3rd Gen Owners with King Coilovers

Ya I'm trying to do this without buying more stuff. I might give it a go tomorrow while I'm getting my CMC done

 

How long have you had the coils on there? Might not hurt to hit them with some liquid wrench tonight to let it soak a little. Worst case you can see about adding a small pipe to give some more leverage to the punch.

Coot

 

October. Don't have any spray for it. If it's a pain I'll wait and do it another time

 

Did you guys route your rear res oil line in an upward curve? I think that looks silly and like it flat and straight against the frame. Not sure if the bracket can be moved or mounted somewhere else to make the line flat.

Edit: nevermind, looks like the port and hardline is pointed up...

 

Well after installing my new bumper I will need to adjust mine this weekend so I guess im in the same boat!

Coot

 

Is the rear resi bracket bolt-on or do you need to drill holes in the frame? I know ICON requires you to drill a hole in the frame to bolt the resi bracket.

 

It fits in to the brake line area. No drilling required. I'll try and snap you a pic soon, but everything is covered in mud at the moment so idk how helpful it'll be

 

Well I was able to adjust my coils this weekend with another turn of preload in just a few minutes with the T-handle! That thing totally saves my ass when it comes to adjusting coils!

Coot

 

Sorry forgot to take a pic yesterday. Here you go


This is the drivers side bracket. You take the bolts out where the brake lines are in, lift up and put this in. Same for the passenger side minus the brake lines. Easy stuff.

 

Nice. I'm going to make the plunge and go full King with adjusters. Expensive, but I hope it is worth it.

 

If you have the money go for it, but I personally wouldn't get the adjusters. I've had mine since October (without adjusters) and I've never thought once to myself "these really need some more stiffness or more softness" Unless you're a super hard-core offroader and can REALLY feel the difference, I don't think it's worth it. But, it is your money, and if you want to get them, then go for it!

 

On this... does anyone know if kings without adjusters are valved the same as kings with adjusters set at zero (or softest compression setting)?

 

Nice. I'm going to make the plunge and go full King with adjusters. Expensive, but I hope it is worth it.

I asked this same question to King. The adjustable shocks are valved differently because of the valving in the resi.

 

...that's interesting... I wonder if they are softer or firmer.

 

Softer, because the resi provides the ability to add compression damping.

 

That makes sense. I've never had coilovers that you can get with or without dampening adjustablity (on the same models as an option). They either have them or don't (IE: KW V1 does not, V2 does and spring rates and other things could be different between models).

 

what are you guys doing for rear springs? do you have to order the rears shocks extended if you want to lift the rear? I have been looking at a few different springs but I tow my boat with a 350b to 400lb tung weight. It seems like the ome springs are the way to go if you have heavier loads. but i am not sure i want the full 3 inch lift.

 

The standard rear shocks from King are good up to 1.5" lift if you plan to offroad and have full articulation. Some people run stock length even with Dakars, but you're limiting travel by about an inch. YMMV.

If you're going above that, you'll need to get extended (1" longer) lower mounts for around 9.25" or so of total travel (OME Nitro chargers are about 9.4" travel which they pair with Dakars). Whoever you order from should be able to order it like that for you no problem.

For towing, you'll be much better off with a full new leaf pack like Dakars, or All Pros. The stock rear springs sag a lot and probably won't last you if you tow regularly.

 

I say the opposite. If you drive on the street a lot, get adjusters. I like to tighten mine up on the road and let them be soft off road

 

You can always get them added down the line when you service them/rebuild them. Brings your initial cost down. I've always had dampening adjustable coilovers on my cars, but I don't think I'd need them on the truck.