Blown shock seal on a Rancho RS7000

[Tozan]

Update: I picked up a set of King 2.5 remote reservoir coil-overs today........ Not sure how long it will be before I get a chance to install them...

 

[Tozan]

Update: I dropped these off at King to get a longer rod installed to accommodate my 4 inch lift.

 

[Thebesta94]

Just replaced my FTS adjustable 7-9" struts and had my fox 2.0 absorbers rebuilt... highly recommended the fox shocks for that reason. Have a place here in dallas that rebuilds them for $80 a piece and worth it if you can get them to mount.

 

[Thebesta94]

How do the kings ride?

 

[Tozan]

How do the kings ride?

They are "in the mail"... lol I should get them installed next week

 

[Tozan]

This was a great $150.00 investment... I love horse trading for parts...

I installed my King 2.5 DIA. REMOTE RESERVOIR COIL-OVER Performance struts today.... With my 4 inch lift I had to get longer rods the stock shocks are around 18 inches these are 23.6 inches with over 5 inches of stroke.

I set ride height to allow for 3 inches of droop this leaves at least 6 inches for compression until bottoming out. Yes I have over 9 inches of travel now.

How does it feel..... Well amazingly better... It feels just as smooth if not better on the highway and I had to drive across the field with little boulders in it next door and also hit several speed bumps as well... Hit them a lot faster than normal people would too... lol The suspension kind of shrugged it off and felt very smooth. It was much smoother and softer than it was with the Rancho RS7000's and it didn't make any noise... I give these shocks 3 thumbs up...

 

[Tozan]

Follow up:

I took it out this weekend to a popular hot springs along the Carson river. Very rough 2 hour trek in surface composed mostly of 6 to 12 inch rock covered trails with plenty of 18 to 36 inch boulders to squeeze or climb over. A dozen water crossings with 2 to 4 foot deep washouts going in every direction. Plenty of steep climbs and descents along the way too. I watched a ford crawler roll over 3 times down one of them. Fun three day weekend.


The front worked great at crawling speeds the added articulation was good. I had a front tire over 24 inches up and all the tires were still on the ground. They are very good at controlling the bounce in either direction while at crawling speeds too.

On trails I was able to go much faster I often found myself speeding up even in rocky sections because they soak up speed bump size holes like they don't exist. Not a good thing with this trail, the rocks are very sharp and jagged.

They love 70 plus MPH dirt roads and trails. They are very confident inspiring shocks. On paved roads and highways they feel better than ever.

King Shocks are certainly worth the money if you are going to do a lot of harsh surfaces and want something that really makes life more comfortable. They are certainly great for desert roads.

I only have one complaint.. Now I want more travel in the back and a set of King shocks there too. I haven't measured the rear travel yet but, there is only 3 inches before it hits the bump stops installed with the lift kit... Anyone know of a long travel kit for the Tahoe or Silverado?