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Be aware that those shocks are not Rancho shocks, they are actually FoMoCo shocks with Rancho stickers on them. I think they have more in common with Monroe shocks (owned by Rancho) than they do any kind of off road shock.
I suggest you go over it with a wire brush and hit it with a good coat of white Rustoleum paint.
I suggest you go over it with a wire brush and hit it with a good coat of white Rustoleum paint.
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I'll take some pics tomorrow with some daylight... I'd like to get the adjustable Ranchos eventually. I used to have a truck with a large Superlift in it, and I took the shocks off and repainted them pretty much annually. It's too much to ask to keep anything white looking good underneath a truck. I've whined about rust on this forum before and my apologies for that, but I literally can't wrap my mind around it sometimes!
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I could never figure out why shock companies have to paint shocks all kinds of dumb colors to begin with. I always end up painting them black before putting them on. If you like the factory color give them a couple coats of clear engine paint.
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ive installed some rancho 9000 series shocks and I really like them so far but I only have about 500 miles on them. I wanted an adjustable shock as I have a ranch hand winch bumper grill guard with a 17.5 winch. Just a tad bit of above stock weight on the front end so thought an adjustable shock may be a good step.
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If you hate rust, a super duty rusts sitting on the lot!
Get some Duplicolor Rust Fix, Rust Converter, Black, 10.25 oz. Aerosol RF129: Advance Auto Parts and spray everything that is already starting for instance: drive shaft, front end parts, axle tubes, whatever you see. Next have it sprayed or spray it yourself with https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fluid+film...BL._SL160_.jpg or https://www.krown.com/ You'll thank me later.
Get some Duplicolor Rust Fix, Rust Converter, Black, 10.25 oz. Aerosol RF129: Advance Auto Parts and spray everything that is already starting for instance: drive shaft, front end parts, axle tubes, whatever you see. Next have it sprayed or spray it yourself with https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fluid+film...BL._SL160_.jpg or https://www.krown.com/ You'll thank me later.
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