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fox or king triple exteral bypass

crash k5

crash k5

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So my 1977 k5 blazer is going to be totally redone about this time next year.I have been looking into shocks and stuck on deciding between the kings or the fox shocks(external bypass).I have had fox shocks on the snowmobiles I owned in the past and was happy with em.The shocks seem to run pretty close price wise so I was wondering if any of ya used them(fox or king) and on the kings are they as easy to adjust as the fox.I know ther worth the money
 
Quality is a toss up. Support is where the 2 are different. King had better support when I was setting up my truck. Fox would not talk to me until I ordered shocks. Maybe that has changed. It has been 7 years.

That being said. I went with Sway A Ways. They spent hours with me on the phone and I can not count how many faxed sketches went back and forth. When I got the truck done, they spent a day in the dessert helping me tune them. Again, this was 7 years ago.
 
Seeing as you are from Upstate New York your going to want to use whoever gives you the best phone support. Chances are really good that you are never going to get a tuning session with either company unless you drive to them.

I use Kings, always have and can't foresee a need to change from them, they have always treated me right and helped with tuning even before we went to the racing side of things. I tune with King two to three times a year but I drive to them in California.

Fox has long been known to blow off everyone but the guys they want to help. I had a friend that had Fox shocks on his KOH car a few years ago and Fox wouldn't tune with him. Joel from Bilstein did though.

IMO your decision should be between King and Bilstein with Swayaway as the third choice.

I do have to ask, Why do you want and or think you need triple bypasses?
 
Like these guys said King seems to want to help more.

I have had good things to say about sway a way though, they sent me info on some shocks I bought used, even offered me a slight discount to buy the things I needed to get them going.
 
The reason i was thinking those type of shock is going from one extreme to the next.For example I have a place on some farm land where there is a dirt track that has jumps,mogules,ect its fun but some of the jumps I would never attemt to do in my truck but I've seen a guy almost lost his life there.I know a farmer that stopped farming his land and he owns about 1500 acers with rolling hills ,then you have all the logging trails up north some with mud runs and ruts.I just want what's the best out there .there is a lot of fun around here .
 
The reason i was thinking those type of shock is going from one extreme to the next.For example I have a place on some farm land where there is a dirt track that has jumps,mogules,ect its fun but some of the jumps I would never attemt to do in my truck but I've seen a guy almost lost his life there.I know a farmer that stopped farming his land and he owns about 1500 acers with rolling hills ,then you have all the logging trails up north some with mud runs and ruts.I just want what's the best out there .there is a lot of fun around here .
 
For what it sounds like you want to do I would get a 2.5" dia 14" or 16" travel shock and 4" air bumps.

I think the bypasses are going to cost a lot of money that you really don't need to spend. In a few runs you will have a shock setting that you are happy enough with for all terrain that you travel. Use the shocks to control things and the air bumps for taking the last little bit out after a jump or hard hit.
 
After talking to a friend and more reading I going to go with fox 2.5 (2 tube bypass).It's just worth the money there going to last and I can rebuild them like I did with my sleds once you get use to tuning them.there pretty easy to do and fox will out live me.thanks guys for your advice
 
The air bumps will save breaking some parts. I truly believe I would have destroyed more than one 10 bolt front if I did not have the air bumps. And I only bent it. Not landing hard saves parts.
 
If you have the money mine as well do it right.your right in the long I will save me some headaces.its going to be a fun build.and in the end I'll have a bad a$$ rig.let the cutting and welding begin
 
What springs are you planning on running?

Just curious, I think it will be cool to see this get built up.

Myself, I've got Tuff Country H.D. springs up front, with 12" short body piggyback Bilstein 7100's. I think I need to lower my bumpstops since the springs seem to stiffen significantly before hitting them right now. Probably because the springs are the H.D. version, but I figured they would be better with a heavy Suburban loaded for camping :) My wife, baby daughter, and myself love the ride in the dirt now!

Gotta think of the bumpstops as part of the suspension ;)
 
As far as springs go not sure yet but I have a company called albany spring company here in ny and I have used them a couple times for some cars (68 ford fiarlane and 79 camaro) I had but these guys are great they make custume springs and will be there to help to get the springs just right for my truck. That's what they do is supenstions.
Look em up at www.albanyspring.com
 
If you are using leaf springs, and you don't plan on doing mile after mile of hardcore desert running, a simple remote reseviour shock would be easier to mount (smaller) and more than enough. They are still tuneable not to quite the degree as a triple bypass, but I think for your use it would be more than plenty.

Like has been said air bumps are great and in all reality part of a good suspension system. If you are considering bypass style shocks I assume you want to go fast, which makes air bumps an absolute requirement
 
I'm still going to go with fox 2.5 2 tube bypass.fox air bumps.
Thing is running leafs .albany spring can ajust the spring rate of the leaf spring.
 
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