Front shock replacement ?

[Ltron]

What is the best front shock replacement for 23 LR to firm up front without changing ride height ?

Was thinking Biestein but can't get a get a recommendation from them..

Thanks , Bruce

Sponsored

 

[nate002]

I put adjustable Eibachs on mine (set to the highest position to also level the truck), and it’s made the floaty ride disappear. I have the Eibachs for the back too, but I haven’t put them on yet. Just doing the front made a huge difference. No regrets.

https://www.shocksurplus.com/produc...1zZwXF89Y4rBemJEDcWBrJx8YuIjq1JlynlW-ROZkMd3k

Edit: To add, I put them on myself with the assistance of spring clamps. I only replaced the struts. I put the stock springs back on. After I was done, I took it to the dealership and had them do an alignment.

 

[csukoh78]

What is the best front shock replacement for 23 LR to firm up front without changing ride height ?

Was thinking Biestein but can't get a get a recommendation from them..

Thanks , Bruce

Fox 2.0 with new ICON tubular control arms. VASTLY improved. Thank me later.

 

[nate002]

~$300 vs $2,500… you buying? lol

 

[csukoh78]

~$300 vs $2,500… you buying? lol

I don't go cheap. Buy once cry once, buy cheap cry everytime.

I get the best or I get nothing. It's the basis of the 5 year rule and serves me flawlessly.

 

[nate002]

I don't go cheap. Buy once cry once, buy cheap cry everytime.

I get the best or I get nothing. It's the basis of the 5 year rule and serves me flawlessly.

Just because you spend less money on something doesn’t mean the thing is “cheap.” The Eibachs are great struts and provide a solution for OP’s question at a reasonable price. They also come with a lifetime warranty.

Paying $2,500 plus another $1k or so I’d imagine having someone install all that for 10% more benefit isn’t worth the cost difference. It’s a cost/benefit analysis, not cheap vs buy once cry once. I mean, congrats on being able to “get the best” of everything. I guess if you have the kind of disposable income to just buy whatever, that’s great. But unless you’re jumping sand dunes, that Fox kit is completely unnecessary for driving on the highway.

 

[21st Century Truck]

What is the best front shock replacement for 23 LR to firm up front without changing ride height ?

Was thinking Biestein but can't get a get a recommendation from them..

Thanks , Bruce

I strongly recommend the Eibach shocks. I have had them on for months now and couldn't be happier.

FYI - I reused the OEM springs and set the Eibachs at the OEM Lightning height (i.e. the lowest shock circlip setting all around).

Also - my Ford OEM shocks were all worn out, front and back, by around 60 thousand miles. Once I took them off, it was really obvious.

 

[roddiaz1]

I don't go cheap. Buy once cry once, buy cheap cry everytime.

I get the best or I get nothing. It's the basis of the 5 year rule and serves me flawlessly.

Very intrigued by your philosophy. I have been a cheapskate most of my adult life, and as I look back, I think I would have done better adhering to something closer to what you have laid out.
My conclusion is: I wish I had less. Much less. But that things that I did have, I would want them to be the very best (or at least the best I could afford). Accumulating junk is a losing proposition.
Now, all I have to do is live it out.

 

[RSMLightning25]

I'd go with the Eibachs. Great for the price and you don't need to lift if you don't want to.

 

[Bokenator]

I went with Eibach shock part # E60-35-061-01-10. Parts and professional installation (including alignment) cost me about $700 total for the front only. They can be set to different heights, I set mine to about 2" of lift, which levels the truck (about 1/2" of rake remains). Get rid of float, still happy after about a year and 12k miles.

 

[csukoh78]

Very intrigued by your philosophy. I have been a cheapskate most of my adult life, and as I look back, I think I would have done better adhering to something closer to what you have laid out.
My conclusion is: I wish I had less. Much less. But that things that I did have, I would want them to be the very best (or at least the best I could afford). Accumulating junk is a losing proposition.
Now, all I have to do is live it out.

Have you heard of the "Boots-theory"?

 

[RLXXI]

I don't go cheap. Buy once cry once, buy cheap cry everytime.

I get the best or I get nothing. It's the basis of the 5 year rule and serves me flawlessly.

I tend to lean that way as well but you still have to be careful as more expensive doesn't always mean better quality.

 

[roddiaz1]

more expensive doesn't always mean better quality

Amen! And, Exactly!

 

[Firn]

Yeah, so folks like the Ebachs and a few hundred thousand sets of Bilsteins have been sold and they are well loved.

Buying cheap is a recipe for disaster, but that doesnt mean something of lesser price makes it the "cheap" version.

Buy what's necissary and good enough to get the job done. Everything else is pride in participation trophies you bought for yourself.

 

[nate002]

Have you heard of the "Boots-theory"?

There are companies that make a lot of money based on this philosophy.
They create something that may be slightly “better” than everything else, then jack up the price 10x and sell it to people like you. Something something a fool and his money.

Sponsored