Rancho Shocks

[tsm1@domain.elided (Tom Mandera)]

From a question I posted to the ORD...

>Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 15:48:28 -0700 (MST)
>From: Scott Ellinger <ellinger@domain.elided>
>Subject: Rancho Shocks
>To: Offroad@domain.elided
>
>> Rancho RS9000 #9012 14" travel
>> > What's the longest travel available for the RS1000, RS5000, and RS9000s?

>1000 longest is 10.9", and it's p/n RS1504.  5/8 eye bushings on both ends.
>5000 and 9000 longest is 14", p/n 5012/9012.  See below....
>
>For custom suspensions, the 9000's can't be beat.  I don't know anymore about
>stock-ish stuff, but if you're relocating mounts, who knows what valving you 
>need?

>> > If I wanted to run double shocks, would the 1000s work well?  If a single
>> > 5000 is "stiff", doubles would be double stiff!
>
>That's why they make "soft valved" shocks; they're designed to be run as dual
>(or even triple) shocks, so that they're not double stiff, but do dissipate 
>the load (and the heat) better than a single.
>Part numbers 5006, 5008, 5012, 9010, and 9012 are soft valved for multi-shock
>applications.
>
>Incidentally, despite the soft valving, 9012's are stiff enough (when adjusted
>up to two or three) to ride nicely on the street on my truck (in the rear) and
>very soft on 1, when run singly.

-Tom