Jtmw
New member
Hey everyone, I have been playing with my recently installed CO. I am currently in a learning phase, and before it's even said Yes I know this isn't the most conventional setup. I have CO up front and stock coil shock setup in the rear. I got a chance to get out and cycle the suspension tonight and put the front tire on the fork lift and got less travel out of the front than I did with my previous 1.5 RK kit. I checked for binding etc.. nothing to be found at all. Turned around tried on the rear and same result not too much movement upfront, at least not from what i can tell. I have inches of space between the bumpstops on the front and the rear was fully flexed hitting the bumpstops.
All that being said I think this is a weight and coil ratio problem. I'm assuming the King's are designed to be ran on four doors and have heavy front end and winches. Granted I have a heavy smittybilt bumper up front with no winch, but I dont think the extra weight of a winch would make that big of a deal. I'm a two door, who generally doesn't run a backseat and carries the spare in its place inside the cab.
Options...
Do I talk to EVO about possibly getting some coils on the CO that have less pound per inch ratings?
Or... Address the rear with stiffer springs. ( Not sure what direction I would go here or that this would help at all )
All this being said, I'm super satisfied with the turnout of all the products just needs tweaking.
Current set up..
Evo Bolt On Coilovers Front
Evo 3'' Plush Coils in the Rear
Lift height was set to match the whatever height the rear coils gave me I'm right around 5 inches. However you can see in the pictures that the coil springs aren't compressed that much at ride height.
Looking for honest advice to address the issue. Pics included You'll see in the pictures I disconnected the rear shocks to make sure there wasn't an issue there.
All that being said I think this is a weight and coil ratio problem. I'm assuming the King's are designed to be ran on four doors and have heavy front end and winches. Granted I have a heavy smittybilt bumper up front with no winch, but I dont think the extra weight of a winch would make that big of a deal. I'm a two door, who generally doesn't run a backseat and carries the spare in its place inside the cab.
Options...
Do I talk to EVO about possibly getting some coils on the CO that have less pound per inch ratings?
Or... Address the rear with stiffer springs. ( Not sure what direction I would go here or that this would help at all )
All this being said, I'm super satisfied with the turnout of all the products just needs tweaking.
Current set up..
Evo Bolt On Coilovers Front
Evo 3'' Plush Coils in the Rear
Lift height was set to match the whatever height the rear coils gave me I'm right around 5 inches. However you can see in the pictures that the coil springs aren't compressed that much at ride height.
Looking for honest advice to address the issue. Pics included You'll see in the pictures I disconnected the rear shocks to make sure there wasn't an issue there.
