Rear shocks: Bilstien or King

Looking for some advice. I recently pick up a Habitat for my 2018 OR DCLB and with all my gear and the camper, I went ahead and ordered a set of Deaver U402 stage 3’s. I think these will carry the weight well.
So, I’m trying to pair the leafs with the right shocks. My primary focus is camping and dirt roads but living in Utah, I will be wheeling.
I really like the Kings but also feel the Bilsteins will work for my use. Is it worth the extra $500 for me to get the King’s?

 

I have no real experience but have done a ton of research over the past 6 months. I assume a habitat is fairly heavy. You did not mention if you would be leaving it on permanently or taking it on/off.

Based off research alone I would suggest king or fox as they can be ravalved to your specs or can come with adjusters (for extra money) so that you can dial them in to your load.

I do not believe bilstein can be revalved unless you go with 8100 series. No bilstein as far as I know come with adjusters. If you are looking for a setup that comes set from the factory for carrying weight overland go with ome.

Best place I would recommend for solid advice on higher end shocks... call either Accutune for Fox (@TRD) or filthy Motorsports for king. Either company will give you great advice.

 

Depending on how many off road miles you'll put in a day, kings are good for constant use, bilstein will heat up and fade quickly

 

Kings

 

With a heavy duty leaf pack your gonna want the kings they really dampen the ride quite nicely.

 

The Habitat is around 340 lb and will alway be on. I will have it build out in the back and my guess the constant load will be around 800 lbs.

I pretty sure I’m just asking everybody to justify my desire for kings. Sounds like I should definitely go custom to account for the weight.

 

I just ordered King’s...your rationale for them is much more justified than mine. Go with Kings.

 

Kings and be done.

 

King and Fox are both great. If you would like to get them custom valved specific to your vehicle weight/driving style we do that for FREE when you purchase shocks from us. Give us a call when you're ready, happy to help. (424) 377-0808

 

Hmmmmmm I don't see Vendor under your name, nor do I see you on Approved Vendors on the Home Page. So I would think you are just like any member who needs 50 posts to sell on TacomaWorld. @tcBob not sure if Vendor Status is in the process or not so just tagging you in case it is.

 

They are relatively new member on TW, but their services have been around for a good while and are well known on TW.

 

Works for me just making sure the Taco Peeps are safe

 

Working on switching profiles/accounts. We have had the *TRD* account for many many years. Email has been sent to get the accounts updated.

 

Will be good to get it taken care of so no more misunderstandings as I have purchased from you and vouch that you are a solid, knowledgeable and reputable vendor...!!