2018 raptor king 3.0 vs fox 3.0 vs icon 3.0 vs any other 3.0

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Gsteve

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I have a friend with king 3.0 on his 2017 and he loved them.

I want a shock that is comfortable for daily driving, not noisy, stable at highway speeds etc. and to raise the truck about 2”. I off-road sometimes but not a ton. But I do want upgraded shocks.

Any experience with these 3 shocks?

You have the best off road shocks ever put on a stock truck , you off road a little bit. Why do feel you need to change them ?
 

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You do not need to upgrade. The only reason to upgrade would be for performance reasons. You stated you do little off roading, so you would be wasting several thousand dollars purchasing new shocks when your factory shocks are sufficient.


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^^^ This!
 

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We've installed the Kings, Icon, and Fox's.

Theyre all premium options. I prefer Kings on all of my personal vehicle. But for the "mainly street, sometimes offroad" Icons have the best valving.

King internals are beefy. Theyre also local to me and I can go to king to buy any part I need. Fox parts/shocks can be difficult to source at times.
 

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I have a friend with king 3.0 on his 2017 and he loved them.



I want a shock that is comfortable for daily driving, not noisy, stable at highway speeds etc. and to raise the truck about 2”. I off-road sometimes but not a ton. But I do want upgraded shocks.



Any experience with these 3 shocks?


Yes. At the end of my cross country tour I stopped by SVC Off-road with flattened rear leafs and what appeared to be a loss of .5” off the stock front springs with JC Pony perches. My truck sat more like a standard F150 and well below an FX4.

The following day I picked up the truck from SVC and let me tell you, the truck handles better (excellent steering response), rides smoother, turns better, rolls less, dives less, makes less noise and the bed doesn’t collapse to the tires with 500# of gear in the back, can’t wait to tow with it.

I cannot say enough for the King 3.0 fronts and Deaver +3HDs. Jeff is extremely knowledgeable and when he got into specifics about the needle design of the Kings it instantly reminded me the Ohlin DFVs on my Miata track car, great stuff!!

The front steering used to lose responsiveness above 80 and now its more akin to a purpose built closed course or desert setup.

You will love this setup!

King 3.0 fronts
Stock rear
Deaver +3
35” KO
SVC 2.5 bumpstop

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The only thing I find is the King coilover spring is a bit stiff for daily use.

You can adjust the settings but I find all open is soft and floaty. One click makes it super stiff. So I would prefer a slightly softer shock for the front.

The additional rebound bypass on the rear is awesome and the ability to have custom powder coating was great. Especially in winter areas


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The only thing I find is the King coilover spring is a bit stiff for daily use.

You can adjust the settings but I find all open is soft and floaty. One click makes it super stiff. So I would prefer a slightly softer shock for the front.

The additional rebound bypass on the rear is awesome and the ability to have custom powder coating was great. Especially in winter areas


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This is where the Fox 3.0s shine with with both high and low speed front compression adjustment which allows you to dial in your street (low-speed) and off-road (high-speed) compression.
 
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