JMiracle

I got the QL's and 9000's for around $543 off amazon with free shipping. they also had a rebate that if i remember was around $120. Installed them in a few hours with a buddy and love them so far.

Fbcoach

I'll have to take a look. Crappy thing is, I have to wait a bit and pay off a few home improvement projects before I get them. Which SUCKS! I'm so eager to get them. Especially because I want an entirely new set up. But I'm looking at roughly $1900-2000 in work.

besel53

Mine shipped today! Can't wait to put them on. Just in time for hunting season, too. Hopefully I can get the truck into the shop next week right after I get them on so they can do the alignment and fix my leaking exhaust manifolds. (I just don't feel like working on them myself)

'04 Supercab Lariat, 99K

PS-ordered my set with the 9000's on the back too from Amazon, with Minnesota tax (now that we have Amazon here) for about $560. Will get $94 rebate for Shocktober.

besel53

Ok. Spent last night putting on the new equipment, Rancho Quicklifts and XL9000's. They raised the front by exactly 2". I am now only 1/2" lower in the front. Nice ride, I will have to play with the ***** some more, I just set them initially at (3) in the fronts, and (5) in the rears.

Tips-

Since you have to take off one of the sway bar link nuts to drop it down far enough to take everything apart and re-install, you might as well get some new sway bar links (18.99/ea Duralast [MENTION=99889]autozone[/MENTION]) and put those in.

When everything is loose, be careful of putting too much stress on the brake lines or the 4x4 vacuum lines, use some wire to keep it from flopping around.

I've never replaced sway bar links or ball joints before, so if you have never done it, make sure to have the appropriate gear wrench or wrench for the nuts. A socket won't work because it just keeps spinning the joint as soon as you get it loose. With a wrench you can use 8mm and 10mm sockets on the end of the bolt, and use a wrench and sockets together to get the nut off and on.

Make sure you have a big hammer to get the upper ball joint shaft and the upper sway bar link shaft out. I had to bang on them pretty hard with my 3#.

For the top shock bolts I found it easier to go through the engine compartment using wobble extensions and a deep socket.

Bolt/Nut sizing:

Front:
Lower shock bolt- head- 27mm; nut- 30mm
Upper shock nuts- 15mm x 3 nuts
Upper Ball joint nut- 21mm
Upper sway bar link nut- 21mm
Lower sway bar link nut- 18mm

Rear:
Heads- 15mm; Nuts- 18mm

My truck will now be headed for the shop to do both exhaust manifolds (I just don't feel like doing them), and get an alignment. Just gotta get my new tonneau cover installed, then go shoot a deer....

jamie930

I was able to to pull the old strut out and put the quicklifts in with out undoing the upper ball joint or sway bar links. Just the tie rod ends. I did have pry a little bit to get everything in place

PiratesFan1985

What size do you order for the rear?

emhines

I got my Quicklift struts and 9000xls from Amazon. All together it was under $550. Plus free shipping. Best purchase I ever made. I haven't up graded my tires yet, that is my next purchase.