How good are Rancho RS9000XL Adjustable Shocks... ? thinking about getting some... how is the ride quality ?
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How good are Rancho RS9000XL Adjustable Shocks
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I have the 5000's non adjustable, and i love them!! I would think making them adjustable would only make them better. Rancho makes a very quality piece imho
best shock Ive run, just have to keep the adjusters from sticking but shouldn't be a problem not living in the saltbelt
Happy with mine, ride is pretty good.
They had a deal going on including a free wireless remote controller kit. Im not sure if that offer is still going on?
I suggest to take the adjuster apart and grease it right from the beginning to avoid further problems with it.
They had a deal going on including a free wireless remote controller kit. Im not sure if that offer is still going on?
I suggest to take the adjuster apart and grease it right from the beginning to avoid further problems with it.
x2 on greasing the adjuster. They just replaced mine under warranty because they were stuck on all four corners. Towing 10k with the shocks set to 3 = fail! lol 
Otherwise I really like the ride they provide. I don't race though so if you do, I can't speak to how well they work.
Otherwise I really like the ride they provide. I don't race though so if you do, I can't speak to how well they work.
Thanks for the info..... i will grease them when i get them.... found some for 317.00 shipped for 4 of them.... not bad
There was a night a day difference in quality between the old white 9ks and the new silver ones. The old ones you could set the adjuster on 9 and not be able to move it by hand too, the new ones are waaaay softer
Im an idiot. I should have bought these. I just had all for of mine replaced 3 days ago with the blue GM shocks. And my truck ride's like CHIT!! I hate it! Let us know how they do for u...or at least me. Cause im really considering something different.
I am not sure if Alligator performance is still a vendor here or not
But thats who had the best price and also were I got mine from last year..:thumb:
I bought two from Norcal and two from my local diesel performance shop. Norcal was cheaper, but after shipping they were about the same.
I am not sure if Alligator performance is still a vendor here or not
thanks :hug:
I just installed a set of RS9000's on all 4 corners and a RS500 steering stabilizer yesterday, VERY nice ride IMO.......:thumb:I haven't messed with the adjustment at all though, they are set at 5 right now. Might play with them, today. The roads around here are terrible and I didn't realize how bad my stockers were after 70K miles.
I replaced bilsteins with bilsteins the last time. They were a softer valved shock (don't feel like much though) but I should have went with the RS9000's instead like I wanted to try.
I didn't know Rancho had a replacement stabilizer, may look into that someday.
I didn't know Rancho had a replacement stabilizer, may look into that someday.
how hard was the steering stabilizer to put on ? did you use 1 or 2 ?and could you tell any diff with it?
The steering stabilizer is not hard to put on, my steering felt alot better, stiffer after I changed it, but I did the Cognito steering upgrades at the same time.
I used just one stabilizer.