I Need Help On Buying A Set Of Shocks For My 1996 Bronco With Quad Shocks In The Front.i Am Looking For A Soft But Firm Ride.does Anybody Nows About Coil Over Shocks.

 

As soon i get over my debt on the new rebuilt motor, I plan on putting on some Coil Over with a longer radius arm. Hopefully I can get around 10"-14" travel. I've seen Coil Over Racerunners and Kings on a bronco. They are firm in streets yet soft ride in offroad conditions.

 

CAN ANY BODY HELP ME IN BUYING A GOOD SET OF SHOCKS FOR 1996 FORD BRONCO WITH QUAD SET UP.I AM LOOKING FORD A GOOD SOFT RIDE BUT FIRM.ALSO GAS OR NITRO WICH ONE IS BETTER.

THANK YOU
BRONCOGIL64@AOL.COM

 

Try a set of ProComp ES3000's, or if you do some offroading a set of their ES9000's. Cost is about $30-35 each. I had the 9's on my Bronco for about a year before the lift, and the ride was great. I do not think you can get a coil-over shock for our set-up.

 

I'm happy with my Edlebrock performer IAS shocks. Firm on smooth pavement and soft on rough conditions.

Warr

 

I vote for Bilstien!

 

I just installed a set of ProComp ES3000 shocks on my '93 quad-shock bronco. I've only been on pavement with them so far, but they are very firm. They changed the previously "insecure, all-over-the-place" feel to more of a "rough and tough" feel. It's still not very smooth over bumps, but the recovery time is phenomenal. No residual bouncing around, which means the truck feels much more secure. I've got an ES2000 steering stabilizer I'm going to add which should improve this feel even more. I just didn't have time to install it this weekend

 

I went with a set of rancho 5000 for my quad shock set up. Perform very nice. Havent done anything extreme with them though. Mostly pavement and unpaved roads

 

I got offroad with my ES3000s yesterday for the first time, and they performed great. Of course, it was mostly soft mud so it doesn't tell me much about the shocks... but it sure was fun

 

I'm running Rancho 5000's on my '96 and they do great off-road, but you still know you're in a 4x4 over even paved bumps.

 

try this test and post your results:

1.) standing next to the rear 1/4 panel on either side, see how much force it takes to move the body up&down and side-to-side with one hand on the hardtop or top of the panel.
2.)stand on the bumpers and see how much force it takes to get a little bounce. Don't get too carried away and fall off, but you might have to use some weight to get movement.
3.)see how much nose dive you have at a stop sign, without locking up the brakes.
With these three "subjective" measurements, go driving around, even offroad if you can. When you're done, perform the same test.

I noticed with my ProComps and a friend that has the ES3000's now on a pick-up, that the shocks work great in general. IF you push them too hard, to the point where the body is warm to the touch, that they will fade on you failrly quickly. We both drive gravel roads and fields most of the time and push our shocks to the limit. Any shock brand is subject to "fading" or temporarily losing firmness, and will return to normal after it cools down. My Skyjacker Hydros have not failed me yet, but they are stiffer riding than the ProComps were, too.

 

I know what you mean... and without performing these tests, I can tell you that the ES3000 is not made for that type of duty. They sell an ES9000 that is much stiffer and should resist fade as well as any shock on the market. But, I'm not spending that kind of money on shocks unless I'm building an offroad-only rig .

These shocks will probably be on my truck less than 9 months (i.e. until the truck gets lifted), and at stock height, I'm not doing too much heavy offroading. Depending on how these things age over the next 6 months, I will probably go with another set of (longer) ES3000s when I do the lift.

One gotcha I would like to mention about the ES3000 shocks has to do with installation. As shipped, the bushings for the top of the front shocks were too big. If you have ever installed shocks on your Bronco, you know that they have a threaded post on top that goes through the shockmount. This post gets a bushing on either side of the shockmount, then a nut on top to seal the deal. The two bushings did not leave enough exposed thread to safely tighten down that nut. I had to replace one bushing on each with some others I had lying around. The difference was only a couple of millimeters, but it tripled the number of exposed threads from 2 to 6... and I could safely tighten down the nut.

This might not be the case with every shock they ship... so just be advised. You might encounter the same issue, but it is easily worked around.

 

I agree with you, dude. I had aset of the ES9000's on my Bronco for about a year and then sold them to recoup some of the cost. Both my friend and I really need remote reservoir shocks, but the cost is too high. And as you increase the shocks firmness, you compromise ride quality. I think the Pro Comps are "middle of the road" and a good compromise for $30-$40 each. I would have the Rancho 5000's on my Bronco now, but could not find them for a 6" lift. But these will be firmer than the ProComp's.

 

I Just Recently Put On A Set Of Rancho Rsx's. I Have The Quad Shock Setup And So Far They Have Been Awesome.