XPLORx4 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Hi guys, I need some very specific advice from those of you who have the AC 2" lift installed on a 96-99 R50. Earlier this year I replaced my 8-year-old, worn-out Rancho RS9010 shocks. I purchased (from AC) the Rancho 9000 shocks they sell as part of the 2" lift. The part number I received from them is RS999112. The shock bodies are 2.75" in diameter and the shock bodies must be on the bottom in order to work properly. Here are the specs: Rancho RS999112 Upper mount: L1 Lower mount: L1 Compressed length: 16.125" Extended length: 26.000" Travel: 9.875" Body diameter: 2.75" Unfortunately, during extreme articulation, there is insufficient clearance between the panhard rod and the shock, resulting in this: That shock now "sticks" in certain places along its travel length. Additionally, the amount of damping it provides is not very much. Even with the adjustment knob maxxed out, the damping is only marginally good enough to limit bouncing when my Pathy is empty. When full of gear and people, it's a little too bouncy. The RS9010 shocks I had before didn't have this problem. The shock bodies were narrower, I was able to mount them upside-down, and the adjustment range allowed for a very wide range of damping. Does anyone have good experiences with a different shock brand and/or part number? Note: this is for 2" AC lift, not stock or SFD. Thanks. Edited August 26, 2011 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddfildvaynes Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) I personally love the Rancho RS5000's, it is the shock I went with when I had the 2" lift and now I have 6" lift and still run the RS5000's just alot longer. I originally got them from AC but my new ones I had to customize to fit my lift. I have never had a problem with these shocks and recently sold my old ranchos to a buddy of mine and he loves them. Edited August 26, 2011 by muddfildvaynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I too run the RS5000's on my AC lift. No worries here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I am running ProComp ES3000's. No complaints here...just had to modify them slightly to mount up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ermak Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hi gyus, "I personally love the Rancho RS5000's"... Is it original Rancho RS5000 for pathy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) Does anyone have part numbers for the Rancho 5000's or the Procomp ES3000's? (Part number on Rancho is usually stamped on the shock body.) And Phantom01, what modification did you have to do to the ES3000's? Thanks. Edited August 29, 2011 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 RS5116 is the 24" 5000 series shock. Rancho is on their XL kick right now where the shock bodies get tripple walls and it makes them fat. good luck with the 5000's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 RS5000 compared to the McPherson (stock) rear shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I run the rs999010 rancho with my 2 inch lift. but I know that the mounts are reversed between the your truck and mine (01)... I do not have any interference issues with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 fleurys- what orientation are you running those shocks in? If it's not too inconvenient, could you take a look at the shock body and see if it is stamped with "mount this side down" (or something like that)? Also, what is the diameter of the shock body? Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 fleurys- what orientation are you running those shocks in? If it's not too inconvenient, could you take a look at the shock body and see if it is stamped with "mount this side down" (or something like that)? Also, what is the diameter of the shock body? Thanks for your help! I just went under the truck for you :-) The orientation is with the dial at the bottom.. I'm pretty sure I saw mount this way stamped on it when I installed them long time ago.... right now I could not see without removing the wheel...so I did not do it... but since they have oil in ut and that the valving is controlled with the dial, it make a lot of sens that the shock has to be with the dial down so taht the dial can change the ammount of oil that is passed within a specified time... If the dial was installed up, the oil would not be going there.... I'll try to find a closeup of the shock with the stamps on it. The body diameter is exactly 2.2 inches. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 this is a picture of some 9000xl... you can see an arrow pointing down at the bottom... i'm almost 100% this is the orientation that I remember seeing at install time... http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/download/file.php?id=60092&sid=7bd49a1a85f1d44815ce0b6e9ad9619b&mode=view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 And Phantom01, what modification did you have to do to the ES3000's? Thanks. The eyelets on the tops and bottoms were too big so i bought i believe 5/8in diameter copper tubing to press into the shock mounts. Those worked for the tops, but on the bottoms i used garden hose type material because the 5/8 copper tubing didnt fit over the studs on the bottoms. The garden hose type material i used on the bottom, i have no idea what the size was, just found it laying around the garage and it ended up working... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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