We finally took a week long trip with the new Bilstein Comfort shocks so here are our experiences. The factory rep was correct about choosing the Comforts over the HDs. On our shock absorber test track -- US 101 north of Santa Rosa -- where the road is choppy and undulating the ride was tolerable. The Bilsteins controlled the undulations very well but couldn't quite smooth out the broken pavement. The original Ford shocks could not cope with the undulations at all. The Bilsteins kept the rig steady even on side to side undulations, greatly aiding my control of the vehicle. On smooth roads the ride was sublime. On twisty roads the rig was easy to handle because no side to side swaying. Conclusion: slow suspension movements very well damped, eliminating effects of sway; fast suspension movements reduced but not eliminated.
We had the shocks installed by my neighbor's garage and good thing we did. They had to cut the front Ford shocks off because the upper mounting nuts were cross threaded.
