King Shocks
11-09-2007, 08:28 PM
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King Shocks
Hi all,
Long-time lurker here. I was wondering if anybody had upgraded to King Shocks from Bilsteins and could give their appraisal of the change. I ordered a 3" kit from Don Thuren, (very friendly & easy to work with by the way), and I have split the order into 2 parts, springs & hardware first and the shocks second. I'm kinda of leary of the stock "shocks" and their ability to control damping and I'm kinda of hesitating on the installation until I have the whole package. Would be kinda cool to do a comparison though, on the 3 different shocks and see how big the changes would be between the different levels of shock upgrade and have everything else the same for the baseline.
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Hans
Long-time lurker here. I was wondering if anybody had upgraded to King Shocks from Bilsteins and could give their appraisal of the change. I ordered a 3" kit from Don Thuren, (very friendly & easy to work with by the way), and I have split the order into 2 parts, springs & hardware first and the shocks second. I'm kinda of leary of the stock "shocks" and their ability to control damping and I'm kinda of hesitating on the installation until I have the whole package. Would be kinda cool to do a comparison though, on the 3 different shocks and see how big the changes would be between the different levels of shock upgrade and have everything else the same for the baseline.
Thanks
Hans
11-10-2007, 10:19 AM
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i have SwayAways, like em....
I think the Kings, Fox, and SAWs all perform well. It is how you set them up that will make the most difference. They are all about the same price. Make sure you get them set up with the proper valving for the springs you plan on running.
I think the Kings, Fox, and SAWs all perform well. It is how you set them up that will make the most difference. They are all about the same price. Make sure you get them set up with the proper valving for the springs you plan on running.
11-10-2007, 02:08 PM
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i had sway a ways on my ford....they leaked and werekinda ugly...the new stuff looks good, but i don't know if they fixed the leaks and stuff...i then had bilstein 7100's and they were awesome...i plan on using either the 7100's again or kings when the time comes.
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11-12-2007, 02:55 PM
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I love my stuff from Don, especially the Kings. My rear end is set up right now with the Carli mini packs and stock shocks and the ride is pretty nice. I am getting ready to order the rear Kings to finish the complete package, so I think that you will be just fine setting up your truck in two purchases.
11-13-2007, 09:52 PM
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I plan on doing the same thing. The spring rates I'm getting are setup for Don's valving. Pretty cool guy, I found Kings a bit cheaper than what he could sell them for, and he even gave me valving suggestions for the shocks. I think his knowledge is worth the extra cost though, especially considering the time put into making system work as a complete unit. He must have fun doing the r&d though!
11-14-2007, 01:58 PM
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