KORE Off-Road Suspension
 

Right now I got a 6inch lift which will allow me to run 37's cleanly. I was looking into the KORE stuff, looks like fun. Is it true you can get the tires off the ground with that suspension?
-Does anyone on here own a KORE rig?
Any ways, it might be a waste of time if you don't live in the desert but who doesn't want to romp around in the sticks.
Any price info or testimonies would be great... Thanks

The KORE is one of the better systems out there but it's really expensive. I think I heard the race system with all the options is $7000+.

Hi Taylor,

I am sure you wil hear more than a few opinions on the KORE and some other options as well.

I have KORE's Race Series on my truck and I am very pleased thus far. For my uses it fit me to a tee. I wanted a functional suspensionand one that did not take the truck too high up in the air. I also wanted one that had the capability to pre-run/chase for motorcycle desert races. Furthermore, the suspension needed to be adept at handling my towing needs and ranch roads..

I am far and away impressed with the front suspension - very impressive and there is truth to being able to take roads at a much higher rate of speed with this suspension system. In the rear I still need to take the overload springs off as they are causing 'rebound'. We'll see from there on it...

In hindsight, I am debating whether I should have gone with the Unlimited and got the entire rear spring pack.

Overall I am very pleased with this system.

Michael,

Am I close with my price? If I'm way off I want to edit my post. I hate passing along false information. Thanks!

Passmore.....
Can you post us a photo of that RIG...!

Pauly, I think you are pretty close. I am not trying to play hot/cold here, but I did a lot at once to the truck and added some companents not included w/the Race Series so I would have to go look at my invoice. IIRC, the Unlimited was $10k'ish (?) and Race was north of $5k. Also, if IIRC, what drove it up from the Chase was the upgrade on the Fox's. At this point, I feel like my suspension is overbuilt and I may never use it to its limits but I prefer to have something in reserve and overbuild when I can. To re-iterate my previous post, you really need to send the truck down some knarly road to fully appreciate the engineering that went into this system.

Pics...

http://PASSMORE.smugmug.com/photos/102288950-M.jpg

http://PASSMORE.smugmug.com/photos/102287656-M.jpg

http://PASSMORE.smugmug.com/photos/102284351-M.jpg

You can see the rest here (suspension, etc.).

im sick of all these people cryin how KORE is so awesome, it gives a good ride but nothing better than my BDS suspension. (with upgraded shocks)

nf - I am sure your system works well, but I cannot comment on it in comparison to mine as I have not had the opprotunity to ride in and experience yours. Have you been able to drive/ride in a KORE Race equipped truck to compare directly?

I would also surmise that KORE is not for everyone as different regions have different terrain as different truck owners have different requirements for their vehicles.

I hope that my post did not come across as KORE being the second coming of Christ or anything. I merely think that KORE has a well engineered and performing product that I am pleased with.

;)

You're talking 2 completely different animals here. The difference will become quite apparent at 80 mph down a dirt road in the desert, if your BDS suspension could even get you to that speed.

aw hell, here we go [laugh]

nice calm response... i wish i could do that sometimes [duhhh] hahaha

btw, your trucks is on the money as far as stance and all - i like it alot!

KORE is overpriced, and the only "engineering" that went into it's design was the shock valving. The kit is nothing special, it's putting some high quality remote rezzy shocks on it, that's it. The coils are dual rate, but with only 9-10 inches of suspension travel that's kind of moot anyways. YES, it worked better than 100% of other kits out there, however there are other alternative companies out there as well. I pieced together parts from different companies and now have something better than the KORE RACE kit. I got the shock towers from Thurenfabrication, the 3" infinate rate coils from Lorenzindustries, and my custom valved KING 2.5 remote resovior shocks from thurenfabrication. I spent less than $3000 for all of this. The only thing I didn't get is the mini rear leafpack, but I'm just going to remove the overload spring. The entire heart and soul of the KORE kits are the shocks. If you go through the entire KORE race kit and price each part, he's charging like over twice as much for the shocks as you can buy them yourself from somebody else. Yeah yeah, they're custom valved.....you can send them to thurenfabrication and he'll custom valve them for $65! If you do buy the KORE system, you won't be dissapointed in performance, however you will be dissapointed that you could have spent less and gotten the same thing. Check out these other companies: lorenzindustries.com and thecarlisuspension (also at defianttruckproducts.com), and thurenfabrication.com

Also, I totally agree with ptgarcia, if you want to haul a$$ down fireroads, or through the desert, these previously listed kits are what you want. If you want to go mudding, or crawling, or even simply moderate trail riding, then save you money and get a BDS or Superlift or something like that.

And now I wait for all the KORE mafia to return fire!



BTW I'm not trying to bash KORE, I'm only trying to show that there are alternatives. I personally was given a ride by kent when he was still TREX engineering and he is an outstanding guy, took probably 3-4 hours out of his day to invite me to his house, show me about his kit and take me for a ride.

Im sure you have tried it with a BDS right? [duhhh]

And yes i have driven and jumped a truck with KORE, and of course it handles good but the BDS was the same way, Now i didnt try to jump curbs like i have read some people and done but thats just wrong to even do that with a 7500 lb truck, stupid IMO..[yuk]

I can see this getting a lock pretty quick.