🔧 Rancho RS55128 RS5000X Shock Absorber: Achieve Optimal Suspension Performance Review

Replace my boring aftermarket Gabriel shocks with these. The trip is perfect for me. Nice and narrow but still behaved well for my rides around town. Now I'm an X-Series fan and drive a 2001 Jeep Wrangler that's mostly stock.

too bad it's a big shock but both shocks came with open boxes on top. One had a dented sticker and one box was missing a tie. Interesting because a few days earlier I received the Rancho Stabilizer, the box was open and the contents looked like a mess. Bring it together.

Shock absorbers not suitable. I installed RS 55128 shock absorbers. But I can't install the shock absorber in the tower. The plastic loop has not been removed. But I'm still trying to compress the shock appropriately. If it doesn't already go into the tower then I just cut the plastic tab of the mount so it just expands? Right now it's about 7-8 inches longer (again, the plastic retaining tab is intact) and I can't squeeze it tight enough to make it fit. It looks like a plastic loop has been…