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I will be upgrading my shocks in the next couple of months and the question is, Rancho RS9000XL or the OME Nitrocharger shocks. I already have OME 919's to even out the weight of the roof tent and overland gear. My stock shocks are fine in function but after driving a Dodge 3500 after adding new shocks I believe they could be the answer to my stiff ***** suspension and bumpy ***** ride notwithstanding the heavy weight springs of course.
Vote and give me your knowledge...
I have the OME on mine & love them. I primarily went with them since I know that I'd never use the adjustment feature of the Rancho's.
I find the ride with the RS9000s noticeably plusher than the stock ones.
I personally think both of the brands mentioned would be a "down grade", not upgrade.
But then, I like my suspension stiff so I can out-corner the turbo'd rice burners.
Guess I just never growed up.
PK
I think I will go with the OME and tell you guys the results in a couple months, for extended travel on and off dirt (no crawling) I need to do a couple other upgrades
Did you change the springs or ride height when you did you shocks?Quote:
Originally Posted by bartmanS4
So how did those OME shocks work out?
Anyone: What model and where did you get the OME Nitros?
Also are there any special instructions on swapping out the shocks on a VX?
I'm also wondering which to get and would really like to have a plusher ride?
PLEASE???
thanks, Julie
They are easy to change, do it yourself with some jacks and jackstands, no special tools needed, or any shop should do it fairly cheap.
I can't see not getting the ranchos, as they are adjustable and can be tuned to your preference, but if you don't likethe OME shocks, you are SOL. I do a lot of wheeling, so I am adjusting them from stiff to soft fairly often.
I work in Alaska from Feb-Sept so I haven't been able to do any work on the VX in AZ, just ordering parts to wait for me when I get back before the Big Trip to the East Coast.