New shocks for 2013 F150

APT wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
I never really noticed all that much difference in adjustments on the 9000's.

Something was wrong with your Ranchos. I had the 5-position RS9000s on my 99 F-150 and 9-position RS900x on my 2003 F-150. There was a larger difference in how the trucks handled between 1 and the highest number for both sets I had.

With the 4600 you just install and you're done.

Such is the case with most shocks. Besides adjusting for varying load, I also appreciated that I could adjust to how I drove vs. the compromised setting that each non adjustable shock have.

I really dislike the OEM shocks on my Suburban, and Rancho doesn't make the RS9000x for it. :(

I did have one 9000 fail. It was replaced under warranty. Unfortunately I still had to pay for install on the front. Before I traded the F150 on my Ram I noticed one of the rears leaking. So maybe they were bad from the get go and that's why I never noticed much difference. I just found them to be a PITA to adjust. We tow often so it seemed like I was always crawling under the rear or turning the front tires to adjust them. When I was looking to buy them I called Les Schwab and they told me they don't carry them any more because of too many issues with them. Not sure if they were just feeding me a line to sell what they have though. IMO the concept is great if it works. For me it just didn't.