new suspension getting installed 05/23

[Brett19648]

Front & Rear Koni 90's. King progressive raised comfort coils front (KTFR-130T) and rear (KTPR-131). forgot to take pictures of the springs.

SPC upper control arms, SPC cam bolts, SLEE KDSS bracket relocation plate & the OEM front spacer (if needed to level it out).

the SPC UCA's and the new OEM LCA's getting a little pre install north east rust prevention treatment.

I'm still debating on wheels. Love the VOLK's but idk if I can justify splurging for them. Also really like the evocorse wheels but they're only available in 17" and I wanted to stick to 18". Decisions. Was planning to go with 295/70r18 ridge grapplers.

 

[TonyP]

Spray your stock rear upper bolts with PB Blaster. I'm installing my Tough Dog kit and getting those top bolts off is the last thing I need to do and it's beyond aggravating.

 

[Brett19648]

So just basically get some penetrating oil on them now so it's an easier task during the install?

 

[bjowett]

Very nice! I recommend coating the shocks, too.... Especially the seal head area (where the shaft slides into the shock body, and the spring perch. It will make servicing them much easier far out in the future.

 

[Mogwai]

What's the expected lift with this setup? I was chatting with one of the guys at CM17 during vendor night who was repping King springs (conincidently the dude was ripping his competition which I found a bit low brow - @Romer chatted with him a bunch and I walked away haha). I thought he mentioned improvement in ride but no lift, didn't have the head space to sit there and find out more.

 

[Romer]

What's the expected lift with this setup? I was chatting with one of the guys at CM17 during vendor night who was repping King springs (conincidently the dude was ripping his competition which I found a bit low brow - @Romer chatted with him a bunch and I walked away haha). I thought he mentioned improvement in ride but no lift, didn't have the head space to sit there and find out more.

If your talking about Redline, he wasnt ripping the competition, he was telling me why his stuff is better. I always take that with a grain of salt. They are really good people, 8 years ago when my youngest rolled her cruiser going up a steep turn off the highway, they dropped everything (since it was in the Colo Springs) to come help her. That goes along way in my book to being good people.

 

[TonyP]

So just basically get some penetrating oil on them now so it's an easier task during the install?

Pretty much. You'll need a 22MM box end too if you don't have one.

 

[Brett19648]

What's the expected lift with this setup? I was chatting with one of the guys at CM17 during vendor night who was repping King springs (conincidently the dude was ripping his competition which I found a bit low brow - @Romer chatted with him a bunch and I walked away haha). I thought he mentioned improvement in ride but no lift, didn't have the head space to sit there and find out more.

I had the specific numbers a month or 2 ago, but I'm just going off memory here. I'm pretty sure King says these should provide just under 2.5" of lift but I've read that people who have installed are seeing slightly less. I'd be happy with 1.5"-2.5". Just as long as my wife is ok getting into it...

 

[Forrest Murphy]

Did you go with King Springs up front? If so which model number?

 

[Brett19648]

Did you go with King Springs up front? If so which model number?

kings all around...

KTFR-130T front
KTPR-131 rear

 

[Brett19648]

screenshot from the King website.

 

[Brett19648]

Little delay, waiting on some oem shock mounts to show up. Was told that it may be advisable to replace upon inspection. They're pretty cheap though so I figured I'd just get them so we can put new ones on and not have to worry about any hold ups mid install... Next week hopefully.

 

[Brett19648]

Got the suspension installed yesterday. Seems like a good height to me. I only have the stock suspension to go by for comparison purposes but the ride hasn't changed much in my opinion.

 

[D21FJ60]

Not bad...from that angle it looks somewhat subtle, could go up a tire size and fill in the wheel wells and noone would be the wiser...

 

[Brett19648]

Not bad...from that angle it looks somewhat subtle, could go up a tire size and fill in the wheel wells and noone would be the wiser...

Yeah I'd say it's right around 2". I like it. I'll get some center of wheel to fender measurements later.

 

[Brett19648]

Seems like it's 22" all around

 

[Brett19648]

What are the stock numbers for hub center to fender gap? I did mine before but I'm sure it was sagging quite a bit on the original 9 year old components.