ptgarcia

I spent the day in the Bell Mountain area of Stoddard Wells riding dirt bikes with my brother and his family. While there I got a chance to really test out my King shocks and coil springs I got from Don. All I can say is they kick a$$! They are so smooth and soak up everything. I drove it pretty hard over some big, closely spaced whoops and they just worked awesome! I have got to get the rear done 'cause it still sucks! My brother did comment on how much better it rode than his Donahoe Racing lifted F-350.

Pooter

Cool!

Ill be hitting him up for a track bar as soon as I get some spare change for tires/shocks/time to install it all

Any pics from the fun?

ptgarcia

No, no pics. Well, my brother took some with his 35mm SLR so I'll have to scan them once he gets the film developed.

I need to come up with the money for the rear because the front is just 100x better. But with the holidays so close I'll have to sell something to pay for it or wait until next year .

djgaston

If you have kids, I hear they bring pretty good prices. Hell, one lady tried to pay off her wedding dress with one of her kids recently!

I've got my King shocks sitting in the living room floor right now, I hope to install them (front and rear) in the next couple of days. I'm looking forward to the much-improved ride and handling. Don certainly knows his stuff and he had these custom valved. Mine are actually the 12 inch travel shocks, which seems pretty long for only having 4.5 inches of lift, but he said they would fit and work.

carcrz

why not sell an ad on one of their forheads? My wife hit me for saying that about out new kiddo.

3rdGen

OK, Ill bite. How much do these cost? Im gonna have to take out a loan Im afraid, lol.

ptgarcia

Probably less than you think. Total cost for my setup will be $2825 shipped to my door. That includes:

- (4 ea.) King 2.5" remove reservoir shocks with all mounting brackets and hardware
- shock towers
- coil springs
- sway bar end links
- adjustable track bar
- leaf spring mini-pack

Worth every penny if you ask me!

Luken

Sounds like a MUCH BETTER price than the Kore system. But does that suprise anyone?

ptgarcia

Danny,

You're going to love those shocks!

You know, if I had more than 1 kid I'd consider a sell/trade, but since he's my only boy I think I'll keep him a bit longer .

By the way, is that the Randy Ellis light bar on your truck? Are those KC lights? How big are they - 6" or 8"? I think my wife is going to get me one of the light bars for my birthday next month.

Thanks!

abc4yew

PTGarcia, So you don't have the rear shocks or leaf spring packs yet? ks

ptgarcia

That's correct, I do not have the rear packs or shocks yet. I'm doing this in 2 stages. $1200 at a time is easier to swallow, and also easier to convince the wife!

PanteraGSTK

Sounds like a good plan, but having stock in the back and kings in the front would be annoying. GOt a link to all this good sounding stuff?

ptgarcia

It is a bit annoying. On the streets its not really a problem. But offroad it becomes readily apparent how much the factory rear sucks.

Here's Don's site: Thuren Fabrication

Boz007

Dang it pt you gotta stop posting all this. Im getting all my junk from him in the next couple of months and i cant wait. I just dont have the funds right this second and if you dont stop posting, youre gonna make me do something rash and irresponsible, like put it all on a credit card. Then ill end up divorced or dead, my wife might kill me.

Cowhand

I told you guys all of this a year ago and now you listen??

A year later it still works great......and I've got a set of 12" Kings Don valved for the rear if anybody is interested in buying them.

ptgarcia,

Hope you're not planning on towing much after you do the rear......