Thinking about installing Rancho's in cab controller for my 9000's but have heard some negative things and I am wondering if anyone has had a good result with it. It does seem like a neat gadget to add but don't really wan't to waste my time if there is no hope for the system.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Dan

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:drop_mout Wow I thought someone would have some input on this.:(

I have it in my 2500hd 6.0L CC LB... I can tell you the hoses were not long enough that came with the kit. I had to buy extra tubing online. If you need more info on that let me know I can dig up where I got mine cheap. As for how it works.. Its great! I can pump the shocks when I need to towing my sleds and let them out when I drop the trailer. I have a few minor leaks of air that I have to fix but then again I am getting rid of the truck soon so I could careless.. Best thing is no climbing under the truck to make adjustments. All done on the fly when the road starts to suck or when I put a load in the truck. I will buy them again for the next truck and the kit too. If you want anymore info let me know!

Thank you SnowBandit I have been debating on doing it but I think I will give it try. Any tips or problems you can think of off hand?

Just pump the pressure up to full once you get it installed and let it sit over night. You should not lose much pressure. If you do you got an air leak. I 99% of them are at the splitters.

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I recieved the kit free when I purchased my shocks. I had to wait a while for them to send the kit, so I installed the shocks without the controller. Well, A month or two later I installed it. The fittings on the shock were rusted. It leaked bad, so I tried to take the rust off. Didn't work. It was also leaking at the splitters. These wern't slow leaks, the pressure wouldn't hold for 30 seconds.

I decided to just throw the thing in the garbage. Even if I got it to work I wouldn't trust it going down the road.

I must just have bad luck. I know they have worked for other guys.

Good luck with it.

I installed the incab controller in my truck. Here are some helpfull tips.Soak all the t- fittings and shock adapters in motor oil for about a half hour or so, this will swell all the seals a little for a good seal. I learned the hard way and got that tip from Rancho.Be very carefull placing the o rings on the adapters not to pinch them. I have no leaks in the rear, and a little one up front. Try to place all t-s in the middle of equal lenth lines to the shocks. All and all I am very happy with the performance of the controller and shocks. I do not have picture, but I installed the controller in place of my CD holder. I removed the door, took a piece of trim from another vehicle, trimed it out and transfered all the gauges and buttens for a factory look. Good luck

I have it on my truck and I think I'm underneath fixing leaks more than I adjust the shocks! After I put it on I had a couple small leaks that I fixed easily. It would then hold for a couple days, but in order to keep my settings, I would have to pump it up every morning. I have had small leaks here and there, but recently, I can't hold pressure for 1 minute. I checked every dang fitting with no luck. I sent a note to Rancho, and they told me to put oil on all the fittings to expand the o-rings. Kinda a pain in the arse. Weird thing is that when it's humid out, it holds pressure longer. I guess thats due to the o-rings expansion?!? BUT, it is awesome being able to adjust on the fly. When I cruise to the beach, I keep it on 5/5 for a smooth ride, I keep it on 7/5 for everyday driving, and pump up the rear depending on how heavy the load is. Offroad I sometimes drop them down all the way when going slow. If I can get it working right, it's worth it. I'm giving it one more shot, and I'm taking it off if it doesn't work. I had plenty of line in my kit. Probably enough to do two trucks. Maybe some kits are different.
Some tips for install:
If you don't have anything in the lower right hand corner of the dash where the "Aux Lights" or Airbag switch sometimes is, you can make a panel out of ABS plastic to fit the two gauges and two release valves. I had to put the power switch under my ash tray, but then it's hidden. Then you can hot glue the piece to the dash and it looks much better than the mount it comes with.
Make sure all tubes are cut with flush ends. I've redone just about all of mine. Make sure there are no burs or anything. Maybe even sand them if need be.
Haven't tried it yet, but put oil on all the fittings. Either soak them, or put 3 or 4 drops in each one and let it sit for 15-20 min.
Leave enough line to each shock to allow for full suspension flex. I didn't think of this in the beginning and had to extend some of mine.

POS I got rid of mine.