Anyone with Rancho rs5000?
#1
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Anyone with Rancho rs5000?
I almost bought this at the store last night but they only had 1. Need 2 up front. When I looked at it, it looked like it did in the pics of course. But noticed I couldn't pull it apart. Is that the norm? I remember installing inexpensive shocks that came with zip ties and when I cut it, it started to expand so it can reach the lower bolt.
I can't seem to find instructions on these. I'm guessing to install it I mount the upper bolts, jack up the radius arm, bolt lower and then the weight will extend the shocks. Does that sound right?
1995 F150, 2WD, 5.0L EFI
I can't seem to find instructions on these. I'm guessing to install it I mount the upper bolts, jack up the radius arm, bolt lower and then the weight will extend the shocks. Does that sound right?
1995 F150, 2WD, 5.0L EFI
#2
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Most shocks you can compress by hand with force/weight. They should naturally rebound. If they don't I would take them back and get new ones. But I have no experience with Rancho's.
#3
Rancho shocks have digressive vs progressive valving. There are advantages to both and also disadvantages. I personally don't like Rancho's due to the digressive valving as you said the rod stays where you put them instead of extending on their own.
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Next project...turns out at alignment shop, my tie rods are bad and so are the wheel bearings. Ugh. So they couldn't do the alignment. I can probably do the tie rod but not the bearings.
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