Rancho shocks - still not understanding!

[JeepMarine]

Hello guys,
I have read so many shock posts and I’m just not getting it. Please forgive me because I’m sure it’s been answered before.
I’m looking at the Rancho RS9000XL. My driving is very varied so the adjustment is key. It’s my daily driver, mild to med trails, sand at the beach, plus back and forth from FL to NY a couple times a year. More importantly, my wife hates the ride so trying to help that too! Haha
I have a 2023 JLU Rubicon 4xe. I have added a Teraflex ST1 kit (2” front spacer, 1 1/2” rear spacer and a little longer bump stops) I also have Teraflex 2” shock extension brackets all around. I run 35’s on 17x9 after market wheels. Also have the hardtop, steel bumpers front & rear and sometimes loaded down with a roof rack when traveling to NY.
I am totally lost at what 9000XL to choose. The 4xe is 1” higher stock, plus my spacers, and everyone says the Ranchos are shorter than stock shocks.
I can use, toss or mix up the shock extension brackets (toss the front, keep the rear etc etc) if that helps.
Trying not to lose flex or worse and blow out the shocks.
I always appreciate any help, and am totally ok with just a buy this for the front and this for the rear since I’m prob not gonna understand why

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[JT1]

Go measure your eye to eye on front and rear shocks at ride height. Then look at the compressed and extended total length of each shock. Shoot for at least 4" of uptravel (unless you added bump stops with the lift) in the front, and close to the middle in the rear.

What PSI are you running in the tires. That makes as big of a difference as shocks do. If its more than 33, try dropping it first.

 

[Maverick909]

so many other options for shocks... Dont penny pinch on your shocks. I ended up saving for about a year and purchasing a set of falcon st 3.3 adjustable. I absolutely love the ride they offer with the adjustability on them. i have them in a 0-4" lift length

 

[Pismo61]

I ran into that issue with the Ranchos.I have the ST1 on my 2door. The stock length shocks were too short and the 2 inch shocks were too long.Sooo, I got the Bilsteins they are perfect length for that lift and like the ride.Some say they are too firm,but not to me.I did have them on a JK before and liked the ride as well.The Old Man Emu match up well also with that lift.I went dizzy comparing all the shock measurements from various companies.Some are harder to find than others.

 

[JeepMarine]

Thanks everyone for the help! I appreciate everyone’s opinions and advice!

 

[Gomer Pyle]

Thanks everyone for the help! I appreciate everyone’s opinions and advice!

I have a '21 JLU Willys 3.0 Ecodiesel stock configuration with a Teraflex 1.5" puck level in front and have researched shocks for an upcoming change. I've had great satisfaction with Old Man Emu suspension products over the years in my Yota Land Cruiser days so I reached out to ARB USA to inquire about their shocks since I could never find anything specific to my application being offered by them. After a little back and forth they offered the following solution:

Well, we didnt technically cover the 3.0 diesel motor. I do believe the mount points are all the same, and these would be designed for a 2" lift, but you should be fine with that 1.5" spacer as that extra half inch is minimal. I would go with the heavier version of the shocks we offer on the front end at least due to the heavier diesel motor, Rear you could use either (unless you have some additional weight in accessories over the rear end, then you could run the heavy in the back as well). Shocks are sold individually.

front # 63162
rear # 63163 (heavy) or 63161 (standard)

After this feedback from ARB USA, I think I'm headed in this direction. Cheers and good luck with whichever direction you go!

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