Shocks recommended 2005 Expedition
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Shocks recommended 2005 Expedition
2005 Expedition with 170K miles. Seems to be thrown around by camper more than in past. Also riding harsher.
Seems to me that shocks are in order.
Looking for recommendations.
Seems to me that shocks are in order.
Looking for recommendations.
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Bilsteins? I put the good ones on the Tundra (silver bodies). I think they were the 51000 series or something. Rebuildable, if you care to get them revalved at some point.
Consider adding a rear sway bar if you don't have one. They are helpful for calming a truck when towing.
Consider adding a rear sway bar if you don't have one. They are helpful for calming a truck when towing.
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2 years later (but only 5K miles) I finally mounted these shocks. Nice ride improvement. Will pull camper Monday (2 days). I kept putting it off because how to compress those big springs. Then my son-in-law picked this up used:
Made that part of the job easy and safe.
Still, what a job! I don't have a lot of upper body strength and getting those assemblies out and in solo was tough. Then the finale, torquing the lower bolts to 350 ft-lbs. Long cheater bar and nearly all my weight. Done properly with suspension loaded.
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Made that part of the job easy and safe.
Still, what a job! I don't have a lot of upper body strength and getting those assemblies out and in solo was tough. Then the finale, torquing the lower bolts to 350 ft-lbs. Long cheater bar and nearly all my weight. Done properly with suspension loaded.
DNM
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Looks like a pretty tough spring compressor, is it branded?
Late model truck springs are under massive compression and can be fairly dangerous to mess with.
I've been waiting for a used Branick compressor for a while but that one looks like it will work fine.
Also, what up with the motorcycle?
Looks like a garden tractor tire on the back???
Late model truck springs are under massive compression and can be fairly dangerous to mess with.
I've been waiting for a used Branick compressor for a while but that one looks like it will work fine.
Also, what up with the motorcycle?
Looks like a garden tractor tire on the back???
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Looks like a pretty tough spring compressor, is it branded?
Late model truck springs are under massive compression and can be fairly dangerous to mess with.
I've been waiting for a used Branick compressor for a while but that one looks like it will work fine.
Also, what up with the motorcycle?
Looks like a garden tractor tire on the back???
Late model truck springs are under massive compression and can be fairly dangerous to mess with.
I've been waiting for a used Branick compressor for a while but that one looks like it will work fine.
Also, what up with the motorcycle?
Looks like a garden tractor tire on the back???
EDIT: Looks like an older version
Last edited by DNMakinson; 05-24-2020 at 04:03 PM.
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