 series or another name?
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The Bilsteins aren't a "kit"... they are a replacement shock absorber (manufactured by Bilstein) which relocates the bottom "spring perch" higher than the factory shocks.
Since you have an '03, however, I don't think this solution works for you. I don't know s*** from shinola... but I believe your truck does not have coil-over-shock front suspension, it has torsion bars. You should be able to level your truck with $0.00 investment just by ratcheting up the torsion bars.
But somebody who knows something about '03s would be a better source of info on that.
Since you have an '03, however, I don't think this solution works for you. I don't know s*** from shinola... but I believe your truck does not have coil-over-shock front suspension, it has torsion bars. You should be able to level your truck with $0.00 investment just by ratcheting up the torsion bars.
But somebody who knows something about '03s would be a better source of info on that.
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