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Kings shocks gonna be delivered in 3 weeks

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Merkopac661, Feb 9, 2021.

  1. Mar 11, 2021 at 10:29 AM
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    Yep. It’s been so long the money I spent on them doesn’t hurt at all anymore. But yeah I can’t wait.
     
  2. Mar 15, 2021 at 10:48 AM
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    I've been trying to hunt down a pair of Kings. All the responses I've got say 4-5 month lead time for Kings. Beyond being disappointed, I'm shocked. I already ordered new UCA's so I'm in a pickle. Do I scope out other manufacturers? Are they in the same situation?
     
  3. Mar 15, 2021 at 11:25 AM
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    There are a couple full and partial sets on marketplace and Facebook forums.
     
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  4. Mar 15, 2021 at 11:31 AM
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    But if you want new ones, order now. 5 months isn’t that long in the grand scheme of things.

    I hear really good things about ads. Mcm is suppose to be good in dialing them and customer service in general. Like Kings, they can valved how ever you want and have adjusters installed. They also came up with a shackle and rear spring combo that is suppose to be awesome.
     
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    Are you ordering OEM replacement sizes or for something like a Pro Comp. I ordered mine last year through SoCal SuperTrucks and had them in two months. Mine were custom sizes too.
     
  6. Mar 15, 2021 at 1:59 PM
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    $1000 with clickers for sale right now

    https://www.tundras.com/threads/kin...-clickers-1000-central-wi.84967/#post-2143054
     
  7. Mar 15, 2021 at 3:15 PM
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  8. May 5, 2021 at 9:46 PM
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    Ok so my kings finally arrived at 4wp. Think I ordered last June. Gonna get installed in next couple days hopefully. Ill post some pics and reviews after the install.
     
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    Boss offroad had a few unclaimed sets that were arriving at the end of this month as of a few weeks ago. These did not have the adjusters and were not the extended travel ones. Might want to check with them if you don’t need the extra travel or adjusters.
     
  10. May 6, 2021 at 5:32 PM
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    Thanks for looking out. After reaching out to multiple venders and seeing the road ahead, I preordered a set with Accutune. Its going to be a wait but at least I'm in line. I ordered a couple of days after that post and if I'm on the good side of the lead time estimate, I may see them at the end of next month.
     
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    Whats the going rate?
     
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    For extended length with adjusters, I believe it was 2300 out the door.
     
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    What was the reason for the extended lengths?
     
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    It's not much extension at all, somewhere under 2 inches. But if you go through the expense of new UCA's, which I have, you may as well take advantage of the benefit. They dont cost any more than standard length
     
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    Interesting. I have aftermarket uca’s and kings front/back. When I got mine, extended lengths were more expensive and King told me they weren’t recommended when I did my consult with them.
     
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    Interested to see what you think about them once they get put on and get used.
     
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    It's going to be a while but when I get them on I'll do a little write-up. I bought some pretty uncommon uca's and I'd like to give them a review all at the same time
     
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    All Kings are "extended travel", the only difference is the "normal ones" have a spacer inside from what I've read that limits droop. So regardless which Kings you buy, everything is the same just one has a spacer to limit the droop which can be removed.
     
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    There was a thread on this where a forum member posted an email from King regarding the two versions. There is a spacer and the shafts are a different length. The shaft part number was given and can be purchased directly from King
     
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    Not quite. King does not have a standard and extended length shock available for every vehicle. For some vehicles, a "-EXT" Extended Travel version does not exist. NOT all standard shocks have a internal spacer that can be removed to be converted into an Extended Travel shock. Some can, but not all.
     
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    Guess I should've clarified, all Tundra Kings. Though it sounds like the shafts may be different too (though not sure the point of the spacer then?).
     
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    It rides nice. Definitely sucks up the bumps. I’ll mess with the clickers and see what’s up with that. They look badass
     

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