King or Fox

Kings or Fox for mid travel kit?

 

King

 

King. King is king. I've read up. Most of my buddies have King. Look at most off road racers and crawlers too. My two cents I've also hear of fox shock bodies rusting because they are not anodized aluminum like kings which don't rust. My brother has kings and loves them. Once I get enough dough I'm getting King 2.5 remote resi's extended travel and King smoothies in the rear and new leaf pack also.

 

King because all the mall crawlers have Cox.

 

I have FOX 2.5 IFP. King certainly are top rung but didn't need that much shock.

 

Interesting. Didn't think about the rust. Thanks.

 

Nice write up on Fox vs King. http://accutuneoffroad.com/articles/fox-vs-king-2-0-coilover-shock-comparison/


Summary:
Fox and King both build race quality 2.0 remote reservoir coilovers whose performance and durability will exceed that of a conventional sealed monotube, but Fox really goes the extra mile to deliver a highly durable shock. From the piston rod, to the seals, to the oil, Fox delivers superior short term and long term durability. Whether you’re working on a daily driver or hardcore race truck, we can help you select the right shocks and set you up with the right springs and valving for your Fox or King 2.0 Coilovers.

 

What color do you like.....

decide that. buy that color.

 

If you can't decide, mix and match.

 

Menroe Sesa-trac for life!!!

Just kidding King!!!

 

This. Kings here when funds permit.

 

Fox have aluminum bodies that are zinc coated...pretty sure that isn't going to rust

 

Funds are not an issue right now cause I saved the monies.

 

Mine are steel and are supposed to have a zinc coating. They are less than a year old so don't know about long term rust.

 

What model do you have? I have the 2.5s and per the factory spec sheet they are aluminum bodies.

 

The body may be more prone to rust but the piston rods are opposite and more prone to corrosion.

Piston Rods:
There is a substantial difference in the quality of the piston rods used in Fox and King coilovers. Fox 2.0 Factory Series coilovers use a 17-4 H900 stainless steel piston rods with hard chrome plating. Fox stainless steel piston rods are very corrosion resistant and extremely strong at 190 ksi of tensile strength. King 2.0 Performance Series coilovers use industry standard 1040-1060 high carbon steel piston rod with hard chrome plating and are rated at 100 ksi minimum tensile strength.

 

Arizona desert truck, so I dont think i have to worry too much about rust. Unless i take some trips down to the baja in ensenada, which i plan to. haha.

 

None of them are cheap, but remember to factor in upper arms. It's easy to justify spending all the monies but thing is even my non-reservoir FOX are really more than I truly need or will ever fully utilize. The few hundred dollar difference is a lot of gas getting cool places and beer to drink while there.

 

Was planning to get the TC UCAs or Dirt King.

 

Ever consider ADS?