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Whats up guys, as a lot of ya'll know. I installed Kings on my Bronco, about six months and 5,000ish miles ago. I also did an in depth Bronco suspension test of my own to compare suspensions from an owners perspective... well, enter Accutune @AccuTune Offroad now.
I love my Kings, however, they didn't come without a few drawbacks that I wanted to address. First off, the ride was rough, now I now that suspension feel is subjective, but to me, Kings rode very firm on the street. This is in part due to the fact that they are a race suspension and come to life off-road more then on-road. I still felt though that there was something more to gain from them. Even off-road, at high speeds I felt the back axle become jittery and get a little loose at high speed jumps. I also felt that the compression damper's were not adjusting as much as I wished. I felt as if they didn't quite tune up the shocks as they should for the money I spent on them. Don't get me wrong, I loved my King's, but I am very critical of things I put on my Bronco and love everything to be as dialed in as I can get it. The King's were great but I felt as if they could be improved on.
I also had issues with the rear springs, King missed the mark on those, they sag... big time... King developed the rear springs for a stock weight Bronco... but as you and I know, if someone is spending $4800 on suspension, they are probably also buying bumpers, loading in gear and going off-road, they might even be running 37" tires.
I had my rear pre-load dialed up soooo much to make up for my rear bumper and recovery gear that I was creating a harsh ride in the rear. Also, did you know that King advertises a linear piston which is true for the front. But their rear shock piston is actually digressive.
On the contrary for the front, the pre-load was on its minimum setting which is actually about 2" of pre-load. I left this height alone even on 37's as it was already maxing out the angle on the front with about 2" of ride height over Sasquatch.
Accutune called me up and invited me to come down and check out their shop and get my shocks tuned to see the performance they were able to pull out of the King shocks on the Bronco. People are very good about giving their opinion's over forums but these guys live and breath shocks and know the hard facts from experience, science and results) They specialize in Fox and King and did extensive R&D on both platforms on Bronco's in their shop. (Which by the way is right next to 74 Weld
.
I had a great time touring their shop and meeting the super awesome staff and then, I handed them over my specs as well as my King's. Now they were super gracious and allowed me to hang out for the tear down and tuning on one of my shocks and it was awesome to see their meticulous tear down and the science they put behind their tunes.
Now they re-valved all my shocks and also replaced the rear coil-overs digressive piston with a linear piston. We also replaced my rear springs with eibachs. A 650 lbs tender and a 400 lbs main spring to be exact.
Now science is cool and all, and numbers are great. But how did all this valving translate into my experience in the Bronco? Well to ensure a proper test, I drove them 2,000 miles before writing this post, I hit up a quick run on the Rubicon for some rock crawling and also hit up my local OHV track for some high speed runs and jumps.
I'm pleased to say that I LOVE the results ya'll. Gone is the high speed, rear end jittery sensation I had. Also, the envelopment of adjustability on the compression adjusters has opened up. I feel the results when I turn the dial and the range of adjustment has improved. The ride feels more composed on the rough stuff at speed and I now run a higher compression setting then I used to for daily driving. Soft used to be firm still and firm was unbearable but now soft is actually soft and firm is just right!
Also, the spring rates really helped to dial in that rear ride height without heavily relying on extreme pre-load. I now have a perfect rake and it handles a load with ease.
Can't recommend Accutune enough enough ya'll and I'll be having a video coming out shortly on my experience. In the mean time, if you wanna know shocks, give them a call!
https://accutuneoffroad.com/?gclid=...Axfn4nXWaactG_PRy-CokQ2cZ4AOs7CQaAqK4EALw_wcB
I love my Kings, however, they didn't come without a few drawbacks that I wanted to address. First off, the ride was rough, now I now that suspension feel is subjective, but to me, Kings rode very firm on the street. This is in part due to the fact that they are a race suspension and come to life off-road more then on-road. I still felt though that there was something more to gain from them. Even off-road, at high speeds I felt the back axle become jittery and get a little loose at high speed jumps. I also felt that the compression damper's were not adjusting as much as I wished. I felt as if they didn't quite tune up the shocks as they should for the money I spent on them. Don't get me wrong, I loved my King's, but I am very critical of things I put on my Bronco and love everything to be as dialed in as I can get it. The King's were great but I felt as if they could be improved on.
I also had issues with the rear springs, King missed the mark on those, they sag... big time... King developed the rear springs for a stock weight Bronco... but as you and I know, if someone is spending $4800 on suspension, they are probably also buying bumpers, loading in gear and going off-road, they might even be running 37" tires.
I had my rear pre-load dialed up soooo much to make up for my rear bumper and recovery gear that I was creating a harsh ride in the rear. Also, did you know that King advertises a linear piston which is true for the front. But their rear shock piston is actually digressive.
On the contrary for the front, the pre-load was on its minimum setting which is actually about 2" of pre-load. I left this height alone even on 37's as it was already maxing out the angle on the front with about 2" of ride height over Sasquatch.
Accutune called me up and invited me to come down and check out their shop and get my shocks tuned to see the performance they were able to pull out of the King shocks on the Bronco. People are very good about giving their opinion's over forums but these guys live and breath shocks and know the hard facts from experience, science and results) They specialize in Fox and King and did extensive R&D on both platforms on Bronco's in their shop. (Which by the way is right next to 74 Weld
.I had a great time touring their shop and meeting the super awesome staff and then, I handed them over my specs as well as my King's. Now they were super gracious and allowed me to hang out for the tear down and tuning on one of my shocks and it was awesome to see their meticulous tear down and the science they put behind their tunes.
Now they re-valved all my shocks and also replaced the rear coil-overs digressive piston with a linear piston. We also replaced my rear springs with eibachs. A 650 lbs tender and a 400 lbs main spring to be exact.
Now science is cool and all, and numbers are great. But how did all this valving translate into my experience in the Bronco? Well to ensure a proper test, I drove them 2,000 miles before writing this post, I hit up a quick run on the Rubicon for some rock crawling and also hit up my local OHV track for some high speed runs and jumps.
I'm pleased to say that I LOVE the results ya'll. Gone is the high speed, rear end jittery sensation I had. Also, the envelopment of adjustability on the compression adjusters has opened up. I feel the results when I turn the dial and the range of adjustment has improved. The ride feels more composed on the rough stuff at speed and I now run a higher compression setting then I used to for daily driving. Soft used to be firm still and firm was unbearable but now soft is actually soft and firm is just right!
Also, the spring rates really helped to dial in that rear ride height without heavily relying on extreme pre-load. I now have a perfect rake and it handles a load with ease.
Can't recommend Accutune enough enough ya'll and I'll be having a video coming out shortly on my experience. In the mean time, if you wanna know shocks, give them a call!
https://accutuneoffroad.com/?gclid=...Axfn4nXWaactG_PRy-CokQ2cZ4AOs7CQaAqK4EALw_wcB
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