The great shock debate
 

Hi all,

After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.

Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
and not "knock my teeth out".

Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?

Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......

erthmun

Re: The great shock debate
 

erthmun proclaimed:
> Hi all,
>
> After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
> for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
> The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
> Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.

The Rancho may be the most popular if you are used to classic
british sports cars where shocks used bricks for fill fluid.
The Rancho adjustable is nice if you want to change your shock
valving and can get the remote installed correctly. The shocks
are quite stiff if you aren't used to that type of bricklike ride.

I own the Rancho adjustables, but for normal mild offroad and mostly
street use, the Edelbrock IAS handles bumps without the kidney belt,
having driven ZJ's with both. The Rancho does get rid of the
rough pavement jiggles on the street, but the Edelbrock is almost
as good and much lighter on your fillings.

>
> Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
> with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
> was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
> mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
> shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
> and not "knock my teeth out".

The Edelbrock does a pretty good job on washboarding. So does the
Rancho, but it is really quite stiff even on the fairly soft ZJ
suspension.
>
> Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?

4Wheelparts, as can the Rancho series. Plus most online 4wd parts
stores.

If you aren't in a hurry, buy them when they go on sale for 4 for
the price of 3.

Re: The great shock debate
 

erthmun proclaimed:
> Hi all,
>
> After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
> for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
> The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
> Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.

The Rancho may be the most popular if you are used to classic
british sports cars where shocks used bricks for fill fluid.
The Rancho adjustable is nice if you want to change your shock
valving and can get the remote installed correctly. The shocks
are quite stiff if you aren't used to that type of bricklike ride.

I own the Rancho adjustables, but for normal mild offroad and mostly
street use, the Edelbrock IAS handles bumps without the kidney belt,
having driven ZJ's with both. The Rancho does get rid of the
rough pavement jiggles on the street, but the Edelbrock is almost
as good and much lighter on your fillings.

>
> Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
> with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
> was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
> mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
> shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
> and not "knock my teeth out".

The Edelbrock does a pretty good job on washboarding. So does the
Rancho, but it is really quite stiff even on the fairly soft ZJ
suspension.
>
> Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?

4Wheelparts, as can the Rancho series. Plus most online 4wd parts
stores.

If you aren't in a hurry, buy them when they go on sale for 4 for
the price of 3.

Re: The great shock debate
 

erthmun proclaimed:
> Hi all,
>
> After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
> for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
> The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
> Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.

The Rancho may be the most popular if you are used to classic
british sports cars where shocks used bricks for fill fluid.
The Rancho adjustable is nice if you want to change your shock
valving and can get the remote installed correctly. The shocks
are quite stiff if you aren't used to that type of bricklike ride.

I own the Rancho adjustables, but for normal mild offroad and mostly
street use, the Edelbrock IAS handles bumps without the kidney belt,
having driven ZJ's with both. The Rancho does get rid of the
rough pavement jiggles on the street, but the Edelbrock is almost
as good and much lighter on your fillings.

>
> Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
> with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
> was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
> mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
> shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
> and not "knock my teeth out".

The Edelbrock does a pretty good job on washboarding. So does the
Rancho, but it is really quite stiff even on the fairly soft ZJ
suspension.
>
> Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?

4Wheelparts, as can the Rancho series. Plus most online 4wd parts
stores.

If you aren't in a hurry, buy them when they go on sale for 4 for
the price of 3.

Re: The great shock debate
 

erthmun proclaimed:
> Hi all,
>
> After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
> for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
> The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
> Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.

The Rancho may be the most popular if you are used to classic
british sports cars where shocks used bricks for fill fluid.
The Rancho adjustable is nice if you want to change your shock
valving and can get the remote installed correctly. The shocks
are quite stiff if you aren't used to that type of bricklike ride.

I own the Rancho adjustables, but for normal mild offroad and mostly
street use, the Edelbrock IAS handles bumps without the kidney belt,
having driven ZJ's with both. The Rancho does get rid of the
rough pavement jiggles on the street, but the Edelbrock is almost
as good and much lighter on your fillings.

>
> Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
> with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
> was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
> mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
> shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
> and not "knock my teeth out".

The Edelbrock does a pretty good job on washboarding. So does the
Rancho, but it is really quite stiff even on the fairly soft ZJ
suspension.
>
> Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?

4Wheelparts, as can the Rancho series. Plus most online 4wd parts
stores.

If you aren't in a hurry, buy them when they go on sale for 4 for
the price of 3.

Re: The great shock debate
 

hey again, here's the deal from me
I purchased 2 sets of rancho adjustables. one for my 2001 f150 supercrew,
and one for my 89 wrangler with a 4 1/2" lift. upon installing the lift, I
noticed the ranchos were too short. I called central 4 wheel drive where I
bought them, and they said "oops". I talked to several people there and at
tc's off road in Kent wa. everyone in both of those shops seemed to be
running bilstein's. So....I went with them. I've been extremely happy. the
adjustable rancho's on my f150 are good too....by like the other guy said,
extremely hard, and I have to set them on one of the most softer settings
unless I'm 4 byin hard. I don't know about the edelbrocks. The Rancho RS
5000's are at about a 5 on the 9000's adjustable settings. Really really
stiff there.........I like the bilstein's and recomend them, but would go
with them or something other than Rancho........
just my 2 cents worth.......
If I had to do it again, I'd put the bilstein's on my f 150 supercrew........
or something besides Rancho.....



erthmun wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
>for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
>The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
>Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.
>
>Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
>with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
>was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
>mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
>shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
>and not "knock my teeth out".
>
>Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?
>
>Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......
>
>erthmun


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Re: The great shock debate
 

hey again, here's the deal from me
I purchased 2 sets of rancho adjustables. one for my 2001 f150 supercrew,
and one for my 89 wrangler with a 4 1/2" lift. upon installing the lift, I
noticed the ranchos were too short. I called central 4 wheel drive where I
bought them, and they said "oops". I talked to several people there and at
tc's off road in Kent wa. everyone in both of those shops seemed to be
running bilstein's. So....I went with them. I've been extremely happy. the
adjustable rancho's on my f150 are good too....by like the other guy said,
extremely hard, and I have to set them on one of the most softer settings
unless I'm 4 byin hard. I don't know about the edelbrocks. The Rancho RS
5000's are at about a 5 on the 9000's adjustable settings. Really really
stiff there.........I like the bilstein's and recomend them, but would go
with them or something other than Rancho........
just my 2 cents worth.......
If I had to do it again, I'd put the bilstein's on my f 150 supercrew........
or something besides Rancho.....



erthmun wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
>for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
>The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
>Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.
>
>Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
>with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
>was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
>mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
>shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
>and not "knock my teeth out".
>
>Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?
>
>Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......
>
>erthmun


--
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Re: The great shock debate
 

hey again, here's the deal from me
I purchased 2 sets of rancho adjustables. one for my 2001 f150 supercrew,
and one for my 89 wrangler with a 4 1/2" lift. upon installing the lift, I
noticed the ranchos were too short. I called central 4 wheel drive where I
bought them, and they said "oops". I talked to several people there and at
tc's off road in Kent wa. everyone in both of those shops seemed to be
running bilstein's. So....I went with them. I've been extremely happy. the
adjustable rancho's on my f150 are good too....by like the other guy said,
extremely hard, and I have to set them on one of the most softer settings
unless I'm 4 byin hard. I don't know about the edelbrocks. The Rancho RS
5000's are at about a 5 on the 9000's adjustable settings. Really really
stiff there.........I like the bilstein's and recomend them, but would go
with them or something other than Rancho........
just my 2 cents worth.......
If I had to do it again, I'd put the bilstein's on my f 150 supercrew........
or something besides Rancho.....



erthmun wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
>for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
>The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
>Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.
>
>Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
>with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
>was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
>mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
>shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
>and not "knock my teeth out".
>
>Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?
>
>Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......
>
>erthmun


--
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Re: The great shock debate
 

hey again, here's the deal from me
I purchased 2 sets of rancho adjustables. one for my 2001 f150 supercrew,
and one for my 89 wrangler with a 4 1/2" lift. upon installing the lift, I
noticed the ranchos were too short. I called central 4 wheel drive where I
bought them, and they said "oops". I talked to several people there and at
tc's off road in Kent wa. everyone in both of those shops seemed to be
running bilstein's. So....I went with them. I've been extremely happy. the
adjustable rancho's on my f150 are good too....by like the other guy said,
extremely hard, and I have to set them on one of the most softer settings
unless I'm 4 byin hard. I don't know about the edelbrocks. The Rancho RS
5000's are at about a 5 on the 9000's adjustable settings. Really really
stiff there.........I like the bilstein's and recomend them, but would go
with them or something other than Rancho........
just my 2 cents worth.......
If I had to do it again, I'd put the bilstein's on my f 150 supercrew........
or something besides Rancho.....



erthmun wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
>for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
>The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
>Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.
>
>Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
>with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
>was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
>mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
>shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
>and not "knock my teeth out".
>
>Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?
>
>Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......
>
>erthmun


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Re: The great shock debate
 

http://www.bilstein.com/



erthmun wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>After reading through responses to others shock questions as to shocks
>for a newer model JGC I saw one response with "Bilstein" shocks in it.
>The Rancho, seems to be the most popular, then OEM ( Old Man Emu ), then
>Edelbrock IAS, on on down the list.
>
>Is the Bilstein shock not all that good ? I have your basic '99 JGC
>with 58k miles on it and think it's about time to replace the shocks. I
>was considering the Bilsteins but now I'm not sure. This jeep sees
>mainly highway rides and the seldom washboard dirt road when I go
>shooting. Nothing major. I just want to stiffen up the handling a bit
>and not "knock my teeth out".
>
>Never heard of the Edelbrock IAS. Where can they be found ?
>
>Any constructive opinions appreciated, thanks y'all......
>
>erthmun


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