Kings 2.5 with adjusters

[jhipwundah]

Hey guys, just had some Kings 2.5 ext travel with comp adjusters installed few weeks back and had a question... For pavement/daily driving, should the adjuster be dialed all the way to the softest setting?

And as for off roading (Oahu, Hawaii), how many clicks (on average) should I dial it towards the firmer setting where I’d notice a difference?

 

[New Holland Overland]

Depends on you yourself how you want your vehicle to handle, and also your vehicles weight and if your running a sway bar. Theres so many variables that each person's setup is gonna be different.

This is my setup: NO Sway bar so I dial my road settings at 10, dunes I crank up to the highest (I think 30 or something), trails I soften completely. Im also running 700lb springs with the truck. I also have the shocks custom valved for the environment I mostly drive in (dunes), and thatll make a big difference in your compression adjuster settings.

 

[jhipwundah]

Right, I understand every Tacoma's setup will vary. I'm running the 650# coils and as far as extra weight added (besides the wheels/tires), I have sliders, front skid plate and bed racks so not a whole lot.

For pavement, I just have it cranked all the way to the softest setting (as I don't want the ride to be any firmer than it already is on the road lol).

No sand dunes here on Oahu, but mainly rocky, sand trails with minor whoops.

I guess messing with the dial is the only way for me to find out when it's time to hit the trails (maybe crank it 4-10 clicks?).

 

[New Holland Overland]

Right, I understand every Tacoma's setup will vary. I'm running the 650# coils and as far as extra weight added (besides the wheels/tires), I have sliders, front skid plate and bed racks so not a whole lot.

For pavement, I just have it cranked all the way to the softest setting (as I don't want the ride to be any firmer than it already is on the road lol).

No sand dunes here on Oahu, but mainly rocky, sand trails with minor whoops.

I guess messing with the dial is the only way for me to find out when it's time to hit the trails (maybe crank it 4-10 clicks?).

exactly...best way to figure out what your asking is to just get out and try it for yourself and see what feels best with the truck!

Are you still running a sway bar?

 

[ShowstoppersUSA]

Hey guys, just had some Kings 2.5 ext travel with comp adjusters installed few weeks back and had a question... For pavement/daily driving, should the adjuster be dialed all the way to the softest setting?

And as for off roading (Oahu, Hawaii), how many clicks (on average) should I dial it towards the firmer setting where I’d notice a difference?

All the way open, turned to the left would probably be the preference for most. Some may notice a difference between the clicks, but it would be more or so minimal at city/daily speeds and factors. I personally had mine at 8-10 clicks stiffer from the softest setting.

As for off-roading, it is dependent on your environment and driving. I would definitely recommend stiffen up your co/shock to adjust to your liking of performance/ride quality over some of the bigger bumps/imperfections such as a wash section or whoops.

 

[jhipwundah]

exactly...best way to figure out what your asking is to just get out and try it for yourself and see what feels best with the truck!

Are you still running a sway bar?

Yes, still running the sway bar. Not sure if I want to remove it (just yet).

 

[Tyler]

Yes, still running the sway bar. Not sure if I want to remove it (just yet).

As the others have said, your shock setting is pretty much personal preference based off of trial and error.

As for the swaybar — removing it drastically decreases your handling, especially on a curvy highway doing over 60mph. Unless you’re doing trails that have a lot of difficult obstacles, you should leave it.