97inCali
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Reged: 09/17/02
Posts: 928
Loc: California
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Well today I had to go replace my Rancho RS9000x's for the THIRD time. Luckily they have the lifetime free replacement warranty.
Maybe I'm just unlucky. My OEMs lasted through my first Baja trip with no problems. I decided to go Rancho since I heard they're good shocks. My second Baja trip fried my Ranchos within the first few days. I came back, got new ones and fried those within 6 months. Today I threw on my third pair of Ranchos in 18 months.
The guy at 4WP was amazed how soft the shocks were. I did however notice that lots of crud and dirt had built up within the shock boot, so this time I am running them can-down with no boot. This way, I can easily hose the crud off. Hopefully this will result in the shocks lasting just a wee bit longer than one Baja trip!
I'm also talking to Fox Racing and Bilstein in hopes of finding a suitable reservoir shock for our Pathfinders, if anyone is interested. They'll likely run roughly $200 each, but they've been torture tested, so will likely last longer than the Ranchos.
GRRR....
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smithmdsmith
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Reged: 04/15/02
Posts: 409
Loc: Dallas, TX
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I know Rancho said the 9000x could be run upside down, but it has made all the difference in the world running those dudes knob down for me.
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'99.5 XE 4x4 - 255/70r16 Dueler A/T Revo; tranny cooler; Rancho 9000x rear shocks; Tekonsha Prodigy brake controller
T.N.T.
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Burgy
Reged: 04/14/01
Posts: 8842
Loc: Knoxville, TN USA
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I ran my replacements knob up for 2 months, then reversed them. I don't know if it was an improvement or not, but if it helps them last, I'll go with it.
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Kevin
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martin
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Reged: 07/01/01
Posts: 1840
Loc: Los Angeles, California
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my adjustable ranchos are a piece of crap, right now the lower bushings on both sides are almost non existant, and now I got a really bad sway so it wasnt the bushings on the LCA's, wasted 110$ there.
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dupersc
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Reged: 05/08/01
Posts: 1236
Loc: San Jose, CA
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Quote:
I'm also talking to Fox Racing and Bilstein in hopes of finding a suitable reservoir shock for our Pathfinders, .
Bilstein has shocks for the Xterra I wonder if they will fit well with our truck.
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Sonny
Wrangler Silent Armor
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Kiwipath
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Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 47
Loc: New Zealand
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I had put this on a different topic a few weeks ago, but if anyones interested.
Bilstein shocks for rear of 11/95+ R50 BE5 2345
Bilstein Strut inserts for Front R50 RE3 5046
These fit with 2 inch lift.
Cheers
Tony.
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97inCali
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Reged: 09/17/02
Posts: 928
Loc: California
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Kiwi,
Can you give me the specs for that rear shock? Compressed length? Extended length? Thanks!
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dupersc
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Reged: 05/08/01
Posts: 1236
Loc: San Jose, CA
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Quote:
I had put this on a different topic a few weeks ago, but if anyones interested.
Bilstein shocks for rear of 11/95+ R50 BE5 2345
Bilstein Strut inserts for Front R50 RE3 5046
These fit with 2 inch lift.
Cheers
Tony.
Where did you find that model? I checked Bilstein site and couldn't find it. I found them on some Japanese site though. It could be the over-sea models only 
The models that Bilstein listed for 89-95 Pathfinder is
Rear: B46-2077
and
Rear: BE5-2401
And the one for the Xterra is
BE3-6422-H0
here's the specs for 5100 Bilsteins
5100 Series Specifications
Part Number Travel Description Valving Reservoir Ext Length Col Length Shaft
Dia Mounting
BE5-6140-H0 6.65 5100 Off-Road 366/240 N/A 18.42 11.77 14mm stem/eye
BE5-6251-H5 6.63 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 18.50 12.03 14mm eye/eye
BE5-6252-H5 8.13 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 21.54 13.58 14mm eye/eye
BE5-6253-H5 8.60 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 22.50 14.06 14mm eye/eye
BE5-6248-H5 10.17 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 25.93 15.91 14mm eye/eye
BE5-6249-H5 11.94 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 29.70 17.91 14mm eye/eye
BE5-6250-H5 14.30 5100 Off-Road 255/70 N/A 34.90 20.75 14mm eye/eye
I forgot what's the Pathfinder stock shocks specs are... it's somewhere on an old post (I think 9" of travel about 14" collapsed and 23" extended 
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Sonny
Wrangler Silent Armor
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Kiwipath
newbie
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 47
Loc: New Zealand
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The model number is on the boxes my shocks came in.
However to get the measurements I went outside and took one off the truck They are exactly the same as the stock ones????
360mm compressed and 585mm extended (about 14 and 23 inches)
Truck is fitted with a 2 inch lift kit from the TJM catalog
check the attatchment and photos
This is a bit of a surprise as It was all fitted by the TJM agents here. I am not sure how much of this range is used. but I may go and jack the truck up tonight, or does anybody already know this??
Some photos
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Burgy
Reged: 04/14/01
Posts: 8842
Loc: Knoxville, TN USA
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Kiwi,
Nice pics! Looks like you need a snorkel, any luck finding one that fits the R50 down there? I've had no luck here. If you do come across one, I'd be very very interested in knowing!
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Kevin
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