Synthetickiller
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I had King me some adjustable rears to help fix some ride issues I've had & to provide some adjustability for towing & on or offroad ride quality.
Here's some pics:
Here's pics of them installed:
Left Side:
Right Side:
I had a heck of time trying to get them to build these for me. I spent 3 months & what was a custom order turned into a project to get them to follow through. I can provide details if anyone's interested in the nitty gritty. I'm iffy on working w/ King on any custom shocks ever again. The customer is not a priority in their eyes.
The shocks on the other hand have been great. They are rebuildable & King does offer a free revalve if the stock valving is not adequate. I haven't had a need to revalve, so I haven't tested that aspect of the company yet.
The packaging method King uses is barnone the best I've dealt with from any company, short of shipping optical equipment. That speaks volumes. There's no way for their product to be damaged during shipping. We all know how hard UPS is on boxes.
Fit & finish is great. I only wish both shocks had the res line on the side (only the left does). I just prefer it not to be so close to the tire. My only other beef is the schrader valve & knob location. If the knob was mounted on the top, the shock could be adjusted by reaching into the wheel well. As it stands, I have to climb under the vehicle to adjust. It's not horrible, but annoying. Instead, the scharder valve is up top & easy to fill. I run 200 PSI in these. King says anywhere from 150 psi to 250 psi is acceptable, but that number will vary depending on which tech you speak with. I split the difference & run 200.
I also have the front shocks with adjuster as well. The same basic review applies. Only in that case, the shocks arrived with a few scratches. I can deal with it, but for the cost, it's unacceptable. More on price in a bit. As well, the fronts were not ordered directly through King, but by proxy through Summit Racing. I found out that while King offers adjusters on the front, they have no entry in their computer for it. This became a huge ordering issue & required calls between Summit & King on my behalf more than once. King just doesn't know what they are doing half the time, it seems. Summit agreed with me & was frustrated with the situation so much so that they asked me to call King directly. That's a first for me with ordering anything custom.
The fronts & back are based on the kit 25001-273. My kit would be called 25001-273a, with a = adjuster. Only Summit & a handful of other sellers list the 273 full kit. Otherwise, the fronts are 25001-270 & rears are 25001-271. The stock kit for shocks all around will set you back about $1620. Not cheap, but they are built well. Here's a shot.
The kit I had built (addition of adjuster knob & "custom" valving which is simply standard valving for adjusters based on vehicle weight) ran $1134 x2, so just under $2300. Not cheap, but I am happy with them for the money, considering I needed adjustable shocks.
I need to replace a lot of other components before giving a review of the ride quality. I can say that these eat up a lot more of the road than the stock shocks & have no issues on roads that have 8" to 12" of travel.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
Here's some pics:
Here's pics of them installed:
Left Side:
Right Side:
I had a heck of time trying to get them to build these for me. I spent 3 months & what was a custom order turned into a project to get them to follow through. I can provide details if anyone's interested in the nitty gritty. I'm iffy on working w/ King on any custom shocks ever again. The customer is not a priority in their eyes.
The shocks on the other hand have been great. They are rebuildable & King does offer a free revalve if the stock valving is not adequate. I haven't had a need to revalve, so I haven't tested that aspect of the company yet.
The packaging method King uses is barnone the best I've dealt with from any company, short of shipping optical equipment. That speaks volumes. There's no way for their product to be damaged during shipping. We all know how hard UPS is on boxes.
Fit & finish is great. I only wish both shocks had the res line on the side (only the left does). I just prefer it not to be so close to the tire. My only other beef is the schrader valve & knob location. If the knob was mounted on the top, the shock could be adjusted by reaching into the wheel well. As it stands, I have to climb under the vehicle to adjust. It's not horrible, but annoying. Instead, the scharder valve is up top & easy to fill. I run 200 PSI in these. King says anywhere from 150 psi to 250 psi is acceptable, but that number will vary depending on which tech you speak with. I split the difference & run 200.
I also have the front shocks with adjuster as well. The same basic review applies. Only in that case, the shocks arrived with a few scratches. I can deal with it, but for the cost, it's unacceptable. More on price in a bit. As well, the fronts were not ordered directly through King, but by proxy through Summit Racing. I found out that while King offers adjusters on the front, they have no entry in their computer for it. This became a huge ordering issue & required calls between Summit & King on my behalf more than once. King just doesn't know what they are doing half the time, it seems. Summit agreed with me & was frustrated with the situation so much so that they asked me to call King directly. That's a first for me with ordering anything custom.
The fronts & back are based on the kit 25001-273. My kit would be called 25001-273a, with a = adjuster. Only Summit & a handful of other sellers list the 273 full kit. Otherwise, the fronts are 25001-270 & rears are 25001-271. The stock kit for shocks all around will set you back about $1620. Not cheap, but they are built well. Here's a shot.
The kit I had built (addition of adjuster knob & "custom" valving which is simply standard valving for adjusters based on vehicle weight) ran $1134 x2, so just under $2300. Not cheap, but I am happy with them for the money, considering I needed adjustable shocks.
I need to replace a lot of other components before giving a review of the ride quality. I can say that these eat up a lot more of the road than the stock shocks & have no issues on roads that have 8" to 12" of travel.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
