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My ‘04 Sierra had 156k on it when I gave it to my daughter in 2012, she drove it another five years on the OEM shocks. My 2012 Wrangler Sport is still on the OEM shocks FWIW at 126k. -------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman) | |||
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Umm, your SIGforum friends? Super Duty owners: Have you checked your body mount bushings? | |||
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I have a set of the TJM Adjustable shocks on my FZJ80 Land Cruiser. They do well, and adjust as advertised. ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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Between shocks and now body mounts this thread is going to cost me more than a nice new gun. ______________________________ DONT TREAD ON ME | |||
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I still have the original shocks on my 2012 F150 with 260,000 miles. It still rides fine. I had to replace the Rancho front shocks on my 2004 F250 at 150,000 miles because the bushings got worn and the washers rusted away. | |||
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You are absolutely correct! I knew I had read somewhere that those bushings were considered a wear item. And sure enough, mine were in bad shape with two of them being completely gone. | |||
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Thx for the info! "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." FBLM LGB! | |||
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I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z-71 with 150,000 miles. I have never replaced my shocks and still don’t see a need. I do need to replace my pitman arm and idler arm and hope to do it myself after surgery recovery and this flaming Texas heat settles down. I am sure if I did replace the shocks I would feel a ride difference, but I am not experiencing anything to make me feel they need replacing. | |||
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I replaced the OEMs on my 2013 F150 at around 90k with Bilsteins; I just like ‘em (now at 100k). A previous truck got Bilsteins at 76k because it felt like it was time. I think my truck rides and handles better with Bilsteins. When I made the decision to keep this truck, rather than trade, I put a fair amount of money in it, and a shock change made sense. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Things go downhill slowly on shocks, so its really a matter of quality of life and there is not a real hard stop short of total failure. I've never had a set that lasted better then 50K, but I run a 3/4 ton and not a light duty truck and use it for max gross towing. But given the costs I can't see running any shock past a 50-75K life. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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Interesting. I just checked their website and they don't have any shocks for light duty trucks used as OEM stock daily drivers. Maybe I missed it. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Wise words indeed. Replace stuff before they near end of life, even if you have x miles, months, or years of possible life left. Thanks for that reminder. You're right, because my shocks are now shot, at a time when money is super tight because I waited too long on other stuff. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Well anyway I bought two rear Bilstein 4600 OEM standard ride height replacements. The same exact ones that originally wore out. Just to be sure I called Bilstein and asked about the difference between their 4600 and 5100 series, and they said a lot of guys buy their 5100 series for standard unmodified light duty trucks, thinking that the 5100s are better in some way than the 4600 series. Turns out they are exactly the same in terms of materials, design, and damping physics, but the 5100s are adjustable for lifted trucks, and that the 4600s are actually better than the 5100s for unmodified suspensions. Go figure. It pays to research before one pulls the trigger on expensive vehicle maintenance and performance parts. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Shocks and struts have been good for the lifetime of my vehicles. One million miles travelled… never replaced a single shock or strut in the past 20 years. Car drives fine. I did replace shocks 25 years ago on some old beater 25 year old cars, but they definitely needed new shocks. Roads are good in Florida so that might be a contributing factor if not needing replacement. ______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow | |||
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Pretty much my experience as well. I don't believe in replacing them "just because" of mileage, nor do I push them in my work, unless of course they have actually failed. | |||
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My 2003 Silverado got Bilsteins at 30K miles. I think the original shocks were junk the day they were installed. Truck now has almost 60K miles. The damping unloaded, and particularly loaded with the Bilsteins is amazing. | |||
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My 2005 Silverado had 140K on it when I traded it in, and still had OEM shocks. I traded it in on a new 2015 GMC and for some reason it came with Rancho shocks & Bridgestone tires. I don't know if they were dealer installed, or if someone ordered it like that & never picked it up. I didn't ask. ------------------------------------------------ "It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell | |||
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