King 3.0 Question

[MrGable27]

Hey all,

I recently picked up a set of used/rebuilt King 3.0s for my 1st Gen, and had a question regarding fitment. So I went to install them yesterday, but the front driver’s side was not even close whereas the passenger side shock lines right up.

Looking at the 2 shocks side by side, the top hats (anodized blue piece?) are identical. My question: shouldn’t these two top hats be mirror images of each other and not identical (one driver’s side, and one passenger’s side)?

It appears to me that I might have received two passenger side top hats on my shocks, and not a left and a right. These also look to be an older style of shock (looking at the pics on Kings website) so if anyone could verify the part #s that was would be extremely helpful. If anybody has any input, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[letsgetthisdone]

The bolt patterns of the strut tower are mirrored to each other. So it one seems backwards, yes I would seem you got two of one side. I would just call King to see if you can sort it out.

 

[MrGable27]

The bolt patterns of the strut tower are mirrored to each other. So it one seems backwards, yes I would seem you got two of one side. I would just call King to see if you can sort it out.

Got it sorted. Apparently there is an old and a new style of top hat for the 1st Gen shocks. The instructions on King’s website are for the new style, whereas these are the older style ones. A quick call to King and the sent over the old instructions which called for drilling a 4th hole on the driver’s side.