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 Post subject: Who has Rancho Struts?
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:30 am 
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I was just curious who here is running the Rancho Struts on a CRD? I have been pondering them over the OME because I won't ever be running a winch or a huge bumper up front on mine (tube bumper at most). Just curious how the performance compares without that extra weight.

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I have rancho's all round with arb front bar.


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How have the fronts worked out for you? Which springs are you running with them?

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Ranchos on my 2002...they were good...

OME on my 2006...they are great...

All subjective but the OMEs seem to recover/react quicker and dampen better...just my .02

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durangotang wrote:
How have the fronts worked out for you? Which springs are you running with them?


No problems but I can only compare them to stock setup.
I'm running custom heavy duty springs designed for the CRD.
OzLtd on here spec'd out the springs they are nice and I don't get any more bouncing up and down after simple bumps now.


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I had Rancho on my recent trip to baja, 2 weeks in baja and they were toast, came back and replaced with OME.


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I have ranchos all around. The jeep's ride is better than stock. I don't rock climb or desert race though. Just some forestry roads and North Dakota roads( which are worse than our forestry roads!)

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