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Hi all, my shockers on my tug are shot on the back and wanted to know your comment regarding replacement ones

    My tug is a ford wagon 1996. Ty 



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adventure before dementia wrote:

Hi all, my shockers on my tug are shot on the back and wanted to know your comment regarding replacement ones

    My tug is a ford wagon 1996. Ty 

Our Old Man Emu Nitro Charge shockies are 10 years old and still Ok. Fitted to Landcruiser  LC79 series  ute and towing the van. Been off road heaps of times.

So highly recommended.



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My brother-in-law fitted gas heavy duty units as per the attached link to his BA wagon $115 the pair. They work as well as any other and with a Falcon wagon you will not be going off-road due to the lack of ground clearance.
He also fitted airbags as the springs were a bit soft and this really revolutionised the ride of the vehicle and stopped the rear of the wagon from bottoming on driveways etc.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Falcon-AU-BA-BF-Station-Wagon-STD-LOW-Heavy-Duty-Rear-Shock-Absorbers-/280870276061?fits=Make%3AFord%7CModel%3AFalcon&hash=item41652c4bdd:g:0eEAAMXQzr1R2gZd

 

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Can't go past Bilstein or Koni ..

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Checked out your link hako , doesnt suit my 1996 ford wagon ( ef ) they are for 1998 foreward . What sort of airbags did he install.



-- Edited by adventure before dementia on Wednesday 2nd of March 2016 06:25:43 PM

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Kiwi l check out thoses as well , ty

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Checked out your link hako , doesnt suit my 1996 ford wagon ( ef ) they are for 1998 foreward . What sort of airbags did he install.



-- Edited by adventure before dementia on Wednesday 2nd of March 2016 06:25:43 PM

 Try this link then:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Falcon-EA-EB-ED-EF-EL-Wagon-Rear-Shock-Absorbers-/280750621989?hash=item415e0a8525:g:6dMAAOxyKsZRrYA3

 

and the air bags were Polyair item 99922 at:

http://polyair.com.au/product-list/

These were easy to fit.

If it was me I'd also look at air shock absorbers:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FALCON-EF-EL-V8-94-97-STATION-WAGON-MONROE-REAR-AIR-SHOCK-ABSORBER-/181121330544?fits=Model%3AFalcon%7CPlat_Gen%3AEF&hash=item2a2bac2d70:g:oFkAAMXQHO9Rb8Dl

 

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Not sure what type and brand to choose ,

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Not sure what type and brand to choose ,

 If that's the case why not make sure you actually need to replace them smile

As the Falcon wagon has semi elliptic springs on the rear, the simple bounce test will tell if they are OK.  Also if they are leaking fluid they are shot.

If they pass the bounce test and are not leaking then I'd say save your money.

 

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Hako, l got under the car. Sure enough old oil stains on both shockers , did the bounce test about a week ago , their stuffed, hence l put it out there for coment .

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Now lm confused, ty for your comment thou .

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Daz, lm on a budget, plus l havent got a four wheel drive, l got a ford wagon. Ty for you comment

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Gday...

Bigmacca ... I think some have lost sight of the fact that you have a 1996 Falcon Wagon .... not a 4x4 ute etc.

At least one response has been to visit a 'suspension' centre - eg Pedders - who are extremely well versed in suspensions and how to replace or update the components to have the suspension better meet the requirements of the owner.

I fully recommend that course of action. To give you an idea of a range of such places check this list from Yellow Pages -

http://www.yellowpages.com.au/search/listings?clue=automotive+suspension&locationClue=Greater+Melbourne%2C+VIC&lat=&lon=&selectedViewMode=list

To be fair and honest, replacing (or updating) the suspension for a Falcon Wagon is definitely not rocket science ... and there is no need to be confused.

Cheers - John



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Ty for your comments john, l know its a ford wagon , own it outright , lol.

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Love you work , john. Iol.

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If you don't want to spend a lot of cash, just visit a wrecker - Falcon wagons are very common - just ring and ask if they have any in stock with decent rear shocks. Should only cost $50 max for the pair and probably less if you pull them yourself. The old saying "cut your suit according to your cloth" is the maxim I follow.
I use wreckers for all my cars unless they are going to be kept for many years and if ever I have a problem with a part they will exchange it. We had 7 kids and all had cars - now it's the grandkids with cars.
My Territory at 260,000km has the original front shocks but I replaced the rear shocks at 220,000km for no other reason than "they don't last forever" - ride was still the same afterwards.

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Your local garage mechanic is probably your easiest bet.

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Why the dramah ? If you can change a tyre ? You can change shocks .. It's one part of the vehicle you don't want to cheap out on .More so as a tow vehicle !!

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Why the dramah ? If you can change a tyre ? You can change shocks ..

Disagree. Not everyone has the right tools and if the vehicle does not use struts then messing with springs can be deadly to the unitiated.

Most folks are surprised at just how little extra it costs to have an outfit like Pedders do the job for you.
The costs of buying the shocks as a spare part and doing it yourself often saves you very little because of the high markup for suspension parts.



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Falcon wagon has cart springs (semi-elleptic) on the rear and shocks are attached by 2 nuts - one at the top and the other at the bottom - it doesn't get any simpler. Take a Falcon wagon to Pedders and ask them to do the job will cost at least $600 and no discount for pensioners. Pedders would also find at least $2000 of other work required (they are famous for this) - again no discount for pensioners.
I'm guessing that adventure before dementia is on a budget like many GN's.

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Exactly . No struts .. Just shocks .. Easy to do .. If I can do them on my Winnebago at a boat ramp . A Fakcon wagon is a walk in the park .,

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