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Ranchos upside down
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:53 pm
by duncan
I no its been talked about before ive just swapped from 9000 to 5000 for the front of my GQ wagon and i have clearance issues with my 5 link control arms at full artis i get that much movment that even after re drilling the shock location holes further apart the control arms still hit the lower shock body would get round this by turning them upside down did run the 9000s this way for a while didnt find much differenc in ride quality when turned the right way up would like other peoples comments
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:08 pm
by TuffRR
I recommend the use of commas and full stops.
Seriously, for every person that says you can't run them upside down there is someone who says they have had no problems. Give it a shot and add your 2 cents worth.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:07 pm
by ISUZUROVER
Had a mate who was running toyota (80 series) shocks upside down on a land-rover hybrid with no problems. Until he snapped one of the shock eyes off, and rancho wouldn't warranty them because they were not on a toyota. He then dismantled the shocks, re-welded and beefed up the eyes, and when he re-assembled them they would only work properly the right way up.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:39 pm
by ausyota
The ranchos I have on my IFS are upside down (thats the only way they fit) and have been on for a few years now with no probs.
I have heard of ranchos developing an air bubble if run upside down causing them to lose their dampening abilities but I have also heard to fix em all you do is turn em up the right way and cycle them a few times and chuck em back in.
Paul.
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:14 pm
by stool
Hay Duncan are you using pin`to`eye converters as I have no problems with them and standard top shock mounts.
Although by the sounds of your set up with lowerd top mount`s and hitting bottom shock your got mager travel on your rig
What have you done to stop the spring from poping out on full droop???
As mine are about 5mm before falling out on full drop 6" coils
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:20 pm
by Slunnie
Speaking with the Sydney shocks group and looking at a Koni, the twin tube etc designs will develop an air bubble in the top if they are run upsidedown. Air is a lot thinner than oil and doesn't help damping all that much when passing through the valves.
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:22 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
I would have thought them filling up with mud & grit rubbing on the shafts could be a problem.
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:58 pm
by turps
Rainbow Warrior wrote:I would have thought them filling up with mud & grit rubbing on the shafts could be a problem.
Ranchos dont have the stone guard. Only a rubber boot. Even with Koni/OME it doesent take long to cut it off.
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:34 pm
by duncan
Ran them today for awhile upside down and there was very little damping from them turned them back the right way up and they were 2oo% better so certainly wouldnt recommend to do this
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:56 pm
by RB zook
i ran my ranchos upside down for a while
and found it made no difference
ranchos
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:12 pm
by Roctoy
i've been running them upside down on my lux for as long as i've had it, makes no difference to ride.
Chris
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:46 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
turps wrote:Rainbow Warrior wrote:I would have thought them filling up with mud & grit rubbing on the shafts could be a problem.
Ranchos dont have the stone guard. Only a rubber boot. Even with Koni/OME it doesent take long to cut it off.
Sorry, the older model ones I've seen all had stone guards.
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:39 pm
by built4thrashing
so seeing as nobody has said what is the right way up??? adjuster nob to top or bottom?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:41 pm
by MARKx4
I ran mine upside down for 2 years. No Problems at all.
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:07 pm
by ausyota
built4thrashing wrote:so seeing as nobody has said what is the right way up??? adjuster nob to top or bottom?
Knob bottom, shaft up is the "right" way.
Paul.