Anyone seen this on rear shocks and inner tie rod boot?

[TurboS]

Update: ford looked at my shock boot, ordered a whole new shock as the boot is not serviceable! $3000 fix, but covered under warranty. Currently awaiting the part to arrive, they said 3-4 days.

This was why I bought the extended warranty from Flood (Granger, et al offer similar pricing). One shock is well over the cost of the 10 year/125k/$100 deductible extended warranty I bought in December 2022. My dealer wanted $5k ha ha ha ho ho ha ha for the same coverage.

Who knows if my bet will pay out, but this definitely makes me feel better about that decision.

I hope you get a chance to see the shock & boot after removal. It's probably arrives from Fox as an assembly, seems like a huge expense to replace a boot and I'm thinking there is going to be many more. Wonder what the Off-Roadeo Raptor boots look like as they may be the most abused at this time judging by @DallasCajun video's.

Another thought, is it possible the boot was a sign of a shock failure?

Good call on the Ford extended warranty, looks like a good investment in the long run, even if you don't keep your Raptor it's transferable which should add resale value.

 

[Powerfiend]

Just curious any update on the replacement of the shock or what it looked like when they took it out. My hopes is that its just a cosmetic issue.

 

[412Brap]

Just curious any update on the replacement of the shock or what it looked like when they took it out. My hopes is that its just a cosmetic issue.

+1 here. I just checked my rear shock boots yesterday, and they are both still bound up. I tried correcting them to no avail.

 

[JohnGalt]

Sorry, I didn't see the shock when removed. My guess is that the boot will tear at some point and dust will get in. since they go to the trouble to put a boot on, I’m guessing dust will have a long term detrimental impact on the performance.

If they keep replacing these under warranty, it feels like Ford and/or Fox are going to feel a sting on this issue.

 

[Tye]

assuming extended warranty would not he needed initially on the shock boot issue correct?

 

[JohnGalt]

assuming extended warranty would not he needed initially on the shock boot issue correct?

Correct. This was under the basic (initial) warranty.

 

[Magic]

While I had mine up on a lift yesterday I checked my rear shocks on my BRaptor. The driver side looked OK, but the passenger side was a mess. Guess it's time for a warranty work visit to the dealer.

 

[412Brap]

I'm going to wait to warranty this until the new Fox shocks for the F-150 Raptors become available for the Broncos