Rear Bilsteins
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Greetings all..........
Followed JohnTpr's advice and ordered Bilstein 33-185569 for the rears from Summit Racing......best price on them and free shipping.
I don't want to bash the Rancho 9000's, but the Bilstein's are far superior.
It took all I had to compress the Bilstein and get the eye into the bracket, while my wife jammed the bolt thru.......I could compress the Rancho with one hand and put the bolt thru by myself when I installed the Rancho's.
Overall, the Ex handle awesome now.
Swmpbgy1
Followed JohnTpr's advice and ordered Bilstein 33-185569 for the rears from Summit Racing......best price on them and free shipping.
I don't want to bash the Rancho 9000's, but the Bilstein's are far superior.
It took all I had to compress the Bilstein and get the eye into the bracket, while my wife jammed the bolt thru.......I could compress the Rancho with one hand and put the bolt thru by myself when I installed the Rancho's.
Overall, the Ex handle awesome now.
Swmpbgy1
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Greetings all........
It took all I had to compress the Bilstein and get the eye into the bracket, while my wife jammed the bolt thru.......I could compress the Rancho with one hand and put the bolt thru by myself when I installed the Rancho's.
Overall, the Ex handle awesome now.
Swmpbgy1
It took all I had to compress the Bilstein and get the eye into the bracket, while my wife jammed the bolt thru.......I could compress the Rancho with one hand and put the bolt thru by myself when I installed the Rancho's.
Overall, the Ex handle awesome now.
Swmpbgy1
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Betcha I could......Again, not a Rancho bash, but even set on 9 they were softer than the Bilsteins and did not absorb the road like the Bilstein's do.
I no longer feel like I "float" down the road.
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if you can then the shock is blown.
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Nope....not blown....less than 2000 miles on them.....second set....replaced under warranty because the adjustment dial on the first set seized due to rust. First set was just as soft.
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