WARNING ON RACNHO LIFT

[MyxH3]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Bilstien makes a top notch shock. Fox makes a nice one too. Both of those will last. Fox stuff can all be rebuilt and recharged too. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
agreed...
nice stuff for sure.

[The Dent God]

As I am deciding what color to buy my H3 in , I start searching the web for information on my soon to be new vehicle I come across this wonderful website . Being a four wheeler with many lifted trucks including and not limited to an Explorer with 8.5 inches of lift and 35" BFGs( miss this one the most ) I like the look of the lifted H3 and read this post as to what went wrong with the Rancho
!st you guys acting like school girls , I suggest getting your own room , This is supposed to be an info site If you dont have anything to contribute to the discussion -SHUT UP !!!
2 ) In the articles I read it does seem 20" wheels where the focus .
3) If your going off road with this and your worried about airing down for traction , but your whining you dont want your paint scratched from the mud and rocks coming from your tires cuz they stick out , WTF kind of wheelin are you doing ???
I wanna go in the mud , BUT I dont want to get dirty ?! HUH !!
I love the look of a lifted truck , I love wheelin in the trails and mud ( I hate cleaning afterwards). But if your gonna wheel , your gettin dirty and your gonna scratch it .
Personally I like the tires to hang out a bit , and yes I cringe every time I hear a rock bounce off the side of my door .
I dont care much for rancho , kinda liked Superlift , and Fabtech , depends on if its 2wd or 4wd , yes Ive lifted 2wds .Right now I have an 03 Ranger 2wd on 33'tires .Why , because it looks bad ass !
Thanks and keep up the good INFO !

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Talljeeper:
You obviously chose the wrong wheel design...did you do a trial fit, or did you choose, "Thats looks cool"....seems to me if you had performed a trial fit you would have noted what offest was required. There also the issue of backspace which you never noted as well. <span class="ev_code_RED">4 WHeel Parts checked with Rancho and that backspace/ offset is what was required. 15, 16, and 17" all got the same. 18 and 20" was 5" of backspace. It wasn't enough and required wheel spacers ro it wouldn't touch the nuckle. Rancho's resonse to my questions/ issue was "the wheels should be 20" because that's what the kit was designed with and the kit was not designed to air down your tires." That quote is straight from their tech./ install dept. I'm sure since you drive a mighty Jeep off road, you know how great a 20" rim will do offroad and aired down.</span>

Ranchos H3 system is a very well designed, quality suspension system.<span class="ev_code_RED">It is well built, but the design of where that front nuckle ends up, is total BS... unless your cool with 20" rims or the entire tread sticking out of your fenders.I know you Jeepssters like that look. The problem with that is that some of the states that I go to, will pull you over in two seconds for that.</span>

What you describe as far as ill handling can easily be attributed to tire tread design, improper inflation, poor alignment.....on and on.... <span class="ev_code_RED">Nope, I was assured everythign was aligned and balanced and inflated properly. And it was. The tires are not very aggressive, so I cannot see that being an issue at just higher speeds.</span>
Having had multiple Rancho systems over the years, I have yet to see a poor design from them, including the H3.<span class="ev_code_RED">Good for you.</span>

The H3 suspension is not a rocket science setup....

Also the comment on brakes.....anytime you add rotational mass at the axle brake performance degrades..... <span class="ev_code_RED">Yep, that was his point! Having to use a 20" rim or larger is a bad design.</span>

While the RC setup looks pretty nice, the Rancho won't void the drivetrain warranty like the RC probably will.

You guys need to recognize the difference between these two mfg's..

Rancho bar none produces some of the finest off-road suspension systems manufactured...H3 included.

There is a reason the RC isn't being mass produced an that is to address bump steer issues...I am sure thay will reach a compromise on the design. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[bjklein21]

Maybe you should look into the rough country 5 inch lift. Its totally bolt on and looks great. I beleive the tires do not stick out the same as they do with the rancho kit plus you can use the factory wheels.

[Operator24]

I'm having a blast here.

Its not often someone will let you ride them this hard for free.

I feel like I should leave money on the night stand or something!

[Operator24]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Operator24:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:

Whatdiddumbf.ucksaynow?

Who gives a flying f.uck about your "coverage" for the largest off road publication in the world when all you did was suck a lot of dick.

Are you going to report me to some unheard of website for stupid people again

LMAO. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Its pretty easy to talk a lot of crap on the web... but to torque me, its going to take a lot more than anything you can come up with sport.

You can stop trying to act cool in front of your friends now. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
You’re already admitting e-enragement just by posting back, if you didn’t care you wouldn’t respond kiddo.

The ownage was easy with you </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You've posted many times on this topic but you've yet to say a single thing concerning the rancho lift (aka the topic at hand). I think you come on here because you can't get laid or someone didn't hug you enough as a child. Maybe mommy denied you the tit when you were 2 months old? Maybe you recently found out you were an accident child? We can rename your birthday "The Big Oooops" if we must. But it doesn't change the fact that you still haven't contributed to a single thing on this topic.

What does that tell you?

Go a head, say it... everyone else already knows, just blurt it out when you figure it out.