King shocks 2.0

Hello, Im new to this group... i installed king shocks on my 3rd gen tacoma 6 months ago and almost every month i have to take it to the shop who sold me the shocks so they can refill the shocks as they loosen up really bad within a month.. is this normal? I use my tacoma for regular day driving not for off road

 

That is not normal. Are they filling it with oil or nitrogen?

 

Nope, not normal. https://www.shocksurplus.com/blogs/news/king-off-road-shocks-faq

Now I question all the stuff they sold you.

 

As stated, we need to know if they are refilling nitrogen, oil, or both.

 

According to them they are filling them with nitrogen.

 

Shocks should not leak their nitrogen charge esp high end shocks. If these were purchased new, this should be a warranty claim.

 

Sounds like a faulty schrader valve

 

Can you post photos of the leaky shock(s)? Is it one or all of them?

How do you know they're leaking? Are there signs of oil?

As mentioned above, it could be a bad schrader valve, but it could also be leaking at the hose fittings or the shock end caps.

The potential for leaks also depends on what type of shock you have. Do the leaking shock(s) have reservoir(s)?

A picture is worth 1000 words here...

 

Pics

 

Definitely not normal. They do have a service interval but unless you put on thousands of miles on a month and are running them shocks hard, you should not need them to be serviced. I would contact King's warranty department and explain what is going on.

 

On a reservoir shock, I believe if it was anything other than the schrader valve or air end cap it would be leaking oil as well

 

What characteristics have you bringing the truck back in?
Are they charging you for your monthly top off?

 

Here are some pictures... no they don't charge me but it is a hassle to take it every month... i spoke with them yesterday and they are sending the shocks back to factory.. they said it will take them like 2 months to fix them.