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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2004, 05:50:58 PM »
You can try the Rancho 9000s, They seem to work good for me. A little long but no problems so far (knock on wood) ;D
Good droop but only 4-5"inches in compression.
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2004, 07:37:42 PM »
do the ranchos fit well on the tracker? even up front?
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2004, 09:07:08 AM »
I complained to Calmini for so long, that they finally sent me new, softer rear shocks.  That was a few months ago - well, OK, maybe Thanksgiving.
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2004, 09:18:59 AM »
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do the ranchos fit well on the tracker? even up front?

The front is a strut and rancho does not even make any.
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2004, 02:54:39 PM »
Up front I use OME. What a difference ;D
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2004, 03:09:00 PM »
I don't know if the extra wieght of my 4 door makes that much difference but my calmini suspension ride awsome.  When I first get in it from my truck it's almost to soft.
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2004, 04:41:17 AM »
so does anyone know a code for shocks that are longer and softer than Calmini ones ? (I think that Calmini shocks are Rancho).
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2004, 03:33:23 PM »
OME struts#  N31s
Rancho 9000s rear shocks # 9168

These are on mine with the Calmini 6"inch lift Combo and 1"inch spring spacers in rear and Double stock Rubbers on front springs.
They give a 100% better ride ;D
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2004, 05:21:06 AM »
Thanks HotRod   :)  I also have the 6" Calmini lift.
I used to have the 1 1/2" Rocky Road spring spacers on front and rear,the truck got a bit more higher (nice)  but the angle of the driveshafts on the front front was I believe bad.....so I got them out again.... :( They were close to 45 degrees with the truck standing on even terrain....
If I do the rear axle rotation,do the codes you gave me add some more drop ? or they are just softer than Calmini shocks but with the same travel distance ?
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2004, 05:50:37 AM »
You were maxxed out on hight, no good for
traction. you need to leave the 6" Calmini kit
with no spacers in front for maximum travel.

Travel, both up and down is what gives you
articulation, with limited articulation (too much
lift in your case) you will get stuck by not having
terain following wheels.

I learned about this way back in 1990 when I first
lifted the suspension on my Kick, and I didn't put
on longer travel shocks and strut spacers.

Maxxed out lift looks badass cool going down the
paved road, but it's suckass going down the dirt road
;)

Wild
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2004, 05:48:48 PM »
The shock bodys are large so when you do the rotation you would have to move the shock mounts out away from the axle.
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2004, 08:06:47 PM »
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You were maxxed out on hight, no good for
traction. you need to leave the 6" Calmini kit
with no spacers in front for maximum travel.

Travel, both up and down is what gives you
articulation, with limited articulation (too much
lift in your case) you will get stuck by not having
terain following wheels.

I learned about this way back in 1990 when I first
lifted the suspension on my Kick, and I didn't put
on longer travel shocks and strut spacers.

Maxxed out lift looks badass cool going down the
paved road, but it's suckass going down the dirt road
;)

Wild


yeah , I know. On the road it looked good but off road was pretty bad.I dont remember well but think I also broke a driveshaft easily when I had the spacers on... :(
Thanks  :)
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2004, 08:10:34 PM »
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The shock bodys are large so when you do the rotation you would have to move the shock mounts out away from the axle.


Yes , I m going to make new custom shock mounts.Thanks :) I m anxious somehow about doing the axle rotation but I hope that everything will be o.k eventually.Do you know if the F 150 shocks that Hagen proposed to be used with the Calmini lift when doing the axle rotation are longer than the Rancho rear 9000s shocks ?
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2004, 04:45:16 AM »
I think the ford shocks are a bit longer than the Calmini shocks.

Mike said that they will give you 3 more inches of droop.

I wouldnt get a longer shock than the ford length unless you had coil spacers. When you rotate the rear diff and set up your coils you install the shocks so they are at max droop just as the coil is touching its seat.  There for if you had longer shocks your coils would fall out of their seats at max articulation.  
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Re: What a difference!!!!!
« Reply #29 on: May 22, 2004, 03:47:02 PM »
I have 3" spacers in the back and F-150 shocks
are way too long, it would give me like 2" up travel
and bottom the shocks out.

You need relocated upper shock mounts or use Ford
Crown Vic Shocks 1998-99 I think, That's what I'm running

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