Bye Felicia! (FX4 shocks)

[puckdodger]

I don't have FX4, but I def have the side to side waddle over train tracks etc. Ordered Bilstein 5100 from an online place that promised quick delivery in Canada and so far I have been waiting 2 months for them to arrive.

I sent them a nice little snotgram yesterday about the lack of customer service blah blah blah but everyone hides behind supply chain issues and I'm getting fairly sick of that excuse.

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[EJH]

I don't have FX4, but I def have the side to side waddle over train tracks etc. Ordered Bilstein 5100 from an online place that promised quick delivery in Canada and so far I have been waiting 2 months for them to arrive.

I sent them a nice little snotgram yesterday about the lack of customer service blah blah blah but everyone hides behind supply chain issues and I'm getting fairly sick of that excuse.

Can you order the Fox 2.0 or Eibach rears instead, with an earlier delivery?

 

[puckdodger]

Can you order the Fox 2.0 or Eibach rears instead, with an earlier delivery?

I had to confirm the order and pay up front, not able to cancel once it's placed. Which is fine if they live up to their end of the deal. Otherwise don't set a date, and tell the customer delivery date TBD. At least then I can decide whether I want to take my chances on getting them before I am too old to chew my own food.

 

[puckdodger]

its not an excuse....unless you believe you have proof to the contrary?
would you care to share your conspiracy theory to back up your claim?

Thanks for asking RP, usually people want me to keep this stuff bottled up lol. And it's more of a gut feeling than a full blown theory, but I'll put the tinfoil hat on for a while...

I sort of remember a macroeconomics theory that says if there is enough customer demand for widgets, supply will follow. Free markets and all that. What creates supply depends on a variety of factors including raw materials, technology, a labor input, regulatory bullshit and other stuff.

So the raw materials and current tech were supplying the world and are still available to make the widgets, and we both know that corporations and companies will pay lawyers to evade as much regulatory bullshit as they can, I look at the labour input and think there might be an issue with supply of labor, because the price the companies are willing to pay for labor doesn't meet the price the creators of the labor want to sell it for.

Basically, IMO if the labor compensation input is increased the available supply of labor would increase and the output of widgets would increase to meet the demand.

Am I right? Am I full of shit? Will I ever get my shocks? Will a thread on this forum every stay in topic?

I don't know and apologies to the OP for the hijack.

 

[stringbreaker]

I was seriously thinking of getting rid of my Ranger before I had the Bilstein shocks installed, the ride changed so dramatically I decided to keep it.

 

[puckdodger]

Well RP, I suppose that's another side of things to consider.

But seriously, if the gubbermint got us in this mess, they should have it fixed up in no time??

 

[IcemanSTX]

I am so stinking sick of bouncing around in my truck. Tonight I finally ditched the FX4 shocks for some FOX Shocks with roost guards. Now time to go test them out! Hopefully these calm down the rear end a bit!

An upgrade you will never regret ?. Man I miss Arkansas. Spent 9 years as a kid in Rogers and now consider myself Arkansan ?

 

[Ranger54]

Are you going to do the fronts? I absolutely love the ride after I put Eibachs all around.

Yup. Fronts are going on soon. Thinking of going up to 3.5” of lift and 35’s. ?‍?

 

[Ranger54]

An upgrade you will never regret ?. Man I miss Arkansas. Spent 9 years as a kid in Rogers and now consider myself Arkansan ?

Haha. Awesome. It’s beautiful here. I live in Bella Vista and Work in Bentonville!

 

[Voodoo Ranger]

Yup. Fronts are going on soon. Thinking of going up to 3.5” of lift and 35’s. ?‍?

How do you like the ride with just the rear shocks installed? If you bought them online do you have a link?

 

[JonB]

I am so stinking sick of bouncing around in my truck. Tonight I finally ditched the FX4 shocks for some FOX Shocks with roost guards. Now time to go test them out! Hopefully these calm down the rear end a bit!

So, how are the new shocks. I'm pretty much OK with my 2019 Ranger but the rear end doesn't take bumps very well. Did your new shocks settle yours down? Any smoother ride over bumps?

 

[Ranger54]

So, how are the new shocks. I'm pretty much OK with my 2019 Ranger but the rear end doesn't take bumps very well. Did your new shocks settle yours down? Any smoother ride over bumps?

Night and day difference! Very pleased!

 

[Ranger54]

How do you like the ride with just the rear shocks installed? If you bought them online do you have a link?

Got them from @Stage3Motorsports! The rear seems like the main issue with the uneasy suspension. Fx4 Shock valving is too light. Makes rear end busy. The front still feels OK but Fox front struts are in the near future

 

[puckdodger]

Ordered some Eibachs for the rear yesterday, looking forward to settling the ass end of this truck down.

 

[Ranger54]

Ordered some Eibachs for the rear yesterday, looking forward to settling the ass end of this truck down.

My list was Bilstein, Fox, Eibach. ??

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