King rear shocks not fitting in lower shock mount.

Just take your time and remove a little at a time checking fit frequently. Keep it arch shaped.

 

This is noted in the install instructions King sends with those shocks...

What I did was take a large punch and hammer and gently beat that tab inside the shock mounts back a tad. Easy peasy and takes like 30 seconds per side.

 

The instructions are pretty vague and just say, "it may need to be widened on some models". I assumed that meant the widening at the eyelets and simply bending the ears out a bit, which is pretty typical and I've dealt with that before. I had never heard of having to modify the back tab on the mount until I made this post, even King rep I talked to said he's only seen this once before. But now that I've got more input from others, I understand that this is a typical issue and I'm not as worried about it anymore.

I do like your idea of the punch and hammer instead of grinding/sanding though, will definitely try that method first.

 

Got them on last night, was a lot easier than I had originally thought it would be. Ending up using a hammer and punch to knock it back a bit. Thanks for the help everyone

 

Sweet.

So you just had to smack that lower internal area in the middle, and did not need to shave off any of the ears?

Did you cycle the suspension to full compression afterward to check for any contact within the full range of motion?

 

yeah just gave it a few good hits and it pushed right back, didn't have to touch the ears at all.

I didn't test them to see if they hit at full compression but there was plenty of clearance after I punched them back so I'm not worried about it