my stockers have 98k mi on them, and from watching my truck bed many people say I need new shocks. I got recomended Bilestins.

Is there any way how I could get maybe slightly taller shocks and get any lift out of it? of should I just buy the same size/length? and i guess "shot" shocks sag? so w/ new ones it would bring it up a touch?

 

Nope, your logic is completely incorrect. Shocks support zero weight and therefore, for that purpose alone, can not and do not lift your truck or any other vehicle. If you think your truck is sagging, it's either your imagination because you think think the shocks support weight, or your springs are breaking in and therefore settled slightly. But the shocks are not a contributor to this.

You always want the stock length shock if you don't have a lift. 98k, yea you could use new shocks!

 

so what exactly do shocks do? just help rebounding over bumps?

 

They are shock absorbers, they absorb the shocks to the suspension so that the ride is nice and smooth.

 

thats what I thought. some people "thought" will like taller shocks you can get an in. or 2. but i didnt think so/ curious. time to find some bileistins.

 

Shocks control the spring (be it a coil, leaf, torsion bar, coil-over, etc) movement in two forms... Rebound and compression. When the spring is forced to move by some outside force, i.e. A bump in the road, the shock controls how fast or slow it moves in its initial direction and also controls how fast or slow it returns to its original undisturbed position.

If you ever need proof that a shock doesn't support anything, take the shocks off with the vehicle sitting on the ground on all four. It'll sit there just fine!!

 

My shocks support weight.....

 

ok so when a car is moving w/o shocks and it hits a bump....what then?

(this seems like something from kindergarden....but anyways go on)

 

Your truck would bounce all around like a spring. Shocks dampen the bounce. Move a shock with your hands. They move, just very slowly. This allows the spring to move up or down quickly at first but then move in the opposite direction with a lot of resistance.

 

thats what I thought...so what would be a good bilestin? or monore?

 

alot of folks swear by the bilsteins but do a little research to find out the differences in characteristics

 

what kind you got?

 

Well, I'm a little different. I have an 8" lift so I have to use longer shocks. I'm using CST which were part of the lift package. They seem to be working fine for me.

 

Call up Camburg and order a set of their coilovers, which are made by Sway-A-Way but specially valved for the F150s and will level your truck out. While you are at it order some of their S-A-W 2.5" reservoir shocks for the rear.


You will love the ride...

 

i just realized you drive an 01.

My bad! That info is good for 2004+ though...