Rancho quicklift loaded

FormerFordGuy · June 13, 2015

I've only had them on for a about 2000-3000km so about 2000miles. Pretty sure the ball joints were bad when I bought the truck.

Did the new upper control arms not come with new ball joints?

nadrojcote · June 13, 2015

Did the new upper control arms not come with new ball joints?

yes they came with upper ball joints. It's my lower ball joints that are bad.

chevy2tuff2006 · June 14, 2015

So after using these for three months, I can give a bit of an update on them. This is trying all setting variations. I find that setting the damping lower just made it bouncier as the spring has such a high rate. While I don't mind these shocks, I feel they give about the same ride quality as 5100's did for me in the past on my last truck. I get a preloaded spring feeling.

Pros

1. Ride is more controlled than stock

2. Reduces body roll/ nose dive

3. Gave slightly more than 2" of lift, for a new truck it would make it sit pretty much perfectly level

4. Adjustable damping great for towing

Cons

1. Still harsh riding over cracks and expansion joints

2. Very harsh riding over bigger bumps/man holes/speed bumps etc.

3. When the shock extends after going over bumps etc it does so very fast and harsh (most likely due to high spring rate)

These cons are leading me to probably replace the front shocks with Bilstein 6112's, all the people on various forums that have been running them have nothing but great things to say about how they ride and how soft and plush the ride is. I will most likely keep the rear 9000xl's for the sake of being able to adjust them for towing. Don't get me wrong I don't hate the rancho's they're good shocks, I just feel they could be better, but I guess you get what you pay for. They are better than stock, and they are an upgrade over stock. I'm very critical and I over think things like this while others just say "They ride great" and go on with their life.

I've spent some time comparing the quicklift loaded physically to my stock struts and I've noticed they mimic a lift kit that has a coil spacer and a bottom spacer. These kits provide lift by compressing the coil in combination with using a bottom or top spacer. The quicklifts coil is compressed more than my stock strut (mimics coil spacer) as well as it is slightly longer (mimics bottom/top spacer). I think this is its major down fall.

The 6112's use higher damping and a lower rate coil, this gives the ultimate ride by reducing the coil bounce that I hate and increasing the work done by the shock.

Why don't you get rid of the 20's and put 18's on the truck or switch to a taller sidewalled tire to help your ride. I have these shocks and they ride way better than stock and also I have them set at 6 in front and 5 in back and the ride is amazing so smooth and handle bumps really well. Your problem is you only have a 55 series tire on there. Go with a more side wall. People need to understand the bigger the wheel ie: 20" 22" and up are going to ride real rough and you will feel any imperfections in the road. Anybody looking at these shocks......buy them. Oh and also my truck has never hit the bump stops at all in the front and have pretty much the same suspension travel as stock. If your stock A arms are resting on the bump stops something is wrong. My suspension has never felt over extended at all.

Z71hayss · June 24, 2015

Here in the US we blame the ride quality on the government for bad roads, not the shocks.

nadrojcote · June 24, 2015

Mine ride better now with the ball joints replaced. Doesnt jar up as much on small cracks in the road. Still too stiff and bouncy imo though.

HondaHawkGT · June 25, 2015

22's do not belong on a truck sorry. You could run Kings or Fox struts and you're still going to have a shit ride. Bilsteins won't fix your problem either. The 5100's by their very nature are going to ride rougher yet.

HondaHawkGT · July 3, 2015

Quicklifts + Cognito UCA's + 3" rear blocks. Also installed 9000xl's in the rear. For anyone wanting the matching Rancho rear shocks but have larger rear blocks, the RS999269 parts are the perfect dimensions for 2" of lift. The rear shocks Rancho pairs with the quicklift struts are for stock rear height or 4" of lift.

fuse36 · July 3, 2015

Got my new wheel set up. Went from 20" to 18". The new bf Goodrich ko2 tires. 285 65 18. Love the ride. Much better ride then my 20" wheels

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SierraAT · July 3, 2015

Got my Quicklifts and RS9000XLs on today, took the front end up and the ride is great! There is still some rake but I think it looks fine.

25silveradoHD · July 4, 2015

wow that looks great.....

where did you buy ^^^^^^

Chadwilliam1 · July 13, 2015

I got my ranchos installed on friday. What a difference in the ride. I have the front on 6 and the rear on 5 but I think I am going to try 4 in front and 5 in back. It is kind of a pain to adjust the front because I can not see what setting they are on.

I had these in the rear of my last truck and I loved them.

Does rancho making a steering stabilizer for these?

nadrojcote · July 13, 2015

Got my Quicklifts and RS9000XLs on today, took the front end up and the ride is great! There is still some rake but I think it looks fine.

Looks like about the same amount of rake I have. If you measure from the ground to cab at the front and back your cab is probably level.

ncorry · July 23, 2015

It's counter clockwise on mine, I just checked.

Yes going counter clockwise all the way will line up the 1 setting pointing up.

number pointing straight up is the setting

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I installed mine, and even straight out of the box, I couldn't read the numbers. On my red circle "dials", there are four points- i.e. basically 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. One of those dials is longer than the other three. Can someone with a set of these finish this sentence for me?

When the longest point on the dial is turned straight up, the setting is ________.

nadrojcote · July 23, 2015

I installed mine, and even straight out of the box, I couldn't read the numbers. On my red circle "dials", there are four points- i.e. basically 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. One of those dials is longer than the other three. Can someone with a set of these finish this sentence for me?

When the longest point on the dial is turned straight up, the setting is ________.

5

Best settings for me have been 5 in the front and 4 in the rear.

Turn them completely counter clock wise and you're at setting 1.