I'm considering putting a set of these on my 97 extended cab 5.4L
2WD along with the Rancho RS9000X shocks that will be delivered on monday 4-26. (Yes, I got them from Sam's Offroad)
I am currently riding on Goodyear Trackers and stock shocks and the tires are pitiful after 38k miles.(They were religiously rotated and rebalanced).

Do you guys believe I am making the best choices for a smooth quiet ride?

Any suggestions on the dial settings on the Ranchos?

Thanks,

Mike

 

I have the Cross Terrain SUV's on my '99 SuperCab.

They are very quiet and smooth! I had heard the sidewalls are soft, and before the tires were installed, I checked them by hand. The sidewalls are indead soft compared to my stock General 255/70/16 OWL tires. If I offroaded in rocky areas, I might be concerned about the Cross Terrain's soft sidewalls, but it is a non-issue to me. My truck does have slightly more body roll with the Michelins, but I went up a size, so that might account for the additional roll. Or it might be sidewall flex - hard to say. Overall, they grip better (especially in the wet), ride better, stop better and are far more quiet than my stock tires.

You will be so much happier with good shocks and tires. The stockers on my truck were horrible. I replaced my shocks at 11,000 miles, but waited until 55,000 to dump my stock POS tires. They still had some tread but I just couldn't stand waiting any longer for them to wear out.