Re: rancho shocks
Darryl Tackett wrote:
> I'm a 4x4 newbie and recently purchased a set of rancho 5000 shocks. All > 4 had no spring action. I exchanged them for another set but those do > the same thing. Went ahead and installed them. It was like driving > without any shocks. I cant believe that two sets could be defective so > am I doing something wrong or is this how they're suppose to operate. If > this is normal do I need some other component? Rancho 5000's are stiff shocks. They road like a truck on my YJ. I replaced them with Rancho RSX and it's a little better. I've yet to find a nice compliant, yet controlling shock. Many people have recommended getting the 9000's and setting them at their softest setting. |
Re: rancho shocks
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:22:43 -0400, Big Daddy <DontBother@nowhere.com>
wrote: >Darryl Tackett wrote: > >> I'm a 4x4 newbie and recently purchased a set of rancho 5000 shocks. All >> 4 had no spring action. I exchanged them for another set but those do >> the same thing. Went ahead and installed them. It was like driving >> without any shocks. I cant believe that two sets could be defective so >> am I doing something wrong or is this how they're suppose to operate. If >> this is normal do I need some other component? > >Rancho 5000's are stiff shocks. They road like a truck on my YJ. I replaced >them with Rancho RSX and it's a little better. I've yet to find a nice >compliant, yet controlling shock. Many people have recommended getting the >9000's and setting them at their softest setting. I have been reading up on shocks and going with a hydraulic shock vs. a gas charged shock helps too. Some of the regs here have suggested Doetsch DT3000 as a good replacement... -- Taylor '89 Audi 200 '03 Audi S6 Avant '98 Jeep Cherokee Sport |
Re: rancho shocks
Just Taylor wrote:
> > On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:22:43 -0400, Big Daddy <DontBother@nowhere.com> > wrote: > > >Darryl Tackett wrote: > > > >> I'm a 4x4 newbie and recently purchased a set of rancho 5000 shocks. All > >> 4 had no spring action. I exchanged them for another set but those do > >> the same thing. Went ahead and installed them. It was like driving > >> without any shocks. I cant believe that two sets could be defective so > >> am I doing something wrong or is this how they're suppose to operate. If > >> this is normal do I need some other component? > > > >Rancho 5000's are stiff shocks. They road like a truck on my YJ. I replaced > >them with Rancho RSX and it's a little better. I've yet to find a nice > >compliant, yet controlling shock. Many people have recommended getting the > >9000's and setting them at their softest setting. > > I have been reading up on shocks and going with a hydraulic shock vs. a > gas charged shock helps too. Some of the regs here have suggested > Doetsch DT3000 as a good replacement... > > -- > Taylor The 5000's are a hydraulic shock, just a real hard one. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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