Shocks On Z71 2500
 

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.

this is slighly off topic but i didnt know they made Z71 2500's i thought they were only 1500s

This year they made Z71 an option on the 2500's

I am not 100% sure but I think the LTZ are Z71, I ordered mine as a Z71 so I could be wrong. The other trim packages are 4x4 unless you get the Z71 package added.

Check with Rancho, or Bilstein I'd personally not put less on a heavy duty. Forget the others!

Rick

My new ones are CST which are the exact same thing as the Bilstein 5100's. They ride really good compared to stock, but then again I am far from stock on anything at this point.

There are only a few shock makers still in the U.S. I run rancho 9000's on my 1 ton srw. Not as soft as a Bilstein but better customer service by far!
Plus they are 100% better than stock in any situation.

Hope they work well for you!

Rick

No shock can help your truck. Short bed in a 1 ton:w2: That is one Rigid ride.

Ive had the 5100's, no complaints.

MY NEW 3500 IS A Z-71

MY 3500 LONG BOX CREW CAB RIDES MUCH NICER THAN MY 03' 2500 CCLB DID....AND MY 2500 HAD BILSTEINS ON IT...WHERE AS THE 3500 HAS THE FACTORY Z-71 PACKAGE

The old z-71shocks were made by Tenneco automotive Who owns Rancho, Monroe, Dynomax, etc. etc.

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.

The LTZ is a trim pakage, Z71 is suspension and skid plates.

Yeah
 

And usually the fake Ranchos come with the suspension package.

all z71s are not even 4x4 anymore

Yep, And I think that is just sad.:DD:

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.

The Z-71 package in 2008 consists of larger shocks, skid plates and an easy peal off sticker on the rear quarter.

The shocks are made by Tenneco Automoive. Same manufacturer as monroe. They also make Dynomax mufflers. Google Tenneco Automotive.:U:

OOPS, I just realized this is a old post I already answered too. DOH!

lol