What I meant by spring action is like when you push them up and let go it returns to the max extension. every other shock I've seen does this.
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Re: rancho shocks
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Those have to be 'the' stiffest shocks I have ever had the misery of owning!
I didn't know better when I bought them and they were the only ones easily available in a 2.5" lift design.
With my Jeep fully loaded and a canoe on top of the hard top, then the rancho 5000's seem to sort of work. Empty, I need a kidney belt and my wife needs a duct tape reinforced bra....
And the worst thing is the pricks have a lifetime warranty, so I either find someone that wants a set cheap so I can justify buying cheap new shocks that work or just toss the things and write off the money as a learning experience.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sDarryl Tackett wrote:
> I'm a 4x4 newbie and recently purchased a set of rancho 5000 shocks. All
> 4 had no spring action. I exchanged them for another set but those do
> the same thing. Went ahead and installed them. It was like driving
> without any shocks. I cant believe that two sets could be defective so
> am I doing something wrong or is this how they're suppose to operate. If
> this is normal do I need some other component?
>
> Thanks for any tips
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You have seen gas charged shocks only then.
Hydraulic shocks stay where you leave them.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sDarryl Tackett wrote:
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Rancho 5000's are stiff shocks. They road like a truck on my YJ. I replaced them with Rancho RSX and it's a little better. I've yet to find a nice compliant, yet controlling shock. Many people have recommended getting the
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I have been reading up on shocks and going with a hydraulic shock vs. a gas charged shock helps too. Some of the regs here have suggested Doetsch DT3000 as a good replacement...
-- Taylor
'89 Audi 200 '03 Audi S6 Avant '98 Jeep Cherokee Sport
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I agree the 5000s were REALLY stiff at first - actually jarred a filling loose from my teeth. Now that I've abused them for 2 years they are about right.
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The 5000's are a hydraulic shock, just a real hard one.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's- Vote on answer
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LOL!
I believe the filling part, but I have been bouncing the crap out of mine for 2 years and the pricks are still working just perfectly...
Mike
HomeBrewer wrote:
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Gas charged shocks do that, hydraulic shocks do not. The Rancho shocks are not gas charged.