NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Seems like a theme

 

Ordered mine the other day, unfortunately the color I want is on back order so I have wait a couple weeks for it to come in.

 

I don't think I have ever had a question that needed a call back from Mule. Usually I am just calling at 9am on Monday morning wondering why the door is locked, and then reading the business hours on the door.

Typically after that I re-route to the Sunset Ale House for some man-mosas

 

i did this a few weeks ago, showed up on monday, pulled the handle and was like wtf.

 

They'll be open Mondays now. Got an email yesterday with new hours

 

Does this mean it's gone come back every couple weeks???

 

I've got email responses from Dana quickly. Can't say I can recall ever calling and having to wait for a call back.
Stopping in tomorrow to pick up my uca's.

 

Well here is my non-important 2 cents on switching from Icon to Kings. (Only road driven FYI)

I switched from an Icon Stage 5 2.5 Extended travel with RR's and an AAL to King 2.5 Extended travel with RR's and adjusters, TC UCA's, and the same AAL in the rear.

I first switched out the rear shocks and drove for a week and it made a noticeable difference in ride. Took the edge off the bumps and especially noticeable when hitting multiple bumps, potholes, and craters in the road.

Next I switched out the front CO's, UCA's, and drove for a week. It made no real noticeable difference in ride. Still felt like a 650# coil. I will note the difference in quality of King's brackets compared to Icons. The sway bar relocation brackets and the resi mount is all one piece and a pretty beefy piece of metal. The Icons were thinners and when hitting some pretty rough spots on the road they would clatter against the frame which is fixable but I didn't like. I also had my Icons preloaded to 1-5/8" on the driver side and 1" on the passenger side to sit level compared to the kings I have 1/2" preload on the drivers side and no preload on the passenger side and am sitting 1/2" higher in the front than I am in the rear.

Bitches:
-Im not a big fan of the blue on the Kings and thought of going with the anodized black for $300 but the coil would still be blue and thats dumb.
-Removing the shock to adjust was a pain in the ass because I overshot the preload but you really shouldnt be adjusting that much anyways.

I wouldn't say that one ride is better than the other its really just preference. If you have ever rode in a nice sports car or I had a friend that had some suped up street racing VW GLI and he replaced the motor mounts or body mounts or something with porcelain spacers or disks to eliminate body roll while accelerating which gave it kind of a rigid connected to the ground feeling and that is not what I prefer. Kings by no means are plush but if your preference in ride includes the word plush or like a cadillac than you will be closer to the King side. Either way a 650# spring rides like a 650# spring.

Side note: DSM gave me a wrench and a lot of sticker so that has to count for something.

 

So what if you're not a fan of a reverse rake..? How can you lower the front? To me, being unable to lower the front is an issue. I cheated on my 4Runner and threw in a .5" body lift, and took about that much preload off of my front coilovers to gain more down travel (and it made a big difference).

Glad you're not upset with your purchase! And I also like your quote, "a 650# spring rides like a 650# spring." Dead on. Progressive, digressive, or linear. Requiring 650# of pressure to compress a spring is requiring 650# of pressure to compress a spring.

Let me get a sticker.

 

650 spring might ride like a 650 spring, but valving makes a huge and noticeable difference.

Both mine and @northwesttaco both have LT with 700lb springs, but our valving is completely different. When you hit his brakes or gas, the nose rises/lowers, this does not happen on my truck.

 

Sounds like you were just rallying my truck the 875 miles home

 

I'm hoping once I throw the winch in and maybe spring wear will make it level or get me close enough to not notice. Hoping. I got a sticker for you.

 

didn't you see my video on the way home?

 

Uh, no... Do I want to?

 

click the word video above

 

I'm sure I will notice once I get the winch back in and set the adjusters as needed.

 

This answers a lot of questions

 

if your still not happy talk with DSM about the valving. They will change it for free, you just have to pay for shipping to them IIRC

 

I already do like it here. I check it out most days, and have already learned a bunch by just lurking.

I guess I'll crack the wallet open wider and make sure I get the reinforced shell in case I do ever go with an RTT. Seems like good advice. Thanks all.