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Topic: Shock Recommendation
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-28-2006 11:24 AM
 
Looking for a new set of shocks since I still have the originals in the back and the Gabriels up front has one of the bushings gone. I use the truck as a daily driver with not much towing or heavy hauling. I wouldn��t mind it if I still had the OEM ride to it but a little firmer is ok I guess.------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC Bla-Bla-Bla
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55
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73torinoqcode
Gearhead Posts: 515
From: Buffalo,NY,USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 06-28-2006 02:30 PM
All Ranchos are Buy 3 get one free now til end of this month. I have had good luck with mine. Sams Off Road has the best prices I have found.
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Stewart
Gearhead Posts: 10525
From: Monterey, CA Mustangsandmore Member #437
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-28-2006 07:35 PM
Bilsteins are my shock of choice. They came standard on the 01+ Lightnings (I have a '99 and upgraded) and I just ordered 4 Bilsteins for my wifes 4x4 PSD Excursion.Stewart ------------------
Said cynot65 to a troll on the board: "what a demented little spit puddle you are" Black '99 Lightning
- It's my 13.19 second work truck! :D 2000 7.3L PSD Excursion
- The family land yacht 1990 Platinum GT: 25th Year Anniversary Edition
- Stolen and stripped, waiting to be rebuilt and reborn. M&M Member #437
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-30-2006 02:43 PM
Anybody using the Monroe Reflex shocks?
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-25-2006 09:12 PM
Going by the recommendations on the Ford Truck site, I��m going to try the reflex shocks. I��ll report back when I get them on whether I like them or not.
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Moneypit
Gearhead Posts: 167
From: Sacramento CA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-27-2006 12:37 PM
I installed a set on the wife's 97 Explorer. We like them.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-09-2006 08:28 PM
Well I got them on the front but after seven New Jersey winters I cant get the Nuts off the top of the rear ones. Boy, they don��t give you much room to get anything on there. I wish I had a torch so I could cut them off but maybe I can use a nut splitter on it. Anybody have a way to get a tough set of rear shocks off of a 99 150?
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Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC (now toploader with 3.70 Traction Loc & 2.5" rear drums)
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 2814
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-10-2006 12:04 AM
I just changed the rears on my 02 Supercrew and wound up having to put a box end wrench over the nut and then turning the shock tube to get it off due to the limited space to move a wrench. Have you soaked the nut and stud with PB Blaster? That helped too.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-10-2006 09:22 AM
Lots of PB on there. I guess I��ll get a pipe wrench on there and give it a go. I tried to use one of those ratcheting box wrenches but would barely get one click on there. What do you do about getting things tightened back up?
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 4235
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-20-2006 10:43 PM
I put a set of Monroe GasMatics on my wife's '00 Explorer last week. It made a huge difference in ride and handling,since it has 100k on it. The tops of the rears were hard to get at,but got easier when I took the spare off. Would that help you?
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