A quality set of aftermarket shock absorbers, struts, and coilovers will let your 2015-2021 Ford F-150 uprate its driving specifications by improving its suspension characteristics to the absolute possible max.
Intro
The 2015-2021 Ford F-150 pickup trucks were specifically created to be durable workhorses, which became renowned all over North America and the rest of the world. The vehicles can be used for just about anything, beginning with transporting tiles to a construction site and ending with towing cattle trailers to a farmer’s market. However, the aforementioned doesn’t necessarily mean that the F-150s cannot be upgraded, with suspension being among most obvious choices. Present-day aftermarket offers a considerable range of products, including shocks, struts, and coilovers, which are specifically designed to keep your pickup truck’s wheels glued to the paved or unpaved surfacing. These products will allow for your 2015-2021 Ford F-150 to gain even better handling and driving control, as you are commuting, off-roading, or towing, while leaving tens of thousands of road miles covered in the dust behind you, as you become the absolute master of the road and terrain surface beneath.
Shock Absorbers for Daily Driving
The products described in the section below are designed with control and handling as priorities, while offering the necessary comfort for you and your passengers. These components come approved as factory replacements, while ensuring considerable durability and extensive service lives. Regardless of whether you will need to deliver fertilizer for your lawn or to bring some professional autotech tools to a nearby shop - they are just the shock absorbers for the job.
KYB Truck Plus Series
The components come from a renowned Japanese manufacturing company as replacements for O.E. hardware. KYB Truck Plus Series can also be used with leveling kits in order to raise your Ford F-150’s rear end up. Once fully assembled and ready to go, they are easy to install, with the job being easily accomplished without the need for a special coil spring compressor. KYB Truck Plus Series are created to renew your pickup truck’s driving specs, while restoring them to a like-new condition. These components offer superb tuning options, while allowing for your vehicle’s wheels to interconnect with the ground beneath. Although, one should remember that the KYB Truck Plus Series are designed to offer stock-specifications performance and cannot be used for 4x4ing or off-roading.
Rancho RS5000x Types
The products are offered as potent upgrades for stock Ford F-150 pickup trucks, featuring durable twin-tube constructions filled with pressurized nitrogen gas. Rancho RS5000x Series are designed and manufactured for the budget-oriented buyer. The components come with thick bodies, which ensures that they will be able to take on different tasks and loads without having any issues, while being able to retain considerable volumes of oil, thus guaranteeing sustained performance. Rancho RS5000x types are widely praised for their reliable technology, offering plenty of durability and longevity of service life. Besides, the products come with Rancho’s 90-Day Ride Guarantee. However, the components’ ride quality can leave the driver expecting for more, with the units being mass produced, which is reflected in the quality details that sometimes leave wanting for better.
Bilstein 4600 Series
These products are created for daily driving, while offering limited off-roading capabilities. Bilstein 4600 Series are regarded as being among the finest in shock absorber components that are available on the present-day aftermarket. They are engineered and manufactured to improve such qualities as driving control, handling, and stability, while at the same time ensuring considerable comfort, especially in comparison to shocks offered as O.E. components. Bilstein 4600s are very durable, offering considerable service lives. They are specifically designed for lowering nose diving, while at the same time reducing body roll. However, one should remember that Bilstein 4600 Series shock absorbers will ride firmer than O.E. parts, all while being offered at a considerable price.
Shock Absorbers for Off-Roading and 4x4ing
The components in this section are specifically designed and manufactured to allow your Ford F-150 to perform its best while it is driven off the beaten path. Regardless of whether you may try to take on muddy countryside fields or snowy mountain passages, these dampers will allow for your pickup truck’s suspension to remain as solid as a rock.
FOX 2.5 Factory Series
Installing these components in your vehicle will ensure considerable improvements in quality of ride and driving comfort. FOX 2.5 Factory Series are named so because of their 2.5-in. diameter, which allows for the shock absorbers to retain much more oil by volume. The latter lowers working pressures and hence operating temperatures, thus allowing for more dynamic driving on rough terrain. FOX 2.5s also allow for considerable adjustability and tuning, while offering superior handling at higher speeds. These products can be serviced and rebuilt, which ensures their longevity of service life. However, one should remember that these components will need comprehensive servicing in-between 30-50k miles, in order to upkeep and maintain optimal performance.
Bilstein 6112 Types w/ 60-mm Pistons
These products are a fairly new addition to the shock absorbers offered by Bilstein. They come outfitted with durable 60-mm pistons, while having 2.6-in. bodies, thus ensuring superior 4x4ing and off-roading performance. These components are created for those who engage in plenty of driving off the beaten path, with the vehicle having to drive over rough terrain and obstacles. Bilstein 6112 Series offer excellent leveling adjustment, thus helping to raise your vehicle’s rear end. These units will last for tens of thousands of miles, offering considerable durability and service lives. Bilstein 6112 types are offered at a lower price than the company’s 2” coilovers, thus having a more advantageous price-to-shock ratio. However, the components need a special compressor to be installed properly.
ICON Stage 1 Coilovers
The components are engineered and built for use during daily driving and off-roading activities. ICON Stage 1 coilovers feature company’s proprietary designs with digressive valving, which can ensure much better handling and driving control, while at the same time retaining plenty of comfort as you are pursuing greater performance and faster driving off the beaten path. The components offer a certain number of both pros and cons. The first include better driving dynamics on and off road; the shock absorbers can be both serviced and rebuilt; the units can be upgraded at higher component stages. The second include mandatory servicing, if remaining within the top performance characteristics is required; the ride quality being a tad too harsh for daily driving, with the ICON Stage 1s being created for being driven off the beaten path.
Shock Absorbers for Towing
Any Ford F-150 owner uses his pickup truck for towing and hauling different trailers, recreational vehicles, 5th wheels, and so on, while engaging in a variety of tasks. Regardless of whether you are into boating and need to tow your sloop to a nearby lake, or into horseback riding and need to haul your stallions to a riding arena, your Ford F-150’s suspension will need just the right setup to accomplish the tasks.
Bilstein 5100 Types, w/ 46-mm Pistons
The components are designed for towing different trailers, while being among some of the finest-selling shock absorbers for both pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Bilstein 5100 Series are designed to be more firm than the preceding 4600 series and original equipment products. These shocks come pressurized with Nitrogen gas, which ensures better handling and responses on vehicles which were lifted, having large-size wheels and tires. Bilstein 5100s offer additional leveling features, which can come in handy for certain vehicle owners. The components are both durable and lasting, being offered by one of the most renowned shock absorber manufacturing companies in the world. However, it must be noted that Bilstein 5100 Series cost higher than average shock absorbers available on the market.
Rancho RS9000XL Series
These components have been available for more than several decades now, while proving that both durability and versatility are paramount to the pickup truck and SUV market. Rancho RS9000XL Series are designed to adjust the quality of ride from soft to hard, while ensuring plenty of benefits to owners of various heavy-duty vehicles. These components offer plenty of pros, while still having some minor cons. The first include control for both hard and soft compression damping; durable bodies; plenty of oil volume; superior adjustability for the price; and a 90-day manufacturer guarantee. The second include dials which may be prone to breakages; and adjustment settings, which may be somewhat hard to read for some drivers.
Teraflex Falcon Sport Tow Series
These products come with sizeable 2.25-in. bodies, which allow for utilizing wider pistons and retaining greater amounts of oil in comparison to the components offered by the competition. Teraflex Falcon Sport Tow Series dampers come outfitted with digressive pistons, which ensure plenty of improvement in control and handling during driving on paved motorways, regardless of whether unloaded or under load. The latter also provides for considerable off-roading potential, with the tires remaining glued to the surface underneath. The products offer lesser body roll, thus protecting the vehicle from bottoming out. Teraflex Falcon Sport Tow Series ensure excellent leveling capabilities, while being manufactured from durable metals and alloys. These components come with soft or firm responses and ride control adjustment. Falcon Sport Tow Series can also be both serviced and rebuilt.
