Rancho RS5000s ????

[Guest]

So my new shocks got here today and there seems to be a slight problem i think. I can collapse these shocks by hand woth little force. If i attempt to collapse them fast theres greater resistance. Weird thing was i opened them up and usually as most of you know, shocks will come with wires keeping them collapsed. These didnt have it. Anyone running 5000s and can give me a heads up. These are going on a CJ with leafs and shocks. Thanks yall

[kcmudbug]

That would make me pretty nervous. I had to lean on mine pretty hard to collapse them...even my stockers sitting on the shelf have a pretty good amount of resistance to collapse them.

[Guest]

Very easy to collapse. Granted they are rear shocks but once i press em in they dont expand on their own.

[tuffnutz70]

my rusty's shockes where that way too...once installed i had no issues.

[spunebil]

Every shock I have ever installed ( in past 30 years or so) have had to require force to compress and always rebounded (extended)
I usually have to physically compress them and tie them off to install if factory strap/wire breaks!

[Guest]

Yeah they came with no wire ties on them. A slight amount of force is required to compress. But not much. I can hear the fluid moving inside. Just no expansion once they are in. Very weird.Im skeptical about tearing down my old set and throwing these on now. I may send em back and get something else..

[lagnaf]

gas charged shocks will rebound automatically. RS 5000 are not gas charged.

there is nothing wrong with them.

Dan

[tuffnutz70]

gas charged shocks will rebound automatically. RS 5000 are not gas charged.

there is nothing wrong with them.

Dan

thats what i ment....didnt word it right. thanks dan!