Rancho 9000's or Bilsteins?
I have a Ford F250 Quad Cab Short Bed now pulling a 2014 FR Heritage Glen FW. While connecting my Pullrite Super Slide I noticed that my rear shocks outer-case covering the rams are rusting away. So A...
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I have had two Super-Duty trucks. Both were F-250s, and the first was a 2000. Along with my current 2012 I looked at the same question. With both I installed Air Lift brand rear air bags, although I have also heard good things about Firestone. You can do a system that just uses the schrader valve to control the pressure in the system, but having an on-board compressor with the remote control is great. With the current system I am using the Wireless One remote controller, and it works great. Just a tip; if you have the upfitter switches you can consider wiring it to one of the switches so you can turn the system off while hitching/unhitching. I used #4.
About the shocks. I installed Rancho RS9000 shocks on both trucks. On my 2000 the first set lasted about 150K before they were shot. I installed another set on the truck that were still working great when I sold the truck at 220K miles. I also put a set on my 2012 last year and they were a big improvement over the so-called Ranchos that came with the truck. The factory shocks never were very good, so I don't know what model they really were; probably RS5000. The best advantage of the RS 9000 is the adjust-ability; you can change the adjustment for whatever your use is. I am very happy with them. I can't speak for Bilstein.
About the shocks. I installed Rancho RS9000 shocks on both trucks. On my 2000 the first set lasted about 150K before they were shot. I installed another set on the truck that were still working great when I sold the truck at 220K miles. I also put a set on my 2012 last year and they were a big improvement over the so-called Ranchos that came with the truck. The factory shocks never were very good, so I don't know what model they really were; probably RS5000. The best advantage of the RS 9000 is the adjust-ability; you can change the adjustment for whatever your use is. I am very happy with them. I can't speak for Bilstein.
