ill be buy shock for my truck soon i do some small off roading mostly what u can find in the wood on your back road type of deal nothing extreme but i say moderate ill be running 35" when i do put my lift on in a yr of too but for now with mostly highway use and moderate off roading what shock should i use

im leaning to the skyjacker 8000

what yall think

 

I'm running the Rancho RS5000s on my lifted f250 right now. I like the way it rides, and they put up with a lot of abuse. I've never used skyjacker shocks for a comparison though.

 

How's the ride in the rabchos stiff, med soft how are the in hwy and off road?

 

Compared to the stock shocks, they are a little bit softer, which is nice with the 1 ton suspension I have. Offroad they perform pretty well. They don't let it bounce around too much, even if you get 5 feet of air

 

If your gonna be putting a lift in in a year, more than likely since your going to 35's, you will need to get new shocks for the lift because ones for stock ride height will be too short. Not sure if its worth doing twice in a year...

 

I agree however im just moving the short ones to my other truck once the toy gets the lift

 

They are both equal. Just buy the cheaper one

 

if there both hydro,there the same only different names.made by same co.

 

I have been running RS5000 shocks on my 77 F250 highboy 4x4 for almost 25 years, and have never had an issue w/them.

 

Rancho shocks are made by Monroe. I don't know who makes Skyjackers.