mandownco

I just installed my BJ Spacers, Coil Spacers, Downey HD Coils, Tweaked T Bars, and 1inch RB BL. My ride is stiffer than a mother. I was looking at the Rancho 9000's, but what size shock should I get, and does anyone have part numbers for these shocks? Thanks!

Todd

jimbo74

www.4crawler.com he lists what the stock size is and what the sizes are of otehr ranchos

i have pro comp ES3000 shocks on the rear and am lifted 3-4" out back on my 4x2.... the shocks i got were for a 3-4" lifted truck

mandownco

bump n/t

99_Runner

Just go to your local off road shop and ask them what the part numbers are for Ranchos, ProComp, OME. Make sure they are for a 4" lift application, then find them online for a cheaper price and order them in.

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

You can look up the Rancho part numbers by shock length on my web page:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/Rancho.shtml

The 5009/9009 is supposed to be good for the rear.

deathrunner

Let me clear something up before you chase the shocks down the "rabbit hole"

Your stiff ride is due to the T-bar crank and probably the new coils.

Suspenison parts like springs control stiffness. Shocks only control excessive bouncing.

Idealy you want your springs to be soft enough to move and conform to the irregularities in the road. The shocks need to be stiff enough to control the springs movement to just the irregularities in the road.

Think of a bump in the road hitting the spring like a guitar pick hits the string. Sure it moves when the impact hits it, but it rebound in the oposite direction back and forth until there is no momentum left in the spring or string. The shocks job is merely to control that vibration.

With that said, if you are experienceing a stiff ride, shocks may help a touch, but overall the springs are gonna make the bigger difference. I don't know what tire size you are running, but if at all possible lower your t-bars untill the arms are parallel with the crossmember or maybe just slightly tweaked above. Also, having the swaybars disconnected will allow the arms to act truly independantly and perhaps give a softer ride as well.

You will probably need longer shocks to take advantage of the extra treavel you have now, but don't look to them to clear up your stiffness.

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

Some of the perceived stiffness could be due to the existing shocks being too short. If they do not allow full down travel of the suspension (rebound), the suspension will not be able to soak up bumps fully. This can result in a bouncier ride that previously felt.

Robinhood150

If he's got the stock size shocks with the downey springs and spacers then he's definitely at the end of the shock travel (or really close to it). The HD coils are going to make it stiffer too.

My tbars are cranked 1" and the ride is just fine, can't tell any significant difference in ride quality from cranking them. In fact, I had to stiffen up my front rancho 9000s to match the rear 5009s.

Oh, another thing, he's got bj spacers AND cranked tbars so if he didn't change out the bump stops, that's adding to the perceived feel. I'd hate to see his CV angles.

deathrunner

Good Points