Thinking of going with Rancho XL9000's Shocks
im not a fan of the tall (stingers ) ones that go above hood and 3 feet out. but this seems to be just right for a bull bar ! At least I think ...poison spyder customs makes awesome equipment bout $ 900.00 with skid plate for rubicons and welded recovery loops Northridge has some good pricing to watch for to save . but
Best thing I did so far for modification trust me I was concerned too
stinger in pic below white jeep it just not my choice .A bumper means a lot if your not happy with what it looks like youl regret the whole thing . Im totally impressed with this look on mine ,not that I think my jeep is better than anyones but im pleased with the ps mid bumper . But every one has different perspectives . Lod makes a bull bar that's straight upright . thers others too . im not into lifted jeeps wich makes me kinda a minority on that . but mine sits just right maybe 1 inch more but I wont go higher I had lifted trucks before.. as for the 9000xl shocks make a nice noticeable ride difference now too .
4+ rating only cuz yeh the paint isn't the best quality . now if these were rust proof oh boy !
oh btw never dropped my soft top yet in almost 3 years lol
Last edited by jeepmojo; Jul 7, 2014 at 06:13 PM.
Haha. I know you will get a kick out of this but I have a pep boys service center a few blocks away and I went in just to ask them what it would cost to put on my rancho lift kit. Yes, I know not to go to pep boys but the last time I went there the owner who is nice local guy who has worked in the biz for years, helped me out a lot last time I was there and gave me a great deal. I'm looking for a mechanic that is honest and does great work on the cheap, and I dont care if its under the pep boys umbrella. The other problem is that the 4x4 shop close by has so many terrible online reviews that I cant take it there fo' sho.
Anyways, they quoted me $560 to have the work done. Haha.
I went from buying 4 shocks to be put on myself for free, to having to possibly pay and extra $550 to go up 2 inches with the lift kit.
Update ... I called the crap 4x4 shop and they quoted me $250 which is still better.
LA has no good Jeep mechanics that is for sure.
Anyways, they quoted me $560 to have the work done. Haha.
I went from buying 4 shocks to be put on myself for free, to having to possibly pay and extra $550 to go up 2 inches with the lift kit.
Update ... I called the crap 4x4 shop and they quoted me $250 which is still better.
LA has no good Jeep mechanics that is for sure.

I would take it to rebel offroad down in laguna but they aren't even open on weekends.
they have to take shocks off springs and stuff tires . So they have to profit and if theres any thing stuck on or problem . id say $350 .00 and I know that's a lot too . but figure it will take them 3 hours prob the way shit goes
id rather not have a 4x4 shop who sucks do it even if they charged 100.00 it will prob be done wrong or hacked , prob should do it yourself and u know its done right .
id rather not have a 4x4 shop who sucks do it even if they charged 100.00 it will prob be done wrong or hacked , prob should do it yourself and u know its done right .
Last edited by jeepmojo; Jul 5, 2014 at 12:53 PM.
they have to take shocks off springs and stuff tires . So they have to profit and if theres any thing stuck on or problem . id say $350 .00 and I know that's a lot too . but figure it will take them 3 hours prob the way shit goes
id rather not have a 4x4 shop who sucks do it even if they charged 100.00 it will prob be done wrong or hacked , prob should do it yourself and u know its done right .
id rather not have a 4x4 shop who sucks do it even if they charged 100.00 it will prob be done wrong or hacked , prob should do it yourself and u know its done right .
I might be able to borrow a floor jack and stands but if I can find a reliable person to do it for $250 or less I'll go that route.
with all that money though 
and u wont find any one to do any lift for under that / you can buy big torque wrench at walmart
and lots of sockets and jacks &
and youl know your jeep that much better what about when you need to change all your fluids out? and differentials . youl be paying again and still no tools
& yeh not saying everyone wants or can to do their own work on them , but if your not loaded
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and u wont find any one to do any lift for under that / you can buy big torque wrench at walmart
and lots of sockets and jacks &
and youl know your jeep that much better what about when you need to change all your fluids out? and differentials . youl be paying again and still no tools & yeh not saying everyone wants or can to do their own work on them , but if your not loaded
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Last edited by jeepmojo; Jul 5, 2014 at 07:40 PM.
I would buy the tools but this is the city and once I'm done with them I have absolutely no place to store them. I also want the satisfaction of knowing that the work is being done correctly. I can do the shocks easily but the springs is another thing. I have a 3 year old boy and I dont want to take a chance of screwing something up when I should be having a pro do it.
I would buy the tools but this is the city and once I'm done with them I have absolutely no place to store them. I also want the satisfaction of knowing that the work is being done correctly. I can do the shocks easily but the springs is another thing. I have a 3 year old boy and I dont want to take a chance of screwing something up when I should be having a pro do it.
maybe youl get lucky & find someone
Well I guess this offer was too good to be true. I have sent in the rebate with all of the invoices, receipts and emails that my rancho shock distributer provided, and its still not enough for Rancho to send me a rebate check. The friggin box is sitting right there close to my feet, do they need me to take a photo holding the box and parts up? What more do you need?
Apparently after a little research they have done this numerous times to other customers. If they decide to do a fast one on me I'll just return the products completely. I have no problem doing that. Check out the scam reports.
Ripoff Report | Tenneco Complaint Review Lake Forest, Illinois: 1093952
Apparently after a little research they have done this numerous times to other customers. If they decide to do a fast one on me I'll just return the products completely. I have no problem doing that. Check out the scam reports.
Ripoff Report | Tenneco Complaint Review Lake Forest, Illinois: 1093952
Well I guess this offer was too good to be true. I have sent in the rebate with all of the invoices, receipts and emails that my rancho shock distributer provided, and its still not enough for Rancho to send me a rebate check. The friggin box is sitting right there close to my feet, do they need me to take a photo holding the box and parts up? What more do you need?
Apparently after a little research they have done this numerous times to other customers. If they decide to do a fast one on me I'll just return the products completely. I have no problem doing that. Check out the scam reports.
Ripoff Report | Tenneco Complaint Review Lake Forest, Illinois: 1093952
Apparently after a little research they have done this numerous times to other customers. If they decide to do a fast one on me I'll just return the products completely. I have no problem doing that. Check out the scam reports.
Ripoff Report | Tenneco Complaint Review Lake Forest, Illinois: 1093952


