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Thanks, and you are happy with them?
 
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When you guys say to pack it with grease, what do you mean, just around the dial or something? I don't have them, so can view when I'd be looking at when I pull the **** off.

There is a plate held on by two allen head screws. Simply remove the red **** and the plate, put some grease in there then replace.
 
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Thanks, and you are happy with them?
I'm quite happy with them. As you say, they are just shocks, really. They have performed well for me though. I live in the country, and we have some pretty raggedy roads. I pull two travel trailers, a fifth wheel, and two boats pretty often over these roads. Everything works well. Like you, I think most shocks are pretty much built to meet the needs of the majority of users. These shocks allow you to find that setting you like overall. I don't think of them as adjustable so much as they are personalized.
I wanted to crop this photo so you could better see the plate that needs to be removed for greasing, but photobucket is giving me fits today, so you get the whole thing. Hopefully you'll find it helpful.


 
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What the heck is that mess on the left, the original OEM shock? Yikes.

So I see the dial, with what looks like rivets on either side. Or are they screws? You remove that and but some grease in there and put it back together?
 
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Uses a little hex key to remove it.
Image of the adjustable ****.





Originally Posted by steveg_nh
What the heck is that mess on the left, the original OEM shock? Yikes.

So I see the dial, with what looks like rivets on either side. Or are they screws? You remove that and but some grease in there and put it back together?
 
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Originally Posted by steveg_nh
What the heck is that mess on the left, the original OEM shock? Yikes.

So I see the dial, with what looks like rivets on either side. Or are they screws? You remove that and but some grease in there and put it back together?


Yes, it was time to replace the OEMs.
They are allen head screws. Pop off the red dial, remove the two screws, pack the space with general purpose grease, replace the plate, screws, ****, and Bob's yer uncle.


I also purchased mine on sale and got a rebate, so the price was very attractive at the time. But more importantly, I was attracted by the size of the rod and tube. While you can't see the rod in this picture, you can easily see the diameter of the tube is much greater than stock. To me, this translated to a stronger construction and larger oil capacity, which would cause the shock to operate cooler, resulting in more consistent performance.
There is only one thing about the shocks I did not like. I've been riding motorcycles since the late sixties and have a notion of how shock boots are supposed to fit. The boots provided with these shocks are very nice, but they rely on a friction fit with a zip tie to seal them to the body of the shock. I would prefer to have a raised ring around the shock body that fits into a groove on the inside of the boot. That said, I have not had a boot unseat or allow debris to get to the rod, so I guess it's really a non issue.
 
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Uses a little hex key to remove it.
Image of the adjustable ****.

Now that's nice service seeing Rancho respond! Thanks.

Trying to get my order in through JC Whitney, but their website is acting weird and saying the part number your website tells me I need isn't for my truck.
 
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What truck/year/model etc?
I can get you that PN. I know a guy.



Originally Posted by steveg_nh
Now that's nice service seeing Rancho respond! Thanks.

Trying to get my order in through JC Whitney, but their website is acting weird and saying the part number your website tells me I need isn't for my truck.
 
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If I have it right, I need RS999047 for the rears, and RS999042 for the fronts.

I have a 2015 F-350 CrewCab Lariat FX4 Single Rear Wheel pickup 6.7L Diesel.
 
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Correct 42/47 for your set up.


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If I have it right, I need RS999047 for the rears, and RS999042 for the fronts.

I have a 2015 F-350 CrewCab Lariat FX4 Single Rear Wheel pickup 6.7L Diesel.
 
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Weird, sites are showing these as not the right ones. Like Amazon and JC Whitney. Kind of doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy. Those sites say RS999254 is what I need in the rear. ??
 
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I feel warm and fuzzy.
54 is is for a dual set up.
The valving is different


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Weird, sites are showing these as not the right ones. Like Amazon and JC Whitney. Kind of doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy. Those sites say RS999254 is what I need in the rear. ??
 
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Originally Posted by Rancho Suspension
Correct 42/47 for your set up.

Is this the same I would need for a '15 f250 6.2L FX4?
 
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Is this the same I would need for a '15 f250 6.2L FX4?
 
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I feel warm and fuzzy.
54 is is for a dual set up.
The valving is different
Nice thanks!!
 


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