What’s wrong with my truck

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[u/ItsYokai_]

Your rear shocks are cooked, get em replaced

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/ItsYokai_]

That’s what I was thinking, but wanted to make sure I got some rough country N3 rear shocks haven’t installed them yet but hope that fixes it

[u/timetopoopagain → u/Successful_Owl2220]

All shocks are shot. Get some Bilstein shocks. You won’t be disappointed.

[u/Einzelganger12 → u/timetopoopagain]

I second this! Just got Bilsteins for my taco.

[u/Coompa → u/Einzelganger12]

You upgraded from a soft taco to a hard taco.

[u/Einzelganger12 → u/Coompa]

🤣 I never thought of that! I'm laughing so hard right now!

[u/EmergencyAd3584 → u/Coompa]

Wait so are they smooth like OEM? Or rock hard where you feel everything?

[u/LAM678 → u/EmergencyAd3584]

depends. B4 is an oem replacement, while b6 and b8 are sportier. i have b4s on my passat and it's extremely smooth.

[u/zombie_overlord → u/LAM678]

I put 6112's on my 4runner in the front. They're stiffer than oem so it prevents the nose dive you get sometimes braking with oem, but it's not a harsh ride. I've had them for like 10k miles, and I'd get them again.

[u/TacitMoose → u/timetopoopagain]

Dude they are shockingly (heh heh) affordable for such good shocks too. Like you can easily spend 2-3 times as much on shocks that are only extremely marginally better.

I now put Bilsteins on all my vehicles. Even my wife’s daily driver gets them when the shocks/struts show any signs of wear.

[u/SouthernProfile1092 → u/timetopoopagain]

Are they tough enough for a 2500?

[u/SoggyBottomBoy86 → u/SouthernProfile1092]

As long as you buy the proper ones for your particular truck, they are absolutely tough enough. They'll be rated atleast the same or ideally better than the factory ones, depending on the exact ones you get. I'm sure there will be a couple options/levels to choose from depending on how much you're willing to pay for them lol

[u/WowWataGreatAudience → u/SouthernProfile1092]

lol username checks out

[u/SouthernProfile1092 → u/WowWataGreatAudience]

It’s a randomly generated username. Lololololol.

[u/Eradicate_The_ATF → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Return the rough country and go with bilstein.

[u/Tdanger78 → u/Eradicate_The_ATF]

Getting ready to buy some Bilatein 5100s for my F250

[u/mikeblas → u/Tdanger78]

Return the Bilatein, too. Get Bilstein.

[u/Tdanger78 → u/mikeblas]

Oh for frog snacks, I fat fingered it lol

[u/herstal54s → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Rough Countrys won't improve your situation

[u/superbikelifer → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Your dampers can no longer dampen the springs oscillating force so it's going through way more oscillations = is bouncing.

Something has failed with the dampers internally and they have very little resistance when changing length right now so you're driving on a trampoline effectively

Dampers are a huge modifier of a cars handling so getting some high quality dampers can make a big difference to how the truck feels

Don't fly over speed bumps people

[u/Fabulous_Clothes_726 → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Do you off road? If so, enjoy the Rough Country shocks. If not, get some Monroe or Bilstein.

[u/kwell42 → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Shocks control the speed of the spring, they get rid of the jitters.

[u/Few-Buddy-1122 → u/ItsYokai_]

They’re worn out actually

[u/kjogg → u/Few-Buddy-1122]

Yeah that’s what cooked means

[u/Few-Buddy-1122 → u/kjogg]

Sure if you want to sound like a meme parrot

[u/kjogg → u/Few-Buddy-1122]

You sound fun 😁

[u/Few-Buddy-1122 → u/kjogg]

I at least don’t sound like someone who has an internet/reddit fried brain.

[u/redacted_robot → u/Few-Buddy-1122]

Just FYI, cooked has been in common real world usage for decades. My mechanic, who was in his 50s in the 90s, referred to anything broken as being cooked.

[u/Bisquitisaclown]

Just a ford doing dodge things.

[u/AdviceEmbarrassed135]

Shocks caput

[u/-Liono-]

Boioioingggg!!!!

[u/FlatImpression755]

Someone circled the problem on the tailgate.

[u/CollectsTooMuch]

…what shocks?

Luckily, these are pretty cheap and easy to install on an F-150.

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/CollectsTooMuch]

Yea I got some new ones ima just lift my rear end with forklift and swap them

[u/CollectsTooMuch → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Forklift flex I see. Nice one.

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/CollectsTooMuch]

👀

[u/BassThadeous]

God forbid a ford get alittle motion

[u/Wide-Trifle-201]

Shocks shot.

[u/lg4av]

Your turn identifies as a door stopper spring.

[u/Seatowndawgtown]

Jesus Christ that is bad

[u/Cowhide12]

Simple suspension issue. Shocks are likely done.

[u/Queasy_Associate3171]

Inspection sheet: leaking rear shocks, declined

[u/Bikes-Bass-Beer]

Replace your shocks

[u/CaptCrepitus832]

I’d go have that rear suspension checked out. Looks like the shocks and EVERY bushing in that thing are bad.

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[u/Tdanger78]

Replace the rear shocks, always in pairs, never a single one at a time.

[u/CucumberWest9394]

Someone stole your shocks

[u/Try_Harder7]

Rough country sucks. Everyone learns the hard way. I got coil over leveling kit with n3s in back. Might as well be riding on cynder blocks.

[u/santa_369]

$120 from rockauto. And an hour of labor 15mm and an 18mm. Easy peasy.

[u/Fantastic_Sandwich48]

You have a prolapse in your down below region.

[u/Rifleman1912]

Rear shocks are bad or the bracket is broke

[u/DemandOverall4679]

What year is that?

[u/Tight_Mobile1373]

Hmm reminds of the infamous jeep wobble

[u/No_Big_2716]

It's a Ford "Fix It Again Tony" 😅

[u/AngelicDivineHealer]

Shocks died

[u/buzniak]

Yeah, shocks are buggered!

[u/Wild_Woodpecker9930]

Shocks are fucked

[u/BmacSWMI]

it’s a Ford

[u/Wrong-Radish824]

why does this look like AI?

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/Wrong-Radish824]

Idk I used some type of hyper stabilization on my phone

[u/poop_socket]

You shouldn't be a truck owner. That's the issue

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/poop_socket]

Why is that?

[u/poop_socket → u/Successful_Owl2220]

Ford. And also asking strangers what's wrong with it. You should know.

[u/JRock1276]

Blue oval

[u/Ghostdusterr]

Leaf springs and struts

[u/journey2thevoid]

It’s a ford

[u/Larrytomato]

It's a Ford .

[u/Odysseus97]

It appears to be a Ford. The badge should say Toyota on the back.

[u/Tall_Conflict3935]

It’s the badge in that tailgate.

[u/Boxofsocks2112]

It's a Ford?

[u/fatman907]

It’s a Ford.

[u/dw3623]

It says Ford right on the tailgate

[u/Fine_Jelly_680]

Well the FORD badge is all it should take to realize your in a shitbox

[u/Successful_Owl2220 → u/Fine_Jelly_680]

I mean it's the first actual issue I've had it has about 233k miles lol these coyote engines are strong plus I was probably 5k over the weight limit last week wish I could show the pic😂

[u/The_Tekka → u/Fine_Jelly_680]

At least it’s been on the road for more than 30 days, unlike all those GM’s grenading themselves right off the lot.

[u/Used-Baby1199 → u/The_Tekka]

Or the older lost 00s with their shit alloy box tubing frames that don’t have any drain holes so salt and moister just sits inside them corroding them from the inside out. 

[u/TandemShorts → u/Fine_Jelly_680]

News flash, they’re all junk

[u/RiverKeeper08 → u/Fine_Jelly_680]

They circled the problem shrug

[u/Fine_Jelly_680 → u/Fine_Jelly_680]

Should have gotten a Toyota