Im going to order these shocks for my new truck which is a 2018 F250 6.2 CC/SB Fx4 package. I will not be towing with this truck and when so only light hauls. My question is what would be the best settings for these shocks to get the best ride out of this truck? Thanks for any input!

 

 

Mine were on 5/5 and things were better than stock loaded and unloaded. I switched to 4/4 and had a mild case of Death Wobble or maybe just bump steer. I'll be going back to 5 on the front.

 

 

Honestly, I keep my front at 8 and my back at 9. At first I thought that going softer than OEM would be the way to go to improve ride, but then after some serious road testing (over 3 very different types of terrain), during which I switched to different settings, I found that the softer I made the shocks (lower number) the harsher the truck handled bumps as well as the significant increase in post impact bounce. If you compare the compression and rebound of the Ranch 9000s to the stock shocks, you'll see that the stock shocks compress similar to a 8 setting on the 9000s. If you compare the 9000s to something like a Bilstein 5100 or Fox, there is no setting on the Rancho that even comes close to either the compression OR rebound of those shocks. I've come to the conclusion that due to the weight of our trucks, they really need a firm shock. What's easy or difficult for a human to compress is nothing for a 7-8k lb truck to compress. Also, the factory shocks are not blown or defective simply because they do not rebound quickly. They are gas pressurized shocks, but not so much for rebound as for basic dampening. There is nothing that states a shock must rebound quickly to be effective. So long as it provides the correct amount of dampening to prevent the truck from easily bouncing, swaying or bottoming out, is really the goal. Basically, to keep the tires touching the ground.

 

 

I have my fronts set on 4 and the rear, which I just got, on 5. I'm wondering what setting is good for towing our fifth wheel with 3100 pounds of hitch weight.

 

 

I see there is a lot of people using different settings. I'll try 5/5 to start out with and fine tune it from there.

 

When I'm towing I move to 5 in front and 8 in the rear. I have a heavy hitch weight on my TT and firming up the rear shocks to an 8 really makes a big difference when going over the rough overpasses and "whoopty-do's" (I'm sure I spelled that non word wrong...ha ha) along the way.

 

What happened? Did they fail?

 

Empty highway/city mix (70/30) I've set 7 front and 5 rear. I tried 4 on the rear shocks and wasn't happy - too much bounce. I may go to 8 on the front. Set too low and I get a bit too much bounce.

I like the compression feel on these shocks (initial hit) - very solid feel but not jarring. Not sure that I am going to be happy with the amount of rebound.

I may try a set of Fox 2.0 and see what I think.

Shocks are easy enough to swap out that I can try both and sell the set that isn't right for me.

Jim

 

I've yet to meet anyone that regretted going with Fox. personally I've had 2.0s on two different trucks and was very happy. I think I might put 2.5s on this truck, but I'm sure you will be happy with the 2.0s

 

Aw, you took the bait!



I just put my Rancho's on. Set at 6 front and 4 rear on my dually. I like it so don't know if I'll play around with the settings or just leave it.