no noises with mine yet, but ive only had them on almost 2 months now.
the only potential problem i saw when installing them was on the drivers side rear there is a wiring harness strapped to the inside of the frame and the coil on the load adjuster shock rides really close to the harness, looks like it could rub while flexing/compressing, but so far no problems.

its nice to hook up the boat trailer & not see the rear bumper take a big dive now. drops just a little,nothing like before.
heck, instead of shaving emblems, i might even get one of those "HEAVY DUTY" tailgate emblems off a 2500 for mine now,LOL.

 

I went with the ranchos all the way around, if you do the struts, please purchase the strut mounting kits also, I recommend it, and they are fairly cheap.

 

I have the Rancho's in the Front with the Monroe coil overs in the back. I put about 1500 lbs in the bed a couple of weeks ago and the axle was about 3" off the bump stops. When unloaded I never hear anything. I have been very happy with them. I've had them on for a year coming this June.

 

This was great information from everyone! I think, since i'm not doing any heavy load hauling or towing, I'm going to go with Ranchos. I'll defiantly pick up the mounting kit for the struts too, thanks superdak05 for that advice. Also thanks for the welcome, Dakotaff!

 

You wont be disappointed. Part numbers for the Ranchos:

Front struts- #RS5757
Rear shocks - #RS5315

And if you ever thought about leveling kit, now would be the time while everything is apart.

 

ditto on the level kit, you dont want to do that tear down anymore times than you have to.

good idea on the strut mounting kit too.
& hope you dont have a stripped nut on the oem strut ,no fun there.

 

So if I want to replace the shocks, I just need to buy them online and then bring to a shop for the install? What should I expect to pay for the installation so I don't get ripped off?

Thanks

 

not sure on that, i think most of us have done it ourselves. not too sure if many shops would install something they didnt sell you, since they love to make $ on the mark up for parts as well as installation.

a privately owned shop probably would install your parts, but a big name shop might not. sears for example said "No" & wanted about $30 per strut more than i could get the exact same part # for myself.

the rear shocks arent too bad, but if someone was not mechanically inclined with a decent set of tools the front struts would be a different story.

i thought about getting my struts done cause it can be a pain, local guy wanted $60 per side to replace struts only, if i provided parts.

so i did it myself & put that $120 towards my leveling kit, sway bar links etc.

 

Shocks are about a half hour job. Struts should be done professionally unless you are familiar with spring compressors and such. Slick is right, some shops won't install customer supplied parts. Merchants does and thats who installed mine.

 

I have a good relationship with my indy shop and I don't mind him making a few bucks on the parts as well as time on the install. He's there when I need him and vicey versey. I can rely on him for independent advice and opinion, and he values me as a customer who isn't just looking for the last dime on the job.

If I had the tools, the garage, and the skills I might feel diff. Like with my bike, it hasn't seen a shop in many years.
Now that biz has picked up for the Spring I'm going to have my guy pop some Monroes up front. I figure $600 all in, I'm OK with that.