Rancho 9000Xls or ?
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Rancho 9000Xls or ?
My stock Rancho shocks are toast on the 01 F350...probably have been for a while.
Im thinking of getting a set of the Rancho 9000XL's with the adjustable firmness.
Is there any reason to consider another brand of shock? Ive had Bilsteins in the past and liked them.
If Im going to spend $$$ I want the best I can get.....(Not counting the remote reservoir baja stuff)
Any advice is appreciated
Im thinking of getting a set of the Rancho 9000XL's with the adjustable firmness.
Is there any reason to consider another brand of shock? Ive had Bilsteins in the past and liked them.
If Im going to spend $$$ I want the best I can get.....(Not counting the remote reservoir baja stuff)
Any advice is appreciated
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I had them installed the same time I had my leveling kit installed. They set the shocks to maximum (5) and it was just too firm of a ride so I set them to 3 and that seems to work nice. I really haven't played around with the other settings, if I were towing a trailer I would probably set them to 4 or 5.
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Edelbrock IAS is what I decided on after reading many posts. The price is about the same as Beilstein and Rancho. I'm happy with 'em but I don't go romping thru the woods with 'em either. I didn't want to adjust my shock to whatever was on board or whatever my **** felt like. 
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I went from Rancho RS5000's to Bilstein 5100's and OMG what a huuuuge difference! I think you'll find that Bilsteins are the stock of choice around here......Rancho 9000's run a close 2nd!
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I changed the 'Rancho branded' FX-4 shocks on mine to Rancho 9000x shocks at 2,000 miles. They were an improvement over stock. I then added Bilstein leveling coils and 5125 HD shocks at 34K and that was a HUGE improvement over the Rancho 9000X shocks! Much better control at all speeds and the coils/shocks eliminated the death wobble, along with proper caster.
I would go with Bilstein.
I would go with Bilstein.
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Sounds like Bilstein is the way to go.
Any reason to go 5125 with the external Reservoir over the Standard 5100 series? The 5100 come in the exact type I need to match the 4" lift
Any reason to go 5125 with the external Reservoir over the Standard 5100 series? The 5100 come in the exact type I need to match the 4" lift
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Mine don't have reservoirs, here's the numbers off the shocks:
Front - F4-BE5-C335-HO, sticker says 5100 Series
Rear - F4-BE5-6248-H5, sticker says 5125 Series
All four are silver bodied with black rubber boots.
Front - F4-BE5-C335-HO, sticker says 5100 Series
Rear - F4-BE5-6248-H5, sticker says 5125 Series
All four are silver bodied with black rubber boots.
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Cool......a shock that lifts and levels (2" lift Coil-over front)and the rear is
designed for handling 2" lift as well
Mine will have to work for 4" lift all the way around so:
Front: BE5-6245-H5 (5100 series for 3-6" lift)
Rear: BE5-6246-H5 (5100 series for 2-4" lift)
designed for handling 2" lift as well
Mine will have to work for 4" lift all the way around so:
Front: BE5-6245-H5 (5100 series for 3-6" lift)
Rear: BE5-6246-H5 (5100 series for 2-4" lift)
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From: Northern Arizona
Originally Posted by RckyMntnKng
Cool......a shock that lifts and levels (2" lift Coil-over front)and the rear is
designed for handling 2" lift as well
Mine will have to work for 4" lift all the way around so:
Front: BE5-6245-H5 (5100 series for 3-6" lift)
Rear: BE5-6246-H5 (5100 series for 2-4" lift)
designed for handling 2" lift as well
Mine will have to work for 4" lift all the way around so:
Front: BE5-6245-H5 (5100 series for 3-6" lift)
Rear: BE5-6246-H5 (5100 series for 2-4" lift)
) Bilstein shocks, no reservoir, coil-over, etc. Did you get that info from the Bilstein website? 
Curious be me!
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My 5100's are in....
Im going to change them out this weekend in my garage. Is it as simple as just unbolting and replacing or is there a certain torque I will need to apply or any tricks to know about??? Never changed out shocks before but it cant be that hard.
THANKS!
Im going to change them out this weekend in my garage. Is it as simple as just unbolting and replacing or is there a certain torque I will need to apply or any tricks to know about??? Never changed out shocks before but it cant be that hard.
THANKS!
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From: Gilbert
It's a super quick job. When doing the fronts, turning the wheel all the way one way or the other makes it easier to get at. 2 bolts for each shock, if you have an air ratchet, it's even faster (I've changed all 4 of mine (numerous times) in 15mins or so).