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King Shocks on a 19 Tacoma

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by nathanroyse, Jan 26, 2020.

  1. Jan 26, 2020 at 3:43 PM
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    Im thinking about picking up a set of Kings for my truck. as of now, its completely stock except for Bilstein 5100's with OME 887 coil springs. What is recommend when upgrading to kings? UCAS? new leafs also? next question, what is the difference between extended travel and oem length shocks? which one is better? How much better is the ride quality really? I posted this in the suspension thread but didn't get any responses. please help, thank you!
     
  2. Jan 26, 2020 at 3:46 PM
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    hate to be that guy but read here:
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-owners-with-king-coilovers.472876/
     
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  3. Jan 26, 2020 at 3:56 PM
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    cool! I read thru a lot of that thread and making my way thru it now and it helped me make my decision on shocks/coils/UCA/rear leaf, etc.
     
  5. Jan 26, 2020 at 4:00 PM
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    Im reading through it. I just am interested to know what the difference between extended length rear shocks and oem length rear shocks means. I found a good deal but they're OEM length. I want to know the Pros and cons
     
  6. Jan 26, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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    See if this helps: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rear-king-shocks-ext.560850/
     
  7. Jan 26, 2020 at 4:13 PM
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    FWIW..I’ve done so much reading on suspension (King, etc) that I’ve came to the conclusion that Im just going to go somewhat all out for what I need now versus having to redo it in the future.

    for my immediate needs..a Bilstein 6112/5160 would be sufficient for my 2020 OR but instead of buying that, install, alignment and whatever else...I’m going to get King w/adjusters, UCA, rear leafs and do the ECGS bushing now. If you’ve got the Budget, go for it.
     

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