Had new tires put on today and they said the right front spring was broke. I looked at it and its hard to tell till I looked at the other side.

I would like to get the Rancho but throwing out $500+ then waiting 8-10 weeks for my $120 rebate. Is a little hard on the wallet now.

I was looking at the Monroes but the price difference after the rebate is about $50

So the question I am asking is the Ranchos worth the hurt in the wallet for 8-10 weeks

Monroe quick strut 171361 and shocks 911262
or
Rancho quick strut RS999910 and shocks RS999286

 

I have Rancho Quicklift struts on mine and love em! Handles and rides so much better.

 

I have the Gabriel Quick struts with the 2.5in HBS leveling kit. Ride is good and Im running 285.70.18s BFG AT KOs. You can find them online and buy as a pair and might get the BOGOF. Cost me 199.00 for both. The 2.5 kit was 75 on ebay.

 

anyone used the other other quick strut from Monroe 181361 its about $50 cheaper each

I dont really care about the lift part. I just dont want a truck that rides like crap

 

I put the Monroe's on about a year ago. Although the shock is okay( get what you pay for), the spring is smaller in diameter and my front sat lower than with the oem's after 80,000 on them.
Unless you're planning on lifting the front eventually, I would pass on these.

 

The Monroe 181361 is considered an econo model...Spend a few extra bucks and get the next step up or get the Rancho. I posted the same question a few weeks ago and ended up going with Raybestos professional grade from Rock Auto and a set of pucks off eBay and my truck rides 100 times better now. Our front springs are notorious for breaking. I had the same problem, but both of mine were broken.

 

I just broke a front spring 1 1/2 weeks ago. I did the Ranch Quick Lift setup and am very happy with it. It rides better than stock, and I thought it rode pretty good with the stock setup. As far as the shocks, I ordered RS999285 not RS999286, I don't know what the difference is, but under the details for the 286's it says "For models with Rancho Triple X systems" and "2 1/2" lift"... The 285's fit my truck perfectly as a stock replacement.

Here's a pic:



-Greg

 

I pulled the trigger today. Ordered the Ranchos.

$505.80 was my total and after the rebate my total cost will be 385.80.
Had to make 3 separate orders but worth it, I hope
The cheapest I could find the Monroe was $343 so the $40 difference in the end is chump change.
Rock Auto lets you use paypal so I could use the bill me later thing, or buy them from Amazon and get 6months interest free

 

i bought 5100's and Moog HD springs when i swaped mine in.

 

I went with the Monroe quickstruts 171361(front) and Monroe 911262 (rear). bought them on amazon 336.86 total plus a 90.00 rebate 246.86 total. already had the as level pucks so I didn't really need the quicklifts. but I believe Monroe owns rancho or vice versa