Got Some Rebuilt Factory Shocks

[DeerHunter44]

Through Forged Offroad. Took about 7 business days to get them from when I placed the order. Opted for the Flutter Stack upgrade which cost $80 on top of the $690 rebuild cost for a full set. Had to put a $600 deposit down that will be refunded when they get my exchange shocks back.

The new to me shocks arrived today. I unboxed them and they are in decent condition. They definitely have some wear on the outside but that’s to be expected for used parts. Hopefully they perform as good or better than new and I’ll be satisfied.

I will probably get to swapping them into my truck later this week so I can still make a hunting trip this weekend. I will update once they are installed with my thoughts. Not really sure what to expect. Mine have 53k miles and seem to be decent (just got the truck)but I assume they were due to be rebuilt or replaced. Truck shows no signs of ever being abused offroad so I’m assuming most of the miles are on road. I feel more harshness than expected when out in the fields or on the dirt roads so I’m hoping for an improvement. Currently it doesn’t feel much different than my wife’s 2015 F-150 with stock suspension.


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[CobraJay]

Care to post up some pics of the new shocks, curious to see what they look like once serviced and shipped out. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the new shocks, especially the flutter stack.

 

[DeerHunter44]

Care to post up some pics of the new shocks, curious to see what they look like once serviced and shipped out. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the new shocks, especially the flutter stack.

Will do. I’ll be able to take some pictures later this morning.


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[321raptor]

Looking forward to updates as I’m torn between rebuilds and 2019-20 take offs

 

[DeerHunter44]

Here’s some pics. They all look in similar condition. I believe the bushing were replaced but the sleeves were reused?









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[321raptor]

Those don’t look bad at all, just gonna get dinged and scratched off road anyways

 

[DeerHunter44]

Those don’t look bad at all, just gonna get dinged and scratched off road anyways

I agree. Not sure how mine will look when I take them off but I expect they will be comparable.


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[DeerHunter44]

Decide to start on the swap last night. Got the front driver’s side done. Wasn’t horrible but did take more time and sweat than I anticipated. I watched a bunch of shock installs for Gen 1s but I can tell you the Gen 2 is a little harder. In addition to disconnecting the tie rod and upper ball joint I had to disconnect the sway bar end link to get enough travel on the lower control arm to get the assembly out. Swapping the spring wasn’t horrible just tedious with the cheap spring compressor I got off of Amazon. Getting the clocking right on the assembly takes some attention. Then came reinstallation of the assembly. This kicked my butt. I couldn’t get the control arm pushed down while at the same time getting the bottom of the shock in place. Fought it for probably 30 minutes before I finally got it. A buddy could help on this step since two hands are the limiting factor. The whole job took me about 1.5-2 hours. I think I can get the other front one done in an hour or so now that I have some experience. I’ll try to get the remaining 3 done today. Rear shocks should be simple.


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[Flash1034]

What is the expected life on the 2019+ electronic shocks? Can they be rebuilt when needed?

 

[DeerHunter44]

What is the expected life on the 2019+ electronic shocks? Can they be rebuilt when needed?

Forged Offroad has a chart on the website (that came from Fox I think) that show the rebuild mileage vs type of use. 100% on road is 50k miles. The rebuild mileage decreases with more off road use.


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