I just recently installed some Rancho shock absorbers in the front, so I was wondering, what setting do you prefer on you absorbers?

 

I come from a motorcycle background. Many will disagree, but it is only my opinion anyway.

I use the least amout of compression and rebound damping that will provide a controlled ride. More just adds harshness to the ride and does little for control. If you need more damping than is needed to control the spring "bounce" then you have other suspension issues that need attention. Covering up other suspension issues with damping happens often, but is typically used because solving the other suspension issues is difficult, impossible, or too expensive. I suggest that there is some unavoidable "cover up" that must happen on a lifted Jeep.

Based on this philophisy I start at the "softest" setting and work my way up until I have the spring bouncing conrtol I want. I did it on my CJ that had 9000s and it worked fine.

 

Agreed, you'll want to set them on a soft setting... maybe 2 or 3. Anything more than that and I think you will find that your ride is harsh. Now, going slow over big rocks, you might want to crank it up a bit so that they can help eat up the terrain better.