Rancho QuickLIFT Loaded received, install time (pics)
#1
Rancho QuickLIFT Loaded received, install time (pics)
Got the Rancho QuickLIFT Loaded shocks in today. Anybody ever installed them yourself, or is it better to get a shop to do it? Also one of them has a much steeper slant than the other at the top of the shock. Is that normal? Thanks!
#2
Not too hard to install, but the one that the top slanted on, need to have the spring compressed and the spring re-seated to the top, it just needs to be turned to seat the spring, once seated it should be alright .
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BigHutch (08-27-2013)
#4
I did mine this past weekend. I did the drivers side 1st and it took about 2 hours because I was chasing down all the tools needed. The passenger side took a little less than a hour. The only issues I had was getting the upper ball joints loose. So, make sure you have a ball joint puller on hand or a board with a big hammer. When I was putting it all back together both ball joints spun and I thought I was screwed, but I used a 10mm socket to hold the bottom and then used a 21mm wrench to tighten them up. It looks awesome and the ride is much improved. You will need a 30mm and 27mm socket/wrench for the lower strut bolt and a lot of muscle. Sway bar link was a 18mm socket and the top nuts on the strut was a 15mm. Other than that, it was not too hard of a job. I took it in for a front end alignment on Sunday and it didn't need one.
#5
Just send them to me, I'll have them installed...on my truck . I'm jealous, I want these really badly but I'm waiting until my stock rubber bands to wear out, then I'm going to put these struts on with more aggressive larger tires and hopefully a tuner all at the same time.
#6
I changed mine because I felt the stock shocks on my 2010 (37k miles) were a lot stiffer than my 04 and 08 f150s. I also put the Rancho 9000's on the rear. They took about 10 min on each side. I set all of them on 5 and the ride is much better. I had the fronts set on 3 at first, but the ride was to cushy for me.
#7
The puller is key. It really speeds up the process of getting the upper BJ apart. The only tricky thing was we needed to get a cheater bar to get the lower portion of the shock into the the lower arm. For some reason it was off/twisted just slightly. We could have compressed the spring and realigned it but it wasn't off that much.
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#8
Just put mine on yesterday. I've never done anything like this before so it took about 4 hours. Most of that was for the first side. Once I figured it out the next side went fairly easy.
Does anyone know what a full set of oem struts/shocks sell for? I'd like to sell the ones I took off. Truck is a 2013 with 1500 miles.
Does anyone know what a full set of oem struts/shocks sell for? I'd like to sell the ones I took off. Truck is a 2013 with 1500 miles.
#9
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Just put mine on yesterday. I've never done anything like this before so it took about 4 hours. Most of that was for the first side. Once I figured it out the next side went fairly easy. Does anyone know what a full set of oem struts/shocks sell for? I'd like to sell the ones I took off. Truck is a 2013 with 1500 miles.