Rancho RS9000X 218.95 Shipped!

[mbeach]

I have just ordered the RS9000Xs from Sam's Off-Road.
I also ordered the In-dash control unit.

I have done a few very well documented (photos and write-up) installs of equipment on other vehicles for other sites. Would the members of this site be interested in a sticky'd write-up on installation (particularly the control unit)?

I'd most likely be doing some custom dash work for the guages and buttons to be mounted.
If there's an interest in seeing this, I'll need a few days to get the digicam charged and recruit my wife and father-in-law to take pictures and write notes.
If there's no interest, I'll just slap the stuff on quickly and be done with it.

[zadam123]

I love my ranchos, heres my custom work i did with the gauges, extra switches are for some neon and fog lights,



adam

[J La]

I would really appreciate a "how to" on the rancho's. As I have had a set in a box a year now.

[mbeach]

Install of the dampers should be pretty straightforward, so I was going to spend the majority of time on the In-Dash control unit (where to mount it/the compressor, running lines, etc.) because I figured that it would eliminate any of the traditional trial-and-error installations for others later on. I could make all of the mistakes so that others don't have to.

I was considering mounting the guages for the control unit below the area that zadam has mounted his (it's not something that requires priority viewing while driving). I considered using a sheet of CF that I have laying around, but I might save that for the relocation/building in of my GPS to the current stereo location.

[On Your Left]

For anyone interested in the Rancho 9000 shocks, Sam's Off Road has them on sale again, Buy 3 Get 1 Free. The total is $223.95 w/ free Standard UPS shipping. They're also selling the remote unit for $154.95.

This is what I've been waiting for, so just ordered a set! [About time too since at 54,000 miles my OEM shocks have had enough!]

[VehiGAZ]

I got my VX in December, and I thought my shocks were shot, but then I noticed a curious absence of an external expansion chamber when I looked underneath, which means a previous owner replaced the OEM shocks with who-knows-what, presumably to soften the ride. So I'm looking for options here... replace with OEM VX shocks or try something altogether different (which brought me to this thread)

What's the story with these Rancho shocks?
Are they geared for off-road?
How do they ride on-road?
How well do they match the VX springs?
How do the compare to the OEM springs?
Any other suggestions of what to replace them with?
the OEM shocks?