Rancho 9000's might have been an oops
I installed Rancho 9000's on our Dodge 3500 about 12,000 miles ago. 4000 miles hauling our single slide 9ft camper / towing, 3000 other miles towing cargo/flatbeds, and about 800 miles towing our Car...
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billtex wrote:
Thought I would drag up this old Rancho thread instead of starting new...and yes I have "searched" also but could not find much on this specific question;
Will upgrade shocks soon, I know a lot of Folks like the R9000's as they are adjustable.
Problem is...here in New England...anything you our under your truck will be rusted over real soon.
So what would be the point in adjustable shocks if you can no longer adjust them?
Or is this a non-issue (are the adjusters made of non-rusting pixie dust?)
What would be a good alternative in a fixed (non-adjustable) shock and why?
R5000's?
KYB's?
Other brands?
Tx, Bill
Bill,
Our Minnesota roads are unfortunately heavily salted as well. In June 2006 I purchased front and rear Rancho 9000 shocks from Sams off road May of 2008 I noticed I could no longer adjust the rear shocks. I contacted Sam's off road and they sent me Rancho 9000XLs to replace the failed 9000s. The 9000XL model replaced the 9000 model and are a larger and seemingly better built shock. Today I am still running the original 9000s up front and the 9000XLs in the rear.
