Ramithepimp77 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Hi again guys. what is the difference between Rancho RS5000s and the Rancho RSXs??? I only know of people with RS5000 and they seem to like it BUT what aobut the RSXs?? Are they any good? YOU GUYS ROCK! RAMI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_johnson Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I have the RS9000x and they're great But I think the RSX's are pretty high tech, maybe the top of Ranchos line. And I think the RS5000's are a bit further down in rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 95PathDN Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 One of them, the RSX (?) is nitrogen charged and the others are the standard hydraulic shock. I think both the 9000's and RSX have adjustible ride settings, but someone is going to have to confirm all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 The RS9000 and the RS9000X are the adjustable ones. The 9000's are 5-way adjustable, and the 9000X's are 9-way adjustable(with triple tubed body walls). The 5000's are standard heavy duty offroad valved shocks, RSX's are nitrogen-charged, with different internal valving that self-adjusts for each impact or compression. The 5000's just react the same way with each bump. Top of the line: Monroe, MI, June 12, 2003 - A new line of fully adjustable gas-charged remote reservoir shock absorbers engineered for serious off-road performance has been introduced by Rancho, the world leader in suspension technologies for light trucks and sport-utility vehicles. New Rancho Pro Series shock absorbers combine the brand's world-class RS9000X nine-position adjustable technology with an advanced remote reservoir configuration ideally suited to hard-core off-road driving, where heat-related shock fade often can be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Can i just add here one important thing!!! The RS5000 are NOT gas charged!!! They are a cellular gas design.(The inside of the shock is fillled with oil and closed cell foam material with gas incapsulated in the cells of the foam). This means amongst other things they have better heat dissapation than the gas shocks, and can be run at any angle, up side down or what ever. It's the same tech used in most high quality steering dampers. They also have the same ten stage valving as used in the the other rancho shocks, you just can select which stage you want to start at. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathy Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 can u run the 5000's on a stock pathy? cuz the shocks i have right now are like 140000 miles old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Sure can, check out the Rancho application guide to see which shocks you'll need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 5252 front, 5118 rear. If you want rears that are 1.2" longer, go with 5116. More flex from the rear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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