I have a 2014 Raptor with about 80,000 miles and one of the shocks is leaking so the dealer advised me to replace (at a high cost as you know!). My question, I have been reading about the rebuild companies out there and I see some mixed reviews as it relates to durability with the rebuilds. I do not drive my truck offroad btw. Are people having success with the rebuilds or is this just a temporary fix that will fail faster than a new replacement shock?
You’re way better off getting the rebuild done on your shocks through Fox or Forged Offroad.
If going with 3” shocks is something you really want to do, then buy the correctly engineered ones instead of trying to cram the wrong part into your front suspension. You gain too much travel with the wheel drooping, and also, you LOSE an equal amount of travel when the shock is compressed.
You would need to have limiting straps installed (weld on the mounts) but that wouldn’t solve the uptravel issue. You could install the Forged Off-road front bumpstop kit to try and solve the uptravel issue, and that kit is really cool, but it’s also more money.
The idea sounds attractive due to the cheap cost. What happens down the road though when you finally off road it and bust an axle, or sell the truck to someone else who immediately goes off road with it?
The cost to have Fox rebuild your shocks is $600, and they come back good as new. Yes, your truck is on jack stands for a couple weeks, but it’s the correct part, no ******** around needed.