This truck looks much better on the TSL's instead of those small bald boggers he was running
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Let's talk coil over shocks
- Thread starter Vombrown
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This truck looks much better on the TSL's instead of those small bald boggers he was running
Kings customer service sucks imho I haven’t had anything but probs with them but I think your mileage will vary on this, either way the main 3 are good shocks and for comparison purposes they’re damn near neck and neck when it’s vanilla coilovers like we’re talking.
Couple of important things to keep in mind.
Most Offroad shocks will have a linear valve in them which makes them sloppy on the street compared to a digressive valve typically found in most street tubes stuff.
Digressive means the low speed compression stuff like bodyroll and brake dive will be less floaty than a linear counterpart.
Swayaway used to have a couple shock piston options, I don’t know if king does or not, and bilstein come with digressive valves in the 8125 and linear in the 9200 coilovers.
5100s are digressive and 7100s are linear for those wondering. The valve stack can be the same 360/80 for example and have a totally different feel with the piston change.
Now that doesn’t mean you can’t make a linear shock piston work just fine but keep in mind tuning them to work may require more low speed (big shims).
And the cross brace absolutely must be in there.. it will taco the frame in short order if not.. going over the top of the diesel isn’t a huge issue. If you attach the crossbar at two points on the towers to prevent rocking you won’t have any issues. More of a pita to service but no bent frame.
Couple of important things to keep in mind.
Most Offroad shocks will have a linear valve in them which makes them sloppy on the street compared to a digressive valve typically found in most street tubes stuff.
Digressive means the low speed compression stuff like bodyroll and brake dive will be less floaty than a linear counterpart.
Swayaway used to have a couple shock piston options, I don’t know if king does or not, and bilstein come with digressive valves in the 8125 and linear in the 9200 coilovers.
5100s are digressive and 7100s are linear for those wondering. The valve stack can be the same 360/80 for example and have a totally different feel with the piston change.
Now that doesn’t mean you can’t make a linear shock piston work just fine but keep in mind tuning them to work may require more low speed (big shims).
And the cross brace absolutely must be in there.. it will taco the frame in short order if not.. going over the top of the diesel isn’t a huge issue. If you attach the crossbar at two points on the towers to prevent rocking you won’t have any issues. More of a pita to service but no bent frame.
I’m gonna call them I have not even checked into this since they moved to afe
AFE leased a building just for the sway a way division. The new owner is committed to making it work well.
Already got a call back that I missed, looking forward to working with them.. nitrided shafts are cool, red is cool.. they’re just cool shocks.. if the service is good we got another nice shock to offer guys.. win win for us.
If I remember correctly, his name was Mike.
From everything i've read and heard about this swap while researching my own, There will be no change to the stock crossmember location at all. Also, if you use the spacer to adapt the long input gear configuration NP205 to the NV4500 it won't affect your driveline lengths at all either.
Granted your drivelines are going to have to be fit to your new axles, but you should be good to go on your crossmember location.
Vombrown
Mountain Man
You're most likely right BUT the working plan is to build a new crossmember to incorporate the rear lower link mounts. I don't "Need" to do it but I am fairly certain that's what is going to happen. More because I can clock my transfer case up and essentially have a flat crossmember. That way I can skid plate it easily. It will also give me a better location point to support the transfer case.
Yeah You are wading off into uncharted waters a bit with this stuff.
Is that front axle high pinion?
Vombrown
Mountain Man
Yessir it is.
