i need to replace my shocks. i bought the truck used from my cousin and from what i can tell i still have the factory shock. the truck has 106,500 miles on it. i have decided to go with the rancho 5000s. has anyone every used these and how many miles can i expect with them?

 

4x4 or 4X2? I replaced the original shocks on my 98 F-150 4x2 with Rancho 5000 about nine months ago. I had about 110,000 on the original shocks and the rear ones were leaking oil down the shocks. So far I have been pleased with them. Most of my driving is highway. The Rancho shocks came with a lifetime warranty on them. They should last a while unless you do a lot of offroading. Just waiting to put Revo's on the truck next.

 

its a 4x2 and most of my driving is on the highway. except for the ocasional see a mudhole and go hit it urge. lol i am getting them at advance auto parts and the price is $216 for all 4. do you know anywhere i can maybe get them cheaper?

 

Yeah, look up the Monroe Gas Magnum, it is the same internally except the rubber boot vs. the steel sleeve and yellow vs. white.
There is also a generic line that is exactly the same with out the logo available from NAPA called the Gas Grande

Rancho, Eldebrock and many others are made by Monroe too!

After having hands on you can tell just by looking. Most lines of shocks here in america are either Monroe, Gabriel or Billstien.

 

i would go with the rancho's. you could get the magnums or the reflex, but after having the ranchos a few months, i really like them. plus the price on them is pretty good. got mine at sears for $170. took bout an hour and a half to install them. had to cut off the front bolts with a sawzall.

 

Isn't the Gas Magnum gas charged? That alone would be different from the 5000.

 

FOR THE PRICE I WOULD USE THE RANCHO 5000 OR EVEN BETTER USE THE FULLY ADJUSTABLE 9000 SERIES, THE RANCHOS ARE THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.....

 

Watch your Sears Sale Flyer. They do free install on 5000's, and Monroe SENSA-TRAC TRUCK SHOCK Absorbers all the time.

All four Monroe's were $180 installed. Good shocks too!

 

Actually so is the Rancho??????
Almost all shocks/struts are nitrogen gas charged. It keeps the oil from foaming in the shock with the up/down movement.
Did somebody blow smoke at you and tell you different?

 

well thanks for all of the info. i chose the rancho 5000s i wasnt worried about the free install b/c i did it myself. i hope they last a good while

 

The Rancho's don't seem to be gas(nitrogen) pressurized and according to Monroe, the Gas Magnum's are. You said they were the same internally but I can't seem to find anywhere on Rancho's site that says they're nitrogen pressurized. Maybe I'm wrong and Rancho is blowing smoke at me.

Rancho 5000 specs
http://www.gorancho.com/products/shocks/RS5000.stm

Gas Magnum specs
http://www.monroe.com/products/mp_de...l=Gas%20Magnum

 

hmmm, i looked at your links and they both say GAS....

 

I'm specifically talking about Nitrogen pressurization. To put it simply, compress both shocks. If they were the same shock they would either both expand or not expand because of pressurization or lack of. My opinon is that the Rancho is not pressurized and therefore doesn't expand on it's own when compressed. The Magnum I assume is pressurized and will expand. To say they're the same shock just doesn't seem accurate to me. I'm venturing to guess that even the valving is different.

 

Colorado Osprey seems to think the shocks are all the same.
I'm not sure, so I can't say. I'm also unaware of his sources.

He says Monroe makes the Eldebrock shocks, but I saw a show where they were doing their shocks in-house. They were quite proud of that fact.

Anyhow, I do agree that any quality shock will do the job. Just as long as its the right shock for the application.

I think when they say "gas" thats just another way of saying "Nitrogen gas".

 

Things may have changed since I got out of the industry...but as late as the '90's Eldebrock was made by Monroe. I sold and installed approximately 2000+ shocks and struts in one year and got a watch presented to me by Monroe.

I'm not saying that they are all the same, buy the differences are so minor that even if you took them apart yourself, you might not be able to tell the difference. A lot of this is just marketing. For example the Gas Magnum LT is by fact sold under no less than 6 different names with the only thing to change the name is the vendor naming, packaging and the paint color.

If you bought Rancho....good choice, it is a great quality nitrogen gas charged shock. It is not exactly the same as the Gas Magnum LT, the pressure rebound valve is slightly smaller making it a harder shock, but in turn slows it down for agressive rough terrain. It will work best at a slightly slower speed over rough terrain than the Monroe LT.

+ you can't beat the warranty!