Rancho 9000 or Bilstein 4600
OK folks, got a quick question for you. I'm thinking that my OEM shocks are toast, and am thinking about replacement. For a number of years, I had been extremely happy with the performance of Rancho...
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It seems like there were remarkable differences in opinions of Bilsteins based on the model truck and what it's hauling or towing.
Just trying to summarize the thread ... Bilsteins don't do a lot for SRWs or old trucks with heavy loads. For that workload, Rancho 9000s seem to be the right call if available. That's not much of a surprise to me because I cranked the 9000s to 6 in front and 9 in rear on my SRW to haul the same camper that I have on my F450. I ran 3 in front and 1 in rear unloaded otherwise the ride was rough on the SRW. Still, the Bilsteins are remarkably better riding than the stock shocks I took off of the F450 either loaded or unloaded, but maybe the stock shocks were worn out.
Just trying to summarize the thread ... Bilsteins don't do a lot for SRWs or old trucks with heavy loads. For that workload, Rancho 9000s seem to be the right call if available. That's not much of a surprise to me because I cranked the 9000s to 6 in front and 9 in rear on my SRW to haul the same camper that I have on my F450. I ran 3 in front and 1 in rear unloaded otherwise the ride was rough on the SRW. Still, the Bilsteins are remarkably better riding than the stock shocks I took off of the F450 either loaded or unloaded, but maybe the stock shocks were worn out.
