Parts for your 2019 Ford Everest-Struts

2019 Ford Everest struts: what’s fitted and what to service instead

Chasing “struts” for a 2019 Ford Everest? According to Ford Australia’s 2019 Everest specification sheets and the Ford Workshop/Service Manual for the UA II platform, this model does not use MacPherson struts. The front suspension is an independent double wishbone with a coil-over shock absorber and stabiliser bar, while the rear is a coil-sprung live axle with a Watt’s linkage and stabiliser bar. Technical reviews of the Everest/Ranger platform in Australia and New Zealand echo the same architecture. So, while some people casually call the front coil-over assemblies “struts”, they’re not structural MacPherson struts.

Why no struts on the Everest? It rides on a ladder-frame chassis shared with the Ranger, tuned for towing, load-carrying and off-road work. A double-wishbone front end gives solid camber control, long wheel travel and durability over corrugations, and it packages neatly around the 4WD hardware. At the rear, the coil-sprung live axle with a Watt’s linkage keeps the diff centred through its travel and copes well with rough tracks and heavy loads—again, not a strut design.

If someone’s searching for “Everest struts”, they’ll be looking for these components instead:

• Front coil-over shock absorbers (damper with a coil spring on it), including top mounts
• Front upper and lower control arm bushes and ball joints
• Rear shock absorbers and coil springs, plus sway-bar links/bushes

Service tips: shocks are condition-based items—there’s no fixed kilometre interval. Many owners see 80,000–150,000 km, but heavy towing, corrugations and off-road use can shorten that. Tell-tales are a bouncy ride, nose-dive under brakes, cupped or uneven tyre wear, oil weep from the damper body, and clunks over sharp bumps. Replace in axle pairs, and use quality OE-equivalent or reputable aftermarket units. Front coil-over replacement requires proper spring compressors and care with preload—best left to a workshop if the right gear isn’t on hand. Any time control arms, camber bolts or bushes are disturbed, book a wheel alignment and recheck torque at ride height. Keep an eye on tyre pressures and rotations to protect the fresh suspension work.

Does a 2019 Ford Everest have struts?

No. It uses a double-wishbone front end with coil-over shocks and a coil-sprung live rear axle with a Watt’s linkage. “Struts” in the MacPherson sense aren’t part of the design, even though some people casually use the term for the front coil-over assemblies.

What should be replaced if I thought I needed struts?

Ask for front coil-over shock absorbers (with top mounts if worn), plus inspect upper/lower control arm bushes and ball joints. At the rear, it’s conventional shocks and coils. Sway-bar links and bushes are inexpensive and worth checking at the same time.

How often do the Everest’s shocks need replacing?

There’s no set schedule. Many see 80,000–150,000 km, but frequent off-road work, corrugations or towing can bring that forward. Replace when there’s leaking, poor damping, clunks, or uneven tyre wear, and align the wheels after any major front-end work.