Hi all;

Installed my RS9000x's last October , but not the RCX remote shock adjustment kit ( which was free as part of a "buy 4 shocks, get the RCX free" promo). Darn thing took 3 months to arrive, just in time for winter , so the install is gonna have to wait until things thaw out around here.

The shocks are awesome, but to adjust the damping I have to crawl under the truck. No biggie, but a PITA in the snow. I used setting '3' for a fully loaded hike to FLA; using setting '1' for daily commuting - very nice. Tried setting '9' just for grins - felt like the shocks were replaced with solid steel rods;-)).

Anyway - just wondering if any of you folks have already done the RCX install. Any tips - how is it working out, impressions, etc? Thanks.

Cheers
MGDfan

(Was posted in the 'Aftermarket / Suspension' section, but looks like very few visit that area)

 

I installed mine last weekend and have not driven the truck because of an overfull oil problem. I'm hoping I don't have a fuel leak or a blown HG.


Anyways the install isn't TOO bad. I don't have space in the heated shop right now to put the truck so I did it in the garage. The truck also will not fit in there completely (building is too small). It was cold on Sunday so I didn't have much time or patience to trouble shoot the system once installed. On my truck there isn't alot of space under the hood (dual batteries). I was able to mount the compressor directly in front of the DS battery. Make sure when you mount the compressor to use the rubber isolators to help keep vibrations down and to dampen the pump. Make sure you use teflon tape on all the pushlock fittings that much be screwed together. I tried to use some pipe dope I had and it didn't hold well at all. Though the stuff I was using was very old. I still have a large air leak somewhere in my system and I can't build any pressure at all. I have not had time to find out exactly where its at yet. The biggest complaints I've had with the system so far is the cheesy fuse tap which is a pita to get to work. Mine would just barely make conatact and as soon as the fuse cover went on I would lose power. The other is I don't like the guages which don't light up for crap. I am thinking of talking to Rancho to see what PSI readings corresponds to each setting number and then running a DiPricol pressure gauge to substitue for each of the small Ranchos. Since I don't tow very much currently I don't feel that this will be a HUGE gain, but if I was going from loaded to unloaded conditions all the time it would be nice.

 

Thanks for the reply '73 !

On the lighting issue I think I'll try higher wattage and/or Krypton bulbs. I might even try high intensity L.E.D's in the colour of my choice - red.

I'm also contemplating using small diameter split wire loom or rubber hose to protect the long runs of plastic air line - stuff looks fragile to me.

And I'm ditching the fuse connector for a hardwired setup.

Ahhh, once it warms up around here....sigh...

Again, thanks for the reply.

Cheers!

 

It actually hit close to 50* here today (might have been higher but thats my WAG), and its supposed to be warmer tomorrow I just wish that I could work on my truck during the day, but work won't allow that.

As for the lighting I'm not a big fan of backlit guages like this. I have an Autometer Phantom Trans temp guage like that and I prefer the ones where the numbers and needle light up. Specifically the Dipricol guages which are a somewhat close match to the factory SD guages. The hose is acutally sturdier than it seems. Its suprisingly very thick wall construction. Make sure you have extra zip ties handy as I breezed through mine, but I like having mine very secure and routed out of the way. The one thing I did on mine is I mounted my Ts for each shock in the middle of the axle. I did this so each run from there to the shock is the same length. I did this so each shock will inflate/deflate at the same time. If it was a fluid system then it wouldn't make much difference as the pressure in the whole system is the same since it can't compress, but air is another story. You know I think I did actually learn something useful from my fluid dynamics stuff. The airleak I'm experiencing is driving me up the wall as to where its at. Given the fact that it bleeds pressure off as fast as I can make it on both front and back makes me think its right at the compressor. I'm hoping maybe I installed my check valves backwards (doubtful). I MIGHT have cracked the cast top of the compressor putting the fittings in. But I gotta pull the compressor out to see it. You will have to show me your hard wired setup once its complete as the way they have you do it is cheesy at best. At 8pm in the dark when you can't feel your hands all I was interested in was making it pump.