Rancho RS9000XL shocks: I'm a believer
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: So Cal
I enjoy the ride these shocks give for sure. If I had to nitpick a complaint though, the adjuster knob is vulnerable to rock damage, and is made from a pretty flimsy plastic dial. Even one hit will crunch them up. 
JK Junkie
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From: CT
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A little more since we are ending the end of this.
As mentioned spin the shock 180, and a lot of people will throw a little grease in the knob and smooth as butter.
As mentioned spin the shock 180, and a lot of people will throw a little grease in the knob and smooth as butter.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Rohnert Park, CA
regret going cheap
Went with the RS5000 when I bought my 3" trail kit a month ago. All I can say is that they suck!! Jeep bottoms out in the back pulling in and out of driveways and going over railroad tracks. Will upgrading to the rs9000's help fix this problem?
Last edited by FireRescue707; Oct 20, 2014 at 07:51 PM.
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Stokesdale, NC
Sounds like a spring issue or the Jeep is overloaded. The shock is only there to control the amount of rebound or to dampen spring oscillations. In other words it's there to smooth out the ride.