Shocks On Z71 2500
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My opinion
I can say I have had many Actuall Rancho shocks and have been very pleased. However, the Ranchos on Fords are not Ranchos. They have Rancho stickers but they say Motorcraft on the tube. So just to maybe help you out the Ranchos on a Chevy might not be Ranchos too.
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The LTZ is a trim pakage, Z71 is suspension and skid plates.
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I don't know if this helps, but sometime around 2000-01, GM stopped using bilsteins on their Z-71's (remember the red shocks on the GMT-800 Z-71 trucks??). After that time, they went to a slightly stiffer valved Tenneco, which is the crappy stuff they have sold on all thier trucks for a while now. I know Tenneco makes Rancho, but I think its a stretch to call these shocks Rancho's. They are more like low-grade Monroe's.
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I had my lift put on and obviously I have my old shocks. In the past I know that Chevy put Ranchos on the 1500 Z71's but no where on these shocks does it say Rancho.
Is there a part number to look for to see if it is a Rancho or not. I want to sell them but I do not want to sell them as Rancho's if they are the standard POS shocks.
Is there a part number to look for to see if it is a Rancho or not. I want to sell them but I do not want to sell them as Rancho's if they are the standard POS shocks.
OOPS, I just realized this is a old post I already answered too. DOH!
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