The shocks are just behind the coil springs unless someone removed them. I believe the E350 chassis is the same from 92 on. Check to see if you have shock mounts with nothing in them. Here's a pic though it doesn't show much. Good luck!

Mark, Get the sway bar. It will not only help on winding roads, but when those 18 wheelers go by you'll feel a lot more comfortable. Also, make sure your shocks are in good shape. I found that new Bilstein shocks and the Helwig sway bar gives me a lot more time to enjoy the views when driving. Cliff

Thanks Mike. Good luck with the install in May.


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I used a very old 3/8 drill with a 1/2" bit with no problem. The key for me was getting a good 1/2" carbide bit for about $16 at my local hardware store.


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Did you get your panels installed? If so, how did you wind up mounting them? Also, did you use the existing prewired solar panel leads?
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Cliff


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Did you make it to the central coast? Saw a 190 near The airport in San Luis Obispo last Tuesday. Sorry, just saw your post about being in this area. Hope you had a good time on the road!


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I'll jump in here since I recently did the rear install. Yes, you'll need to enlarge an existing hole on the frame to 1/2". I spent about fifteen bucks on a good drill bit and it took just a couple of minutes to enlarge the hole. I'd been trying to slowly enlarge the hole with some bits i alrea...

Now that you have the Bilsteins you're ready for a rear sway bar. There's some posts on the site. Helwig 7183. Makes for an even better ride, especially cornering. I got mine on ebay for $190 and it took me about three hous to install though others have done it in less time. Had to enlarge two alrea...

I bought a resonator last year and it seems to make the gen about 30% quieter. I did have to use some emery paper to very slightly enlarge the diameter of the resonator. It's pretty much impossible to put it on with the gen running or after the exhaust pipe heats up, but if you put it on when it's c...

Had our 92 in big sur last week and ran across a 91 from detroit! He was having some generator issues so I told him about the website.

Great post. Do you think it's worth $200 for the better ride? I put Bilstein shocks on last year and they made a huge difference. Thanks.

Saw one around Bar Harbor Maine about August 20th and another near Mabou Nova Scotia around Sept. 1. Ours is on the west coast and it was sure nice seeing a couple on the road. Almost as rare as a moose sighting!

If you have full hookups why not use the overhead heater in the air conditioner? Runs on electricity and won't use propane or drain the battery.

Model numbers for the Bilstein Heavy Duty shocks are 33-176857 for the rear and 33-187570 for the fronts. I got mine from ajusa.com but eshocks.com also has them for the lowest price of about $84 per shock. The sites say these shocks fit 1992-2007 Econolines so it shouldn't matter what year your 190...

We just got back from our first road trip after installing a set of Bilstein heavy duty shocks to replace what looked like the original shocks on our 92 (with 58K). What a huge difference. It rides a little stiffer, but the handling in windy conditions is so much better with much less sway. And corn...