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I've got the King coilovers, shocks, wheels and tires installed. The tires are 275/65R20LT (34x11.00R20) Goodyear Wrangler AT/S. The wheels are 20x8.5" American Racing RT-S with 30mm offset (6" backspace). They don't rub or stick out at all!
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Looks good...my only question is, why would you go with King coilovers, which are arguably the best offroad shocks you can buy, then put Goodyear Wrangler AT-S tires on the truck? Those Goodyears just don't seem to be much of an offroad tire. Correct me if I am wrong, but they don't look much grippier than the stockers.
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With everything installed, the ride is just a hair firmer than stock. I think this is probably due to the load range E Goodyears, rather than the Kings.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Off-Road magazine, so plan on doing off-roading with this truck, although I'll do the hard-core 'wheeling with my Jeep or Toyota. I wanted to do a buildup on my personal F150 to show that we can have our cake and eat it, too. I wanted great street performance (where this truck will spend much of its time as my daily driver) and great dirt performance. I especially want the truck to perform well in "Exploring" mode, which to me means checking out places I've never been, exploring ghost towns, traveling fast in Baja, camping, etc. The Kings are going to allow me to do this, as I'm now able to fly over bumps I crawled over before.
As for the chrome wheels? We'll see how they hold up. American Racing told me that 20" chrome wheels are by far their biggest seller these days. There's enough sidewall with the Goodyears to still allow me to air down some off-road. You'll be seeing a number of different tires on this truck as we go, but my decision to go with the Goodyears was their truly weird size (tall and fairly narrow) and their proven AT/S tread design.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Off-Road magazine, so plan on doing off-roading with this truck, although I'll do the hard-core 'wheeling with my Jeep or Toyota. I wanted to do a buildup on my personal F150 to show that we can have our cake and eat it, too. I wanted great street performance (where this truck will spend much of its time as my daily driver) and great dirt performance. I especially want the truck to perform well in "Exploring" mode, which to me means checking out places I've never been, exploring ghost towns, traveling fast in Baja, camping, etc. The Kings are going to allow me to do this, as I'm now able to fly over bumps I crawled over before.
As for the chrome wheels? We'll see how they hold up. American Racing told me that 20" chrome wheels are by far their biggest seller these days. There's enough sidewall with the Goodyears to still allow me to air down some off-road. You'll be seeing a number of different tires on this truck as we go, but my decision to go with the Goodyears was their truly weird size (tall and fairly narrow) and their proven AT/S tread design.
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Originally Posted by P.A.H.
With everything installed, the ride is just a hair firmer than stock. I think this is probably due to the load range E Goodyears, rather than the Kings.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Off-Road magazine, so plan on doing off-roading with this truck, although I'll do the hard-core 'wheeling with my Jeep or Toyota. I wanted to do a buildup on my personal F150 to show that we can have our cake and eat it, too. I wanted great street performance (where this truck will spend much of its time as my daily driver) and great dirt performance. I especially want the truck to perform well in "Exploring" mode, which to me means checking out places I've never been, exploring ghost towns, traveling fast in Baja, camping, etc. The Kings are going to allow me to do this, as I'm now able to fly over bumps I crawled over before.
As for the chrome wheels? We'll see how they hold up. American Racing told me that 20" chrome wheels are by far their biggest seller these days. There's enough sidewall with the Goodyears to still allow me to air down some off-road. You'll be seeing a number of different tires on this truck as we go, but my decision to go with the Goodyears was their truly weird size (tall and fairly narrow) and their proven AT/S tread design.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Off-Road magazine, so plan on doing off-roading with this truck, although I'll do the hard-core 'wheeling with my Jeep or Toyota. I wanted to do a buildup on my personal F150 to show that we can have our cake and eat it, too. I wanted great street performance (where this truck will spend much of its time as my daily driver) and great dirt performance. I especially want the truck to perform well in "Exploring" mode, which to me means checking out places I've never been, exploring ghost towns, traveling fast in Baja, camping, etc. The Kings are going to allow me to do this, as I'm now able to fly over bumps I crawled over before.
As for the chrome wheels? We'll see how they hold up. American Racing told me that 20" chrome wheels are by far their biggest seller these days. There's enough sidewall with the Goodyears to still allow me to air down some off-road. You'll be seeing a number of different tires on this truck as we go, but my decision to go with the Goodyears was their truly weird size (tall and fairly narrow) and their proven AT/S tread design.
Cool. Where can one buy those coilovers and how much do they cost?
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Originally Posted by freekyFX4
Those Goodyears just don't seem to be much of an offroad tire. Correct me if I am wrong, but they don't look much grippier than the stockers.
ANYTHING works better than my stock Hankooks did. Those were probably the worst tires I've ever had for traction.
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Originally Posted by freekyFX4
Cool. Where can one buy those coilovers and how much do they cost?
I got these directly from King - www.kingshocks.com. They run $2200.00, although I've seen some other posts here where people have purchased the system for as low as $1900.00.
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Originally Posted by P.A.H.
ANYTHING works better than my stock Hankooks did. Those were probably the worst tires I've ever had for traction.
