Could anybody recommend shocks for my 04 Sport Trac?

[FRANK77]

Hey new here and need help,
Anyone have sugestions for a bouncy ride? 38,000 miles and am thinking of new shocks and or some suspension upgrades. Looked for some better shocks rather than plain old replacements. Any thoughts out there? Thanks.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've renamed your thread, and moved it into the 2001-2004 Sport Trac section. Gabriel makes nice shocks for a good price. There are other shocks on the market that are more expensive. What price range do you have in mind?

 

[FRANK77]

Fast reply thanks, price isn't really an issue, put monroes on my 97 explorer and wasn't impressed.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Gabriel makes air adjustable shocks called Hi-Jackers for the rear. They are pretty good. You could look into other brands like KYB or Bilstein if you want to compare. Check WWW.RockAuto.Com. We have a coupon code on our site for them. They are a vendor. The product review section has feedback from our members on other brands.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Here is a link to our product review section for shock recommendations: http://www.explorerforum.com/reviewpost/showcat.php/cat/14

 

[02Xploda]

Rs9000

 

[Squirrelmaster]

I put Bilsteins from shockwarehouse.com (they are a vendor here) on my '04 Sport Trac at about 26,000 miles, as the stock shocks were already toast, and couldn't be happier - the difference was startling . I had also looked into putting an Explorer Express X-Spec rear sway bar on the truck, but still haven't quite gotten around to doing that since I'm 1200+ miles away from the truck right now.

Tom

 

[FRANK77]

Thanks. Second reply with a distributor being a vendor here. Do we get a discount or what?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Rock Auto has a coupon code in the vendors section as previously mentioned.

 

[FRANK77]

Apparently I'm not too bright.....wheres the vendors section????????

 

[cmhaah06]

I say some bilsteins or rancho's. Both are very reputable.

 

[Squirrelmaster]

Apparently I'm not too bright.....wheres the vendors section????????

Here is the vendor forum (down in the "Classifieds" subsection of the main forum): http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=103
Here is the list of the preferred vendors inside that forum: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160480

Tom