Rancho Vs Bilstein/OME
Apr 11, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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From: The Republic Texas
I have Rancho's (RS5000) on my Jeep and they used to have a Lifetime warranty. I don't know if they still do. I had one leak after 80k miles and they replaced it free. I took the other 3 in after that and told the salesman at the offroad shop they were worn out (so I'd have 4 new one's) and they charged $5 each to replace them. I think it was shipping back to Rancho. I beat them up pretty good and only one leaked a little. They still road and controlled the vehicle great!
I am considering putting them on my 2000 4Runner!
I am considering putting them on my 2000 4Runner!
Apr 11, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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From: Las Vegas.. Soon to be heading for south america in the 4R
considering the 220 dollar set of 4 9000X 9 way adjustable. bout to go cross country and back so adjustable will be nice, and from what i hear warrentying them is relativly painless . im currently wheeling every day in my 4R, but by the time i get the shocks itll be a lot less untill i get back to the west coast again.
Apr 12, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Manioca35
It's basically the same as teh awesome.
They rule - everyone loves them.
They rule - everyone loves them.
Oookay... That brings me to another question. Whenever I see someone has written "teh", I think they just messed up the word "the". What does teh mean?
Oh yeah, and to keep this post somewhere close to the main topic, I'll ask this question:
What is it about Ranchos that people don't like? The adjustable Ranchos seem like they might be a cool shock. When I put the Tundra springs on this month I'm going with the OMEs that bamachem recommends, but I am curious to the reasons why Ranchos are not as popular. There, this post is not back on topic!
Apr 12, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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i had rancho 5000s on my 4runner and the ride was terrible. not firm in a good way, jarring was more like it.
my edelbrocks, which have only been on for a few weeks now, are a 2000% improvement. ok, i can't quantify that, but they have made a world of difference. i hear a lot of similar reviews of the bilsteins and OME shocks as well.
my edelbrocks, which have only been on for a few weeks now, are a 2000% improvement. ok, i can't quantify that, but they have made a world of difference. i hear a lot of similar reviews of the bilsteins and OME shocks as well.
Apr 12, 2005 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 2WICE
considering the 220 dollar set of 4 9000X 9 way adjustable. bout to go cross country and back so adjustable will be nice, and from what i hear warrentying them is relativly painless . im currently wheeling every day in my 4R, but by the time i get the shocks itll be a lot less untill i get back to the west coast again.
Apr 12, 2005 | 11:52 AM
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I have had my rancho 9000s on the back of 4runner for at least 2 1/2 years and have zero complaints they were a lot better than stock. As for the other two, i have not tried but was thinking of buying some OME to see what the difference is and to see if the OME is longer than my ranchos. I have never used a set of bilsteins but the people who use them love them so i think it is just a matter of preference.
What does this mean?
not to be mean but come on just because everybody here has it does not mean it is the best. You dont always have to follow the leader here, try something different maybe you will find the better solution for everyone to imitate.
What does this mean?
Originally Posted by Manioca35
The fact that out of the three, nearly everyone has OMEs or bils should give you an idea of what people think. I personally have OMEs and they absolutely rule.
Apr 13, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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From: Las Vegas.. Soon to be heading for south america in the 4R
Originally Posted by Dirty_Yota
where are you finding this deal at? i am just wondering because i need some new ranchos, thanks.
and found them for 225 on 4x4rockshop.com ( http://www.4x4rockshop.com/Scripts/p...idproduct=2011 )
both offer free shipping, but i think that 4 for price of 3 deal ends 4/30/05
Last edited by 2WICE; Apr 13, 2005 at 07:03 PM.
Apr 14, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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I have the OME springs and struts but haven't put them on yet. On my 99 I currently have bils with the stock springs, has anyone run OME springs with the bils shocks? How is the ride, is it better with the OME shocks?
Apr 15, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Praufet
With the current deal of buy 3 get 1 free the prices on ranchos are hard to beat. Also since the cruiser coil lift isn't exactly standard any shock will use will have the wrong valving, hence me going with rancho adjustables.
without this deal i would be going for OME, or FabTech
Last edited by 2WICE; Apr 16, 2005 at 02:48 PM.
Sep 28, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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I am currently replacing my front shocks, Rancho 9000's with Bilstein 5100's.
I'm leaving the rears with the Rancho 9's, but only after a year and nine months the front shock bushings are totally shot.
I would never ever get Ranchos again, big disappointment.
-AZTundra
I'm leaving the rears with the Rancho 9's, but only after a year and nine months the front shock bushings are totally shot.
I would never ever get Ranchos again, big disappointment.
-AZTundra
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