so the extra bypass shock acts like a bump stop right? how is it adjusted? what is the noticeable difference so far? I believe you said you went from 14" to 12" system, cant wait for a trail report. Still haven't completely made up my mind on the direction I am going with my new setup hence all the questions.
Because the particular King by-pass shocks used in the EVO spec'd set-ups they are "three tube" or "three stage" shocks, but could be four, five or even six tube. On each shock there are individual tubes with an allen screw and locking nuts that are used to adjust (depending on which tube you select) the compression or dampening of the shock at different velocities of shock travel/movement, which typically correspond with the vehicles speed. Using the last stage of the shock, in this case the third stage, you adjust the compression in the third tube to absorb the last bit of travel without bottoming out and without rebounding hard (read that as "throwing") the axle back into position. It's kind of a "poor mans" bump stop, it's how my suspension is set up but the King bump stops are on my short list of mods too.
Eddie or anyone, feel free to give a sanity check on my description please.
Thought I would throw in some more offroad bling. Here is a picture of a set of King four stage by-pass shocks and King coilovers, same principle as the three stage. Notice these are "Piggy Back Reservoirs" too. The reservoirs are attached to the shock and not a remote reservoir which is mounted remotely to the frame and joined by a heavy duty hose back to the shock body.