hey guys,

so ive finally had enough of the semi-hard ride of my truck, the mods are in my sig.

im looking for a smoother ride when i hit a pothole or train tracks


what should i look at? bilstein 5100's?

thanks!

 

anyone have any info on the Rancho rs9000xl??

 

anyone?

 

If you have the money, Ditch the 2" AS and go for the adjustable 5100's.

 

I have the Rancho's and like them. I had a set of KYB Gas-A-Just prior and these are much better. They are actually the proper length in the front. I have 20" wheels and torsion bars cranked just to let you know what I'm working with. They're adjustable (haven't really played with the various adjustments yet) so I went with 5 (out of 9 I believe) on the fronts and 3 on the rears. So far so good. Pretty easy to install as well. They are self-binding, so you can position one end, unscrew to "release" the shock and they slowly extend. Pretty sweet. I installed mine without the boots as well. Hope that helped.

 

The lack of dust boots could cause those shocks to prematurely fail on you.

 

Yeah, they come with boots, I just opted to leave them off. I had researched quite a bit and I heard there was also a risk of using the boots and getting dirt, moisture, etc. trapped in there leading to quicker corrosion. So thats the route I went.

 

I have the Ranchos Quick Lift on mi 2005 SCrow.
The ride is nice and adjustable from way too soft to really rough.
I keep them at 5 front and 6 rear, that works for me. Slightly rough than stock, just right for me.
One thing thou Mine is ding on me after 1 year of installation. Miner offroading (Without abuse), Mileg on them is 60,000 KM (37,500 mil) warranty is over and I am going for Icon stag I now.

 

Not hardly. Shock boots are purely cosmetic. You never see anyone that "uses" top end shocks running boots. Boots have to have holes in them to let air in and out when they compress and extend. These holes also let in muddy watter and whatever else and don't let it out so good. Shocks also have scrapers thats sole purpose in life is to clean off the rod before it compresses. That boot does little to nothing to extend the life of a shock.

th3godf4th3r...search around!! Both of these shocks have been covered in depth around here lately.

 

AH, that makes sense. Now I know not to order boots when I get mine. They look cheesy IMO.

 

The Belltech Street Performance Lifting/Lowering Strut works very well. The rebound and valving is awesome. It will lift the truck up to 1" and lower it up to 3"

 

Yeah but I don't think there is any comparison between those and the 5100's and the 9000xl's.

 

Who sells these? I must be blind that i dont see or find them.

 

Check shock warehouse or 4wheel parts.

 

Shock warehouse has them for $462 for a set of 4.

Are they really that much better than stock or better than using an AS kit?