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Rancho RS9000XL Rear Shock for Stock Height (07-18 Silverado 1500)

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      Merideth: What's up, guys? Meredith with americantrucks.com, and today we're checking out this Rancho RS9000XL Rear Shock for Stock Height, fitting all 2007 through 2018 Silverado 1500s and 1999 through 2018 Sierra 1500s. Now, faded shocks are definitely one of the components in your suspension that can make your ride feel uncomfortable if you're feeling that bouncier ride day to day or when you're towing with your truck. This specific Rancho shock will be a perfect solution if you're not looking to upgrade your whole suspension, you just need more of a responsive feel, some better performance, and a peace of mind that your ride is going to be comfortable no matter what style of driving that you're doing.Now, this will come with one shock in the kit. So, what you see here is what you get. And although it looks pretty simple, there is a lot to this system. Now, the shock will offer you a stiffer feel compared to the factory option. However, you may think that that may create an uncomfortable ride with a stiffer gas charge shock. However, the design of this with the progressive engagement valving will absorb harsh bumps and create a smoother ride overall. Now, you'll also be able to change the ride or the compression with the compression control valve down at the bottom that's going to feature nine different levels of performance simply by twisting that knob so you can fine-tune your shocks and your suspension to your personal preference.Now, in addition to a solid feel that this is going to offer you and your truck, these are going to be durable with a large steel body covered in a silver metallic powder coat to protect them from scratching and surface damage and, of course, rust underneath. This will also have an 18-millimeter nitro carburized rod, and that may sound a little complicated but it just means that this is going to be super durable metal that will resist any nicking that could potentially cause leaking down the line. This is going to resist all of that. And as an extra precaution, it does come with a boot for protection for the shaft and the seals to maintain a long lifespan. Now, as I said before, this will be gas charged and will be charged to 120 PSI which will reduce shock fade over time, which is that aeration or foaming that forms inside the shock which will cause that squishy feeling. And this is going to be great for really any application, even in tougher applications if you're doing a lot of off-roading or towing with your truck.Now, this will be Rancho's more premium option in their line of shocks at about $175 per shock. Now, I'm putting it alongside the others in the category. This will definitely have a one-up over the more simplistic and less expensive options that won't have the adjustability or added features like a gas charge build. Now, while it does include those extra features that make this shock worth the extra couple bucks, this will still remain pretty mild in the construction compared to other super high-performance options that you may not necessarily need, making this a great choice for a premium yet modest shock for your truck, especially at that stock suspension height.Now, install will be a two out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, and should take you about two hours to get the job done. Now, also, if you are installing two, which you most likely are, the install is going to double roughly in time. However, it will be the same process for either side. Now, speaking of the install, one of our customers here has installed this on their truck and is gonna walk you through what that process looks like step by step. So, that is going to wrap it up for my review. Let's go ahead and get into the install.Man: These are the tools that you're absolutely gonna need to do this job, a 21-millimeter socket, ratchet wrench, and a 21-millimeter open-end box-end wrench. To make the job a little easier, a pry bar, an impact driver, breaker bar, and a torque wrench.Hey, guys. This is an installation video of a pair of Rancho 9000 shocks that I picked up from americantrucks.com. I'm gonna install them on this 2011 Chevy Silverado. Let's get to it. Before we start the installation of the shocks, we're gonna prep the vehicle, drop the front wheels, make sure the parking brake's set. And on this Chevy, we're gonna drop that spare tire to give ourselves a little bit more room to work. To drop the tire on this Chevy, we gotta take this access, pull it off with your ignition key, pull that out, and then we're gonna use the jack handle that comes with it to lower the spare tire down.Okay. So, we're gonna take the two pieces of the jack handle extension here and just put them together. Slide the larger open-end in. And then you should feel it lock on there with the wheel. Slide the jack handle over the end. Lefty loosey to bring it on down. Make sure you let off enough slack that you can get that lifting mechanism out of the spare tire. Okay. We got the tire down with enough slack in the cable. We're gonna lift the tire up and just get that all the way up here. Get it out of the way, and move it out. We're gonna get this lower nut and bolt off first. Come on, Betsy. We're not gonna take that one out just yet. Let's get that top one loose. So, here we are, we're looking up at the top bolt for the rear shock. We're gonna get that out with a 21-millimeter breaker bar and socket.Okay. Let's see if we can break this bad boy loose. Oh, yeah. Here, one more before I get tired. One more because I'm old. Switch over to the ratchet. Okay. Swing this bottom one out. Here's where your pry bar is gonna come in handy. When we're on the ground like this, the shock is gonna be a little bit compressed, so just lift up onto the pinch, and out we come, and then let it out. There we go. Okay. Let's get this top bolt out of there. Wiggle this one out. This thing has had it. Look at all that rust and gunk, oil. Boy. That might be the original equipment right there. Yeesh. Okay. It's a good deal.Okay, guys. Today we got a set of Rancho 9000s that we're gonna do a little installation video on for a Chevy Silverado pickup truck. And before we do that, we're gonna prep them for install. You need a little grease, some tape, a little Loctite Blue, a 1/8-inch Allen key, a screwdriver, and it comes with a zip tie and the rubber boot. Now, the first thing we're gonna do is take this knob off. And that's your 1/8-inch Allen. These knobs are really hard to turn. There's a really stiffly sprung piston underneath here. And just give it a little bit of extra attention. Give it some grease. It doesn't hurt anything. Again, you don't have to do this. It just you have to watch out for that gasket. Just give it a little squirt, a little spray. Work that piston up and down a little bit. Give this a little threaded plunger a squirt.Get a little Loctite back on there. Get that on there. I'm gonna adjust these to pretty much the maximum firmness of ride before I put them on, then I'll back them off as need be because that knob is really hard to turn. You can get a little tool that fits, it's a little wrench that fits over this cap. About 20 bucks on Amazon. Might be handy if you wanna adjust them, you know, while they're on your vehicle if you're gonna go off-road or something. I'm probably not gonna do it too often. I'll just crank that on. It's eight positions I believe and then when you hit the end you'll kinda know it. It'll spring back pretty hard.Okay. Now we're gonna prep this boot. They come with two drain holes, drain slots on it. This one didn't quite get cut out at the factory. Just slice that up the middle. Get that cleaned out. There's one on either side so no matter how you mount them...if you mount the drain holes perpendicular to the bolt, no matter which side you mount them on, one of them will be low so water will drain out. Okay. Last step in getting these shocks prepped, we're gonna pull that boot down with our drain holes perpendicular to the mounting bolts. What I'm gonna do is just put a little tape around there, pull it, and then put the tie wrap around it and then tape up both ends of it real good. I don't want to see anybody driving around down the road with these boots kinda hanging out underneath. We don't want that. We don't want that. Okay. That's gonna hold it. Then they come with a tie wrap. Get that on there, and snug. And then just tape them up real good. Make sure that weep hole, again, is perpendicular to the mounting bolt. Then wrap some around here like that. Tape is cheap.Okay. There we go. Knob is greased, boot is on, sealed up, drain hole. Do that to the other one and we'll be ready to put them on there and take her for a rip. Okay. Here's the moment we've all been waiting for. Install the new shock. Make sure that the adjusting knob is pointed in the way that you can get at it. This one is to the rear. Make it nice and simple. And I'm just gonna get this started. It doesn't hurt to be a little extra aware of it, that's for sure. Okay. I'm gonna spin this around, get the camera on here so you can see the lower half.Okay. Here's where you earn your lunch. Earn your keep, you gotta compress the shock up. Just push slow and steady on it and she'll go. And put it in. It don't matter, right? [inaudible 00:15:37.691] Okay. And we thread this back on with out ratchet. Come back for the torque wrench. Okay. Let's get this torqued down. One thing I should have mentioned in the tools list is when you're torquing things down, don't use those big long impact sockets. They're way too long, you're just gonna round it off. You want a shorter socket that's gonna get you closer to the bolt, so that way it'll be more accurate and you're not gonna strip it off. Okay. Good. Swing around and do the lower.Okay. Over on the other side of the truck, the most important thing for this particular set of shocks is making sure you've got the adjusting knob facing the direction that you can get at it. So, everything else is exactly the same. I'm just gonna snug these down and then torque them up. Torque it to 85. I might have gotten a pinch over on that one. Get that top one. Okay. Now, the most important thing, getting your logo decal on there. After all, why else did you do it? I'll put it right down there so you can see it from behind me. Sweet. All right. One done, one to go.Merideth: So, that's gonna wrap it up for my review and the install of this Rancho RS9000XL Rear Shock for Stock Height, fitting all 2007 through 2018 Silverado 1500s and 1999 through 2018 at Sierra 1500s. And you can find this right here at americantrucks.com.

      Product Information

      Features, Description, Reviews, Q&A, Specs & Installation

      Features & Specs

      • Rear Shock
      • For Stock Height
      • Progressive Engagement Valving
      • 18mm Nitro-Carburized Rod
      • Tuned Compression Control Valve
      • Regulates Shock Recovery Speeds for Improved Impact Absorption
      • Limited Lifetime Warranty
      • Re-Uses Factory Hardware
      • Compatible with the 2007-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

      Description

      Patented Rebound Valving System. Go all out on the trails with the Rancho RS9000XL Rear Shock for Stock Height. This rear shock system delivers progressive engagement valving with a 18mm nitro-carburized rod and a tuned compression control valve for outstanding performance.

      Go for the Rebound. This unit's rebound damping system is an integral part of its performance, allowing it to regulate shock recovery speeds for improved impact absorption. It offers no additional lift height, working with your vehicle's stock height.

      Warranty. This product is protected by a limited lifetime warranty, which protects against defects in materials and workmanship from the manufacturer. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for lack of maintenance or improper use.

      Installation. It takes no more than a day to install this product if you have moderate to expert level mechanical skills.

      Application. The Rancho RS9000XL Rear Shock for Stock Height is compatible with the 2007-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

      Fitment:

      Rancho RS999198

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