I installed the RSX last month. Best mod I have ever done to the truck. Even my wife likes it. You will immeadiately notice the difference.

 

Hello...These RSX shocks...do they give a nicer smooler ride and save the truck wearing ?? How much are they for a set to buy...Is it only in the USA or where in Canada can I get them ?? or can I...I don't know if my shocks have ever been changed... Is there a way to tell..truck has just turned 89000k got it March 11...

thanks...

 

Concrete,

Try Canadian Tire, then Summit Racing in Ohio. http://www.summitracing.com/
For the Summit price don't forget the currency exchange and to call them for shipping charges. You will also have to pay brokerage fees from UPS and tax on the product GST/PST or is it HST in Nova Scotia and on the brokerage GST.

JMC

 

www.samsoffroad.com


This is where I got mine buy 4 get one free The right rear one I think





paid $ 147.00


For Em

 

Took my 04 to get the wheels rotated and balanced this morning. He stated that I should replace the shocks and struts before 30K, since the factory shocks at set up to have 20% impact dampening, and 80% rebound. After market shocks have more of a 50/50 setup. He also noted that you should balance your tires after about 5000 miles. Since, with all the extra rubber that new tires have, it's balance gets thrown off very early in the tires life.

 

When installing your RSX's, take special care when installing the red bushings at the top of the shock. Make sure they seat up in the hole of the bracket nicely. Remember to first jack the truck up from the crossmember so that you can install the shocks but before you tighten the top bolt up, put a jack underneath the A-arm and crank it up such that the lower red bushing contacts the mount nicely, then tighten it up.


I just slapped the bushings in without thinking and they weren't nicely seated in the bracket, the bushings flattened up and within two weeks I got a knocking noise from the front. THe bushings were too far distorted to re-use and I had to improvise with a set of sway bar end link bushings.

Personally I think that those red poly bushings are of a too soft durametor for our application. Rancho doesn't even make stiffer ones.


Overall opinion of the RSX's: I think they are pretty decent for the price. They ride nice, took care of my body role problem, and respond fairly decent off road. All in all, I can't complain too much about them, they were worth the $150 I paid.


kev