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FOX or KING

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by cain0725, Dec 15, 2015.

  1. Dec 18, 2015 at 2:59 PM
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    T4RFTMFW

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    Gen 3 folks can't be trusted, as they're often flawed and generally inferior.
     
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  2. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:03 PM
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    Mademan925

    Mademan925 Senor Taco

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    Ive had toytec, icon, and fox long travel... They all work..... If you plan on wheeling fox, king, or icons are worth the money...
     
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  3. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:03 PM
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    I believe that's because 3rd gen is slightly higher (maybe just in the front?) from the factory. I believe I saw that mentioned by Toytec when they were developing their kit for the 3rd gen. Otherwise they should be the same.
     
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  4. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:04 PM
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    CedarPark

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  5. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:07 PM
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    i have king MT, love it city, and obsessed with it off road
     
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  6. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:35 PM
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    Front Coil over #'s:

    King: 21.687 ext and 16.75 com. 4.937" of travel.
    Fox: 22.48 ext and 17.59 com. 4.89" of travel.
    Icon:22.574 ext and 17.42 com. 5.154" of travel

    More travel=more better. Need uppers though.
     
  7. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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    Go icon! Mine are in the mail on the way to my house right now. Can't wait
     
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  8. Dec 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM
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    Looking forward to your opinion of them. I've always had Fox or King. For the life of me, I can't decide for my 3rd gen.
     
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  9. Dec 20, 2015 at 3:02 AM
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    Mr. Torgue

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    That's over simplifying it to say the least. It's easier to tune with longer travel numbers but if it's not tuned well out of the box travel length is useless. That's not even getting into internals since we're talking about basic shocks that are probably never going to get touched.
     
  10. Dec 20, 2015 at 9:24 AM
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    True, but I've heard that with the Kings, you barely get any more droop travel, even when paired with the uniball UCA's. Looking at the extended length #'s, I'd agree. Sometimes it not about quality of dampening, when all you want is your tread to touch the ground. I'm still undecided with what shocks I'm going to go with, but I'd like as much real info as possible to help me decide.
     
  11. Dec 20, 2015 at 3:10 PM
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    nevadabugle

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    I wonder what the up and down travel will be with the Old Man Emu BP-51s. I hope their specs are good. At the moment I am going to hold off lifting mine until they are available for the 2016. Hope I won't be dissapointed.
     
  12. Dec 20, 2015 at 3:31 PM
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    They're overpriced though
     
  13. Dec 20, 2015 at 5:57 PM
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    Keep on waiting.... Maybe another 4 years and they'll have em....
    I'd like to add their coils to the discussion, but I think their shocks are not a priority to release at all...
     
  14. Dec 23, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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    Any have fox or King on their 3rd gens yet?
    Are you guys getting at least 2 inches of lift front these shocks?
     
  15. Dec 23, 2015 at 5:07 PM
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    Think again :)

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  16. Dec 23, 2015 at 5:10 PM
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    That's moot question since the shocks are adjustable.
     
  17. Dec 23, 2015 at 5:34 PM
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    Ohhhh rrrerryyy???

    Got a link? I tried searching for a while for those, albeit on my phone, and couldn't find em...
     
  18. Dec 23, 2015 at 6:08 PM
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    No link, i just saw that on instagram. Their instagram is arb4x4usa
     
  19. Dec 23, 2015 at 10:05 PM
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    In the front, suspension travel is limited by the CV joints. Even if ARB magically ecks out more travel from a given shock body length than King or Icon, it won't be useful.
     
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  20. Dec 23, 2015 at 11:00 PM
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    2wd drive Tacoma won't have to worry about that.
     

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