I'm wanting to level with either a 2.5" or a 3" and I dont know for sure which i want to go with...

 

Rancho quick lifts. With xl9000 rears. It will ride* like new with adjustability

 

X2! They're definitely worth the money. On setting 1 on all it rides so smooth. Even on their "offroad" setting (5 front, 4 rear) it rides smoother than stock I believe.

 

Are the ranchos better than the blistein 5100s? They work out to about the same price I'm looking for a smooth ride but still a lil performance for dodging all these **** drivers in socal

 

Never been in a vehicle with the 5100's to compare. But id buy Rancho's again. The leveling ones are preloaded so you don't have to mess with the coils. Just pull the assembly and put the new assembly in

 

I did some research on the Bilsteins when I was looking..which was just a few months ago. The thing that steered me to the Ranchos was that the Rancho is a complete unit and ready to install, where the Bilstein is just the shock w/o the coil. So you need to have someone with a spring compressor change them out. Plus with Rancho you are getting a new, fresh spring.


You will always have the brand loyal guys try to steer you, the coil is what did it for me...

 

That was pretty much my same reasoning. I also liked that I could adjust the stiffness of the shocks and struts

 

2.5 for 4X4 / 3 in for 2WD

 

I currently have 2.5 inch level on my 2004 f150 larait 2wd which rancho would I need to achieve the same stance because it is almsot perfectly level. Rancho site only shows 1.75 lift on the quick lift thing when I input specific truck info.

Sorry for thread jacking lol.