Shock absorbers Rancho or Rough Country

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Rank #10 in ranking

3.1

Body bounce

2.9

Bottoming

3.0

Leaks

1.5

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Rank #13 in ranking

-12

2.5

Body bounce

2.3

Bottoming

2.1

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Rancho

Rough Country

Rancho › Shock absorbers

gumaerb 6 Dec 2025, 15:51

Bottoming:

Rating 4.0

Everyone here will push Bilstein shocks. They're probably best for weight and wheelbase. I put Rancho on mine and leveled the truck by going 1.75" taller up front. Don't hate the ride.

Pros: leveled the truck

Cons: don't hate the ride

Rancho › Shock absorbers

Cranks_No_Start 2 Oct 2025, 19:31

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Bottoming:

Rating 4.0

As I do some offroading or mostly off pavement vs wheeling I’ve also liked my Rancho 5000s.

Pros: good for offroading

Vehicle: Ford

Rancho › Shock absorbers

Independent-Bid6568 27 Sep 2025, 22:07

Rating 5.0

Had a ‘86 Blazer with snowplow and heavy duty suspension came with twin shocks up front when I replaced them I went with Rancho RS 5000 ?

Vehicle: Chevrolet Blazer

Rancho › Shock absorbers

livens 25 Sep 2025, 17:37

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Rating 5.0

I put those same Ranchos in my 2002 a couple of years ago. Night and day difference. I don't think my old shocks were doing anything at all.

Pros: night and day difference

Rough Country › Shock absorbers

Agitated_Occasion_52 5 Dec 2024, 15:38

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Rating 3.5

I had the shocks on my old cherokee. They were definitely better than what I had on it before, but they replaced 30 year old 200k shocks.

Pros: definitely better than before

Vehicle: Jeep Cherokee

Mileage: 200000 km

Rough Country › Shock absorbers

Crafty_Note_8686 5 Dec 2024, 15:09

Body bounce:

Rating 3.0

I did a rough country lift on my Silverado. The shocks aren’t bad but they definitely aren’t great. It handles bumps better than it did when it was stock but I’ll definitely be upgrading to bilsteins when these shocks go bad.

Pros: handles bumps better

Cons: aren’t bad but aren’t great

Vehicle: Chevrolet Silverado

Rancho › Shock absorbers

Cow_Man32 23 Jan 2026, 21:10

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Bottoming:

Rating 1.0

Blown out ranchos

Cons: Blown out

Vehicle: Ford Ranger

Rough Country › Shock absorbers

BaconFinder 13 Apr 2025, 01:09

Body bounce:

Rating 2.0

I have rough country shocks and I will tell you, it is a bumpy ride

Cons: bumpy ride

Rancho › Shock absorbers

SierraTRK 14 Dec 2024, 13:29

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Rating 1.0

It’s the crap Rancho shocks.

Cons: crap shocks

Rough Country › Shock absorbers

SpaceAgePotatoCakes 5 Dec 2024, 16:44

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Rating 2.0

Their hard parts like control arms and brackets are pretty good, but their soft parts like shocks and joints aren't very good. They tend to be clunky and not last very long.

Pros: control arms pretty good

Cons: shocks not very good

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Which shock absorbers to choose — Rancho or Rough Country?

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Comparison of shock absorbers Rancho and Rough Country

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Overall ranking.
Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which shock absorbers are better — Rough Country or Rancho?

In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Rancho were overall better than Rough Country.

Rancho received a PR Score of 61 out of 100, and Rough Country scored 32 points.
Rancho ranked 10 in the overall ranking, and Rough Country ranked 13.
The average rating is higher for Rancho (3.1) than for Rough Country (2.5).
Shock absorbers Rancho have better feature ratings than Rough Country:
- Bottoming - owners believe, that this property for Rancho is better than Rough Country.
- Body bounce - drivers claim, that this property for Rancho is outperforms Rough Country.
- Leaks - reviews suggest, that this property for Rancho is preferred to Rough Country.

Which shock absorbers are more popular — Rancho or Rough Country?

In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Rancho were overall more popular than Rough Country.

By vote balance, shock absorbers Rancho surpassed Rough Country:

For Rancho, the ratio of positive (72) to negative (45) votes is 27 votes.
For Rough Country, the ratio of positive (11) to negative (23) votes is -12 votes.

By number of reviews, shock absorbers Rancho surpassed Rough Country:

For shock absorbers Rancho there are 38 reviews: 22 positive, 3 neutral, 13 negative.
For shock absorbers Rough Country there are 10 reviews: 1 positive, 4 neutral, 5 negative.

Which shock absorbers do car owners prefer — Rancho or Rough Country?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, shock absorbers Rancho and Rough Country have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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