Tried The Rancho RS9000X
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/2/2007 6:47:11 AM
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haiminger
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Yes I did,
I had 4 off them (rear and front).
The 1st front pair lasted for a week. The second one lasted for a month. In both cases the upper side of the shock just broke or got bend.
After I saw in sevral forums that this is a known issue with Rancho, I've put back the front stock shocks, and I'm now waiting for my new ordered FOX shocks to arrive.
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 10:53:51 AM
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hilljob26
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i had them on the back of a chevy once,w/out the in cab control,i loved em,i wish i would have had all 4 w/ the in cab control,that is almost a must for getting them
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 1:15:23 PM
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mfish
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I was lookin at those, they do sound nice but last I checked they did not make them for a leveled H3...
< Message edited by mfish -- 10/3/2007 1:17:48 PM >
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 2:35:24 PM
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Ghostrider
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Wayne,
do you have the in cab control too?
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 2:51:37 PM
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Desert Dan
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I them on a jeep for 100k miles with no problems.
haiminger
If they bent or broke they must have been the wrong length for teh H3 and got destroyed when bottoming out?
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 3:22:06 PM
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Ghostrider
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quote:
ORIGINAL: haiminger
Yes I did,
I had 4 off them (rear and front).
The 1st front pair lasted for a week. The second one lasted for a month. In both cases the upper side of the shock just broke or got bend.
After I saw in sevral forums that this is a known issue with Rancho, I've put back the front stock shocks, and I'm now waiting for my new ordered FOX shocks to arrive.
I've only read a few of your posts but it sounds like you go through an awful lot of parts!! What the heck are you driving on to get that much damage?!!?
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 4:40:11 PM
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branstone
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i had them on all fours in my 84 toyota lifted 6 " with 35"s they were great
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 7:51:38 PM
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tomp
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They do not last but about 3 months here in Texas heat even just driving to work. They wear out way too fast!
They have a warranty which is good. but I don't like the pain of having to replace them every 3 months.
Lost count of how many sets of had to install/replace on my H2. I will never buy them again.
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 10:32:14 PM
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haiminger
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That was the problem. I installed them after cracking the TB to level my ride.
They were the same size as the stock shocks, But they could not hold. The local importer of RANCHO has given up, and so he ordered for me the FOX shocks instead.
To Ghostrider
The only things that I managed to break so far is:
1. Fuel cap (the most strange off roading thing that can happen)
2. 2 front RANCHO shocks (2 pairs) for the reason described above. I would have to say it's not so much rancho guilt, But more of a bad installation.
That's it. The gear problem I thought I had after my lat off-road trip was a simple screw holding my skid plate that got loose, causing the skid plate to make noises coming from the gear area.
I do admit that I work my H3 very hard while off-roading. I just lowered my front end yesterday (Un-cranked the TB ) morning (until I get my readylift kit) And I must say that the H3 front suspesion feels now much better, but I'll test it in real off-road conditions only next week.
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RE: Tried The Rancho RS9000X - 10/3/2007 10:43:31 PM
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mfish
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quote:
ORIGINAL: haiminger
That was the problem. I installed them after cracking the TB to level my ride.
They were the same size as the stock shocks, But they could not hold. The local importer of RANCHO has givven up, and so he ordered for me the FOX shocks instead.
So they do have the fox shocks for the leveled height?
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