Upgrading Suspension Stage 1 - King’s

[wisey113]

Kings finally arrived after about 6 weeks. Hellwig sway bar, core endlinks, moog replacement front end links (the bushings in mine are toast), and replacement front sway bar bushings.

Only thing left are the Icon Delta Joint UCA’s. Those should be here Tuesday.

I had the Kings made to a custom length to eliminate the 4” front spacer from the pro comp lift kit.

I’ll post more as I go along




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[mboymopar]

Going to look great!

 

[hodge-xj]

Sub'd

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[ram1500rsm]

Woo wooo
Are you going to post the lenght specs front and back ? curious minds will love to know... i see a bunch of open threads above the adjusting collar, and i mean A LOT, you have like 3" or so for what i can see from the picture, but perhaps the angle is messing with my eyes
Also curious about your coil specs, King writes down what they give you in the spring itself, they have coil thinkness, lenght and rate in lbs/ft.

For example this is what i have in mine

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[JB1]

Wow those are nice. How much extra was it for the extended length?

What's the specs on the rear shocks?

 

[wisey113]

I will do my best to answer everyone's questions!

- The rears are 2.5" with Piggybacks, they are 30" extended length, and I don't remember the collapsed length. The collapsed length will be the same as whatever rear shock came with the 4" pro comp lift.
- Fronts are also 2.5 and the extended length is 27". Again, I don't remember collapsed length. It's basically a stock strut +- 4". I'll have to ask the shop that measured them for the exact collapsed specs.

- Custom lengths were and additional 200 per set (so 400 total)

- Spring spec is 3.75 14.500 |18 (same as yours)

- There is certainly room for adjustment. It was a requirement for me in case I add a bumper down the road.

The next step for me will be dropping these off with a detailer to have them ceramic coated to protect against the elements. I've worked with Ceramic Pro before and on an application like this, it's a no brainer to protect my investment.

 

[BellevilleRam]

Kings finally arrived after about 6 weeks. Hellwig sway bar, core endlinks, moog replacement front end links (the bushings in mine are toast), and replacement front sway bar bushings.

Only thing left are the Icon Delta Joint UCA’s. Those should be here Tuesday.

I had the Kings made to a custom length to eliminate the 4” front spacer from the pro comp lift kit.

I’ll post more as I go along




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Oh man I’m looking forward to seeing and hearing about this project!

 

[ram1500rsm]

I will do my best to answer everyone's questions!

- The rears are 2.5" with Piggybacks, they are 30" extended length, and I don't remember the collapsed length. The collapsed length will be the same as whatever rear shock came with the 4" pro comp lift.
- Fronts are also 2.5 and the extended length is 27". Again, I don't remember collapsed length. It's basically a stock strut +- 4". I'll have to ask the shop that measured them for the exact collapsed specs.

- Custom lengths were and additional 200 per set (so 400 total)

- Spring spec is 3.75 14.500 |18 (same as yours)

- There is certainly room for adjustment. It was a requirement for me in case I add a bumper down the road.

The next step for me will be dropping these off with a detailer to have them ceramic coated to protect against the elements. I've worked with Ceramic Pro before and on an application like this, it's a no brainer to protect my investment.

Interesting they are still using the 14” srprings.
If it’s not too much to ask you to ask the shop for the specs, that will be great. The rears are prob 9.5-10” shorter than total extended length, so I’ll guess 20” compressed if total extended is 30”. That means you’ll need around 5” bumstop, those look more like 5” lift shocks. This is why having the measured specs will be ideal.

You’re going to love how they eat the dirt especially if this is your first time with this type of shocks.

 

[wisey113]

Interesting they are still using the 14” srprings.
If it’s not too much to ask you to ask the shop for the specs, that will be great. The rears are prob 9.5-10” shorter than total extended length, so I’ll guess 20” compressed if total extended is 30”. That means you’ll need around 5” bumstop, those look more like 5” lift shocks. This is why having the measured specs will be ideal.

You’re going to love how they eat the dirt especially if this is your first time with this type of shocks.

I'll ask the shop if I get a chance today.

I'm pretty sure the shocks provided with the 4" pro comp kit are the ones that come with their 6" kit too, and they just use different bump stops in their 4" kit, so it would make sense that the collapsed / extended length of these shocks are similar to those found on lift kits with more height.

This is my first experience with these kind of shocks, so I'm definitely excited to get them installed and get the truck off the road!

 

[wisey113]

Well first update. The Core 4x4 endlinks I received are the wrong size. Will be sending these back to receive the correct size. Not off to the best start!

 

[JB1]

Well first update. The Core 4x4 endlinks I received are the wrong size. Will be sending these back to receive the correct size. Not off to the best start!

Wrong length or what?

 

[wisey113]

Wrong length or what?

Yep, too short


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[JB1]

Yep, too short


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What length did you order and what length did you receive?

 

[wisey113]

What length did you order and what length did you receive?

I specified I would need them for a 4” lift kit (2” rear lift). The ones I received were 13.5” approx, and the ones currently on my truck are 17” (bolt hole to bolt hole)


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[JB1]

I specified I would need them for a 4” lift kit (2” rear lift). The ones I received were 13.5” approx, and the ones currently on my truck are 17” (bolt hole to bolt hole)


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Stock oem are 11”, I ordered 18” for my bds 5” coils

 

[wisey113]

Stock oem are 11”, I ordered 18” for my bds 5” coils

I wonder then if the pro comp kit relocates the end links to sit higher? It seems strange that mine would be 17” for 2” of rear lift and yours are 1” more for 5”?

May have to call pro comp and ask about it.


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[JB1]

I wonder then if the pro comp kit relocates the end links to sit higher? It seems strange that mine would be 17” for 2” of rear lift and yours are 1” more for 5”?

May have to call pro comp and ask about it.


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The procomp 6" kit end links are 17" with the 4.5" rear spacer block, I know because I have a new set of them in my garage

 

[wisey113]

The procomp 6" kit end links are 17" with the 4.5" rear spacer block, I know because I have a new set of them in my garage

I guess I’m confused to how they fit on the 4” kit then? My lift is definitely not the 6”?


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[JB1]

I guess I’m confused to how they fit on the 4” kit then? My lift is definitely not the 6”?


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Well the sway bar pivots on the bushings so a shorter or longer end link will work. It’s not uncommon for lift companies to use common parts, just like you said they use the same rear length shocks for both kits.

The difference in rear end heights are only 1.25”. The 4” kit rear spacer is 3.25” tall and the 6” kit is 4.5” tall.









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[wisey113]

Well the sway bar pivots on the bushings so a shorter or longer end link will work. It’s not uncommon for lift companies to use common parts, just like you said they use the same rear length shocks for both kits.

The difference in rear end heights are only 1.25”. The 4” kit rear spacer is 3.25” tall and the 6” kit is 4.5” tall.





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So would I be ok using the shorter endlinks or does it make more sense to send them back and get the 17” ones?


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