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 Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
#286203
07/14/03 09:39 PM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 36
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I'm looking to upgrade and want to know which shocks would be the best choice. I want better road handling and better performance off road too.
Here's a link I found for the ranchos that also has the remote (in cab) control for them.
http//www.torklift.com/038.htm
I'm still waiting for the OME catolog to arrive.
94SR 3.5L(AT)factory rear locker 31/10.5R15 BFG M/T
94LS 3.0L(M)30/9.5R15 Falken Wild Peaks
2003 Limited(AT) BFG A/T
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286204
07/14/03 10:23 PM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,169
Roll Me Over
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Doesn't the '94 SR have the adjustable shocks from the factory? If so, I'm not so sure the Rancho 9000s or OME's would be an upgrade. Most Gen II folks on the board are really happy with the stock setup on the SR. Are you having trouble with the existing shocks? I'm a Gen I guy for now so hopefully a Gen IIer will jump in here.
Powell
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286205
07/14/03 10:54 PM
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Anonymous
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I am in a 96 sr and the adjustable shocks seem to be great, I will be able to test them more in a couple more weeks when I go to Browns camp to wheel it.
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: pmontero]
#286206
07/14/03 11:03 PM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 36
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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My GenII SR didn't come with the factory 3 way adjustible shocks. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I have 117K on the originals. So that's why I was looking at possible upgrading. I'm the 2nd owner.
I seem to have lots of sway in corners and want to know if shocks will help that. The tires I bought help.
94Monty
94SR 3.5L(AT)factory rear locker 31/10.5R15 BFG M/T
94LS 3.0L(M)30/9.5R15 Falken Wild Peaks
2003 Limited(AT) BFG A/T
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286207
07/14/03 11:09 PM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 36
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Oregon offroader Do you have the 9000's adjustable? I messed up the link in the first post. Here it is: http://www.torklift.com/038.htmIs this a good deal?
94SR 3.5L(AT)factory rear locker 31/10.5R15 BFG M/T
94LS 3.0L(M)30/9.5R15 Falken Wild Peaks
2003 Limited(AT) BFG A/T
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286208
07/14/03 11:19 PM
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Anonymous
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I am still running the stock adjustable shocks, I am right at 135k when I baught the vehicle last week I noticed that it swayed a bit but as soon as I switched the shocks off of the highway setting they were great, they still seem to be very responsive and handle bumps well. I havn't gotten it off road yet but that is coming soon.
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286209
07/14/03 11:21 PM
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Anonymous
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oh yeah just another couple cents on the rancho vs OME shocks. last week the same question came up and I will say the same thing I did there. I have a couple friends who had rancho shocks when they first lifted their trucks, they lasted about a week each, after three sets they switched over to OME and no problems since this was 2 years ago.
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
#286210
07/15/03 12:27 AM
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 4,127
Roll Me Over
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I've had the Emus on for a couple months now. Love 'em! Went jumping over at my friends llama farm the other week. Bystandards said I launched the truck 3-4' in the air and 1-1.5 car lengths long before crashing down. And I DO MEAN CRASHING - bounced at least 3x before gaining conrol again. did that 3 or 4 times then drove 1000mi back to Louisiana. I hate to think what the results would've been if I hadn't had the Emus on there. I'm happy <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
'89 Raider 3.0L V6 (6G72) w/ AW372L (A44DL) A/T
"The Millennium Falcon of automobiles"
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: 94Monty]
#286211
07/15/03 04:09 AM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,356
Trail Leader
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94Monty, can't comment on 9000s vs OME, though I'm glad the question has been posed as I will be looking in the future myself. I have seen the 9000s for $60+ each and $150 for the remote controller. That's obviously some $80 less for the setup...
Big Truck: 00, 3.5, Endeavor, 5-Spd drive line in hand! Little Truck: 87, 2.6T I/C, MT, LSDs, Tonneau Top Her Truck: 03, 3.8, 20th Anniv, 65k Daughter's: 06 Eclipse, Keeping it Mitsu! FSMs: MitsubishiLinks.com
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Re: Rancho Shocks vs Old Man Emu
[Re: MontyMcV]
#286212
07/15/03 04:32 AM
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Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 650
Rock Warrior
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I've had KYB, OME and ProComp. The KYB's were by far the best. Did not like the ProComps at all, too soft. I've had the OME's for a little over a year. They are "ok" but one of them has started to leak. The only reason I'm not running KYB's now is that I could not get them long enough.
'96 SR, 35's, body lift, arb front bumper, Custom rear rock bumper, rock sliders. '89 Raider V6 w/ SR rear axle & locker Kirk's Montero page but not updated in forever KJ6GVJ
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