Rancho adjustable Shocks
Submitted: Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 13:58
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Has anyone here fitted these with the in cab adjustment.. With most 4WDs regulralry swapping bewtween on/off rd, it sounds like a smart move to be able to adjust the ride accordingly.. As the shocks are adjusted using a small compressor, can anyone tell me if any installed compressor canbe adapted to adjust them.. ie I ave an ARB compressor installed under th ebonnet, can I run another hose off this to adjust the shocks?? cheers
Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 14:27
Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 14:27
Can you use your arb compressor, I was told no originally, but that was a while back now, ~18mths or more.
Does it work? yes VERY
WELL.. easy as pressing a button to go from marshmallow to F1...
Is it worth it? No thats IMHO.
My compressor died in the same timeframe as the shocks. The compressor conrod doesnt have anythin holding it on to the crank, and
mine flew off... I managed to get it back on 2ice, but in the end it died. No spares available, not bad for $400 at the time.
Infact I never had any luck with their crap at all.. Shocks, compressor etc.
There are now other adjustable shocks on the market..
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Follow Up By: Coyote - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 11:00
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 11:00
I assume all these failures occured outside the warrantly?? or did they not honor the warranty??
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Reply By: damien - Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 16:17
Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 16:17
I had Rancho's with in cab kit on the Jack for a couple of years & found the whole setup to be excellent. Being able to change settings on the move, front or back, to suit the conditions was very handy.
There are some that say rancho's are no good & i'm sure there are examples of premature failures but i think you'll hear stories like that about any shock.
In my experience they were great
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Reply By: Rock Crawler - Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 19:39
Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 19:39
If you are fitting the set up in a light car say up to a Jeep , ( thats what there desighned for ) there fantastic . if you want them for a Nissan Patrol or Landcruiser , I would think again and look for something else
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Follow Up By: Coyote - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 10:59
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 10:59
Hey Rock Crawler.. thanks for the advice.. I am looking at putting them onto a 05 GU patrol.. what other options are there. I like theidea of adjustable as like most 4WD it varies between hard/soft tops.. the only other adjustable I've found is the ones ARB sell and they need a Nitrogen compressor to adjust them.. hardly 'adjustbale' unless you happen to have a notrogen readily avialable.. Any advice?
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Reply By: damien - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 14:21
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 14:21
Tough Dog make an adjustable shock that can be operated by the Rancho in cab kit
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