I see so much hate on Ranchos here. Is there a particular reason? I've always liked their products.
To be honest, the truck that I rode in that had Bilsteins just felt mushy. I'd rather have a stiff suspension than something that makes the truck roll around everywhere. I know it all comes down to personal preference, but I've never really understood the "Rancho = crap ride" statement.
If all I want to do is level my Z71 and get some 275/70r18's under it, would the Rancho Quicklifts be ok? I know some people complain about their ride, but I have Ranchos on it now and like them. I'm planning to get the Quicklift fronts and some 9000XL's for the rear. I've heard I'll only get ~2" of lift in the front. I'm fine with that so if I'm pulling the rear end doesn't sag too much. Just looking for some opinions and other options.
I see. I was hoping to go a little wider than 275's, but that extra height would be nice. My dad has 285's on his F350 and they look awesome. I guess I kinda doubt I'd be missing the .57" inch difference as opposed to having a little more sidewall height. I think for my level I'm either going to go with the Bilstein 5100s (~2" lift) or a set of the Rancho Quick Lifts (~2"-2.5"). I'm leaning towards the Ranchos because they'll be so much easier to install.
I love the exhaust. I built the whole thing for ~$400 for all stainless from the cat back. It's pretty loud, and does have some drone, but I like it a lot.
Man. I think I may go with 275's. I'm just not sure.
Awesome. This is basically all I want to do with mine. Level and get some new tires. I think I'm going to go with 285/65's on the stock 18's.
Here's mine so far:
Here's the exhaust that I just recently added:
And a video: