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[zombiekiller]

We finally got an update on Friday, they should be shipping out early this week. That makes it about 15 weeks since ordered so I guess I am on schedule. Hopefully they are what we ordered with no issues. I am needing them soon since I have one of my front shocks going out, a few weeks back started make very loud knocks when offroad and starting to sage a little. We haven't looked into it yet since I am waiting on the King's.

I can loan you my stockers that have rpg collars on them if you need something to keep you going. Just shoot me a PM if it would help.

 

[FmaxTurboSi]

Really sad to hear...... but again I’m not surprised. We’re just little pee-ons and don’t help their company like some big name racers do. I’ve always ended up with fox just for this reason. A lot of aftermarket accessory companies will tell you the same thing. King makes a good product, but that’s about it. Fox will stand behind their product and make things right.

this really doesn't surprise me. If I had the same choice again, I would have probably went Fox. At least with fox their customer service is a bit better and they are used to meeting production timelines.

When I ordered Kings for my Gen2, We ordered the 4.0s, 3.5s and 2.5 coilovers on the same day. The 4.0s showed up TWENTY WEEKS BEFORE the 3.5s and 2.5s. King blew my first deadline by 8 weeks with no apologies or repercussions. As stated, what they sent wasnt even close to the correct build spec.

No one at King cared. They wouldn't even give me updated timelines after missing the first deadline because I identified myself as the end user customer and not the shop that placed the order.

It wasn't my best moment, but I lost my mind on the sales rep, whom I'm pretty certain stopped working there immediately after ( and not by his choice.)


Word to the wise, plan ahead and set a deadline that is double whatever they tell you is the lead time.

Fox just raised their prices 10% across the board. It might even make sense to buy used shocks and have someone qualified and capable refinish, rebuild and revalve them for you.

I can say for sure that SVC knows shocks well. Between the tweaks that they made to my shocks parts-wise and Jarret's shock tuning expertise, once they were done playing with the shocks, they work 20-30x better than they ever did straight from King. The back of my truck with 4.0s was donkey kicking like a **** before hand. Afterwords, my rear still isnt quite up to what the front midtravel is capable of, but the only other step to improve things would be to link the truck, which I'm not interested in doing at this time.

I also dont really want to deal with all of the hassles that come with spring under, as it is almost as much work to sort out as linking the truck.

With the way I'm set up now, I can't outdrive the truck without scaring myself or taking it to a point where I feel like something big might break. Once I can outdrive the truck, I'll still probably leave it as is and buy a class 10 or a 7100/7200 toy to play with ( or pick up a UTV because holy crap do they rip when dialed.)

 

[FrodoTBaggins88]

this really doesn't surprise me. If I had the same choice again, I would have probably went Fox. At least with fox their customer service is a bit better and they are used to meeting production timelines.

When I ordered Kings for my Gen2, We ordered the 4.0s, 3.5s and 2.5 coilovers on the same day. The 4.0s showed up TWENTY WEEKS BEFORE the 3.5s and 2.5s. King blew my first deadline by 8 weeks with no apologies or repercussions. As stated, what they sent wasnt even close to the correct build spec.

No one at King cared. They wouldn't even give me updated timelines after missing the first deadline because I identified myself as the end user customer and not the shop that placed the order.

It wasn't my best moment, but I lost my mind on the sales rep, whom I'm pretty certain stopped working there immediately after ( and not by his choice.)


Word to the wise, plan ahead and set a deadline that is double whatever they tell you is the lead time.

Fox just raised their prices 10% across the board. It might even make sense to buy used shocks and have someone qualified and capable refinish, rebuild and revalve them for you.

I can say for sure that SVC knows shocks well. Between the tweaks that they made to my shocks parts-wise and Jarret's shock tuning expertise, once they were done playing with the shocks, they work 20-30x better than they ever did straight from King. The back of my truck with 4.0s was donkey kicking like a **** before hand. Afterwords, my rear still isnt quite up to what the front midtravel is capable of, but the only other step to improve things would be to link the truck, which I'm not interested in doing at this time.

I also dont really want to deal with all of the hassles that come with spring under, as it is almost as much work to sort out as linking the truck.

With the way I'm set up now, I can't outdrive the truck without scaring myself or taking it to a point where I feel like something big might break. Once I can outdrive the truck, I'll still probably leave it as is and buy a class 10 or a 7100/7200 toy to play with ( or pick up a UTV because holy crap do they rip when dialed.)

Yeah man get an x3 haha. I love modding my truck and taking it out in the desert but when I want to go on a real rip I get in the x3. There's nothing out there going to outperform an x3 besides a TT/10 car. For $40k you can build a tank of an x3 that will handle a lot of abuse.

 

[zombiekiller]

Yeah man get an x3 haha. I love modding my truck and taking it out in the desert but when I want to go on a real rip I get in the x3. There's nothing out there going to outperform an x3 besides a TT/10 car. For $40k you can build a tank of an x3 that will handle a lot of abuse.

Heh. If I know myself at all, and If I know Rick from utvsource as an acquaintance, and I know the SVC guys, getting through a UTV build for 40K is probably where I'd start my expectations, but it would quickly look like double that.

and for that money, a class 10 rig is probably where i SHOULD start, because I could at least justify it with "i'm going racing. I need to get comfortable in a race car before I race it".

 

[FrodoTBaggins88]

Heh. If I know myself at all, and If I know Rick from utvsource as an acquaintance, and I know the SVC guys, getting through a UTV build for 40K is probably where I'd start my expectations, but it would quickly look like double that.

and for that money, a class 10 rig is probably where i SHOULD start, because I could at least justify it with "i'm going racing. I need to get comfortable in a race car before I race it".

Yeah 40k would be the like bare minimum stuff you should upgrade if you're going to beat on the car to make it stay in one piece. There's a lot you can do but I think the fun-per-dollar ratio is the best out there compared to any other desert vehicle.

Anyway I'll get back on topic, that sucks about King, I'll definitely keep that in mind with future decision-making. I lean towards Fox anyway just because of the limited interactions I have had with them have been pleasant.

 

[Bhollier]

I can loan you my stockers that have rpg collars on them if you need something to keep you going. Just shoot me a PM if it would help.

Thanks. I have a back up set from another GEN2 my buddy built if I need. I just want to get my suspension finally done. Although after seeing your rear links I am really liking them. Might have to get a set as well. Would help with the rear planting instead of the slight hop I still have.

 

[signalbobby]

this really doesn't surprise me. If I had the same choice again, I would have probably went Fox. At least with fox their customer service is a bit better and they are used to meeting production timelines.

When I ordered Kings for my Gen2, We ordered the 4.0s, 3.5s and 2.5 coilovers on the same day. The 4.0s showed up TWENTY WEEKS BEFORE the 3.5s and 2.5s. King blew my first deadline by 8 weeks with no apologies or repercussions. As stated, what they sent wasnt even close to the correct build spec.

No one at King cared. They wouldn't even give me updated timelines after missing the first deadline because I identified myself as the end user customer and not the shop that placed the order.

It wasn't my best moment, but I lost my mind on the sales rep, whom I'm pretty certain stopped working there immediately after ( and not by his choice.)


Word to the wise, plan ahead and set a deadline that is double whatever they tell you is the lead time.

Fox just raised their prices 10% across the board. It might even make sense to buy used shocks and have someone qualified and capable refinish, rebuild and revalve them for you.

I can say for sure that SVC knows shocks well. Between the tweaks that they made to my shocks parts-wise and Jarret's shock tuning expertise, once they were done playing with the shocks, they work 20-30x better than they ever did straight from King. The back of my truck with 4.0s was donkey kicking like a **** before hand. Afterwords, my rear still isnt quite up to what the front midtravel is capable of, but the only other step to improve things would be to link the truck, which I'm not interested in doing at this time.

I also dont really want to deal with all of the hassles that come with spring under, as it is almost as much work to sort out as linking the truck.

With the way I'm set up now, I can't outdrive the truck without scaring myself or taking it to a point where I feel like something big might break. Once I can outdrive the truck, I'll still probably leave it as is and buy a class 10 or a 7100/7200 toy to play with ( or pick up a UTV because holy crap do they rip when dialed.)

20 weeks? holy crap man.

 

[Huck]

It took about 5 months to get my 3” custom black coated shocks as well


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[zombiekiller]

20 weeks? holy crap man.

yeah. I missed a run because of how late they were. Thankfully, I only had to eat the deposit and not the entire cost of the run.

 

[signalbobby]

yeah. I missed a run because of how late they were. Thankfully, I only had to eat the deposit and not the entire cost of the run.

would you go king again?
im on the fence between the king 3.0's or fox 3.0s factory race out of the box.