3rd Gen Owners with King Coilovers

I did the job myself in a driveway using YouTube as a teacher. Here are some random thoughts in no particular order.

The long bolts through the UCA can eat a bag of dicks. Do the driver side first because it is harder. An extra set of hands can really be helpful to guide/pry the bolt past things.

I tried without power tools. Don't be me. Get an impact wrench. I got basically everything done by hand until I hit the rear leaf spring bolts. I broke sockets on those things. Borrowed the neighbors impact tools and had it off in 30 seconds.

Check every bolt the morning after you think you're done. I missed getting the bolt tight on the sway bar linkage and had a mystery clunking for some time. I'm not a professional, I'm barely an amateur, so it's not surprising I missed something.

There is a thread on here about ubolt torque specs. Somewhere there a spec sheet floating around with an absurdly low number. I used that and it caused problems. I believe the correct torque on ubolts is >80. Retorque them after a bit of break in.

I didn't need to loosen or touch the LCA. Some videos include loosening cam bolts, but it didn't seem needed.

Because I was a first timer working alone I split it up and did fronts on Saturday and rears on Sunday. I worked into the dark both days (remember I thought 'I can do this with two jack stands, a floor jack, and hand tools').

It was actually very enjoyable and I learned a ton. Good luck!

 

Yeah, that bolt seems like the least fun part of it all. Did you have to bend anything to get it out or were you able to maneuver it out?

I appreciate the reply. Happy 4th.

 

Yeah, you absolutely need to bend the fender liner. Watch the abs wire on the top/inside of the obvious place to grab to bend. From the top you'll need to move some things out of the way.... Don't mess around and think you can do it without moving things. You'll end up moving them in the end (those bolts are longer than expected) and wasting time trying to fight things.

 

How do kings stand up to salt for those that live with it on the roads in the winter? How much corrosion?
Would love to see some photos.

 

About to pull the trigger on some king 2.5” extended coil overs(with compression adjuster) I have sliders and full skids. Will not add any other weight to front of truck.

From what I’ve been reading looks like 650lbs spring should be ideal?


Edit:I don’t want too mushy of a ride on street

 

Depends on the actual weight of those items. Not sure where you plan to purchase those, but if you don't want a "mushy ride", we can certainly help with that.

 

I’ll pm you. Thanks

 

After months and months of waiting... the time of greatness is approaching. Thanks @AccuTune Offroad





Mmmmmm... clickers...



Also, a little different with non-aluminum lower eyelet...

 

tundra shocks have welded on lowers

 

Yeah, I wonder what the logic is with that... I actually prefer it this way.

 

Pure speculation - I bet they cut down a shaft they have for another application and weld the end on, instead of building a new shock shaft for limited applications/sales.

 

Installed some King shocks that were tuned by @AccuTune Offroad. First impressions, I'm very impressed. However, I'll get some more miles on them before I form a complete opinion.

 

Buyer beware! There's one unintended consequence of installing this suspension...



No curbs are safe!

 

just going to post this over in the ahole parking thread

 

Fortunately, it's my office (on a Saturday), so they know I'm an asshole...

 

Been eyeing this coilovers. My question is, can I install these with everything else stock? Honestly, I enjoy my stock height (for the time being) but I would still like to upgrade the suspension. If I added these, could I keep that height and then increase it later down the road if I install a lift?

 

In theory, yes. If you are at stock weight, you would need to drop down in spring rate. Dont get the -EXT to avoid having to buy new UCA. Rear shocks however are not adjustable, so thats where you would need to figure out what you want to do. Or just wait and do it all right the first time

 

Sweet! Thank you for the response. A lot of the install videos I see have them installed with a 2"-2.5" lift and I don't really want to lift it at the moment.
Are you saying I couldn't install Kings in the rear without lifting it? (I'm new to all this haha)

 

The front with 600lb springs and the minimum preload is going to be about a 1" lift in the front. Changing the rear shocks will not change the ride height at all.

 

Front spring length/rate is too much for a stock weight vehicle wanting close to stock height. Not possible for most cases. For the rear, we have 3 different lift height options. I would stick to getting a -EXT rear shock, and dont plan to lift it more than 1-1.5". The -EXT can be run with no lift, or up to 1.5" lift.

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