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But don't these limit droop on a 3" lift (ie. they are rated for a 0-3" lift so if they are the proper length for a 0" lift aren't they too short for a 3" lift)?
The 2.0 Icons are 26.5" long, and just fit inside the compressed length on the bump stop, just, to be as long as they can be.
I think if you check compared to pretty much all the other 0-3" shocks, none will be this length, or ride as nicely.
Many of the shocks we have made use a custom body, because once you go remote res, you move the separating piston and gas space into the res, so you can make the compressed length of the shock shorter, for the extended length, when you do this. Most manufacturers dont do this, and quote stroke for size of the shock, using the same bodies and shafts per length as non res shocks.
Its how we fit 12" stroke shocks into an 80 with no front bump spacer, and a 30mm rear bump spacer, to suit the compressed length of the shock, by having them made custom, rather than assembled from generic parts.
Another benefit of a resi, is that when you manifold it on the body of the shock, rather than come out of the top cap, and you have an adjuster on the resi that isnt a pintle style oil flow restriction, so line pressures dont go through the roof, and spoil the ride, you can build a bump into the shock, as it goes to the last part of the up travel, past the manifold, at higher piston speed.

In our experience, rebuilding Kings often seems to be a "thing", and having to regas them often, and having to upgrade to a synthetic oil, and having to swap out the bearings they use for ones that last longer, and the shafts being prone to damage due to hardness, and corrosion, and the anodising disappearing,just to name afew of the things that saw us stop using them afew years ago, here.
We dont use anything that has a greater than 1.5% warranty return rate.