King Shocks on 2025 Ram Rebel

[Oscarsturu]

Hey all, been thinking of leveling my 25 Rebel. It’s still all stock suspension, wheels and tires. Deciding to just upgrade the suspension all around now and be ready for eventually getting bigger wheels/tires in the future. Contacted King Shocks and they invoiced me with 25001-209A coilovers for the front and 25001-210A shocks for the rear, both with reservoirs. Opting for the cheaper version without the adjustable compression settings (25001-209/210). Has anyone had experience with Kings shocks and our newer Rebels? King Shocks does make an extended shock version (25001-209 ext/210 ext) Curious as to what applications is called for that ext version? Not looking to raise the rear end, just the front. I’ll also be looking for UCAs as well, not keeping the stocks ones. Thanks for the help

 

[Ready Go]

Hey all, been thinking of leveling my 25 Rebel. It’s still all stock suspension, wheels and tires. Deciding to just upgrade the suspension all around now and be ready for eventually getting bigger wheels/tires in the future. Contacted King Shocks and they invoiced me with 25001-209A coilovers for the front and 25001-210A shocks for the rear, both with reservoirs. Opting for the cheaper version without the adjustable compression settings (25001-209/210). Has anyone had experience with Kings shocks and our newer Rebels? King Shocks does make an extended shock version (25001-209 ext/210 ext) Curious as to what applications is called for that ext version? Not looking to raise the rear end, just the front. I’ll also be looking for UCAs as well, not keeping the stocks ones. Thanks for the help

Contact Don or Zach at Thuren, they'll custom tune Kings and they've got the best UCAs out there, IMO.

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[H2OMAN]

King is top of the line. You cannot go wrong with them. You have chosen well.

 

[Sarzoo]

Go for King!

 

[boogielander]

I'd get the adjuster version instead of no adjuster.
only acceptable way for non-adjustment version is from Carli since Carli Kings are tuned and they don't believe in adjustment knobs.

but like Ready Go said, get them from Thuren.

 

[justinv13]

I have a set that were off the shelf valving with adjusters. I drive in the dirt all summer and I could never get the front dialed in the way I like it. They are a great upgrade vs stock, but the bilstein 8112's are, in my opinion, noticeably better in every aspect, aside from washboarded roads. They still handle perfectly fine on washboards, but the kings were a little smoother in that particular terrain. I was able to get the 8112's at a lower price and their service interval is 100k miles, so I do not plan on going back to the kings. As for the rear.... the kings work just fine, no complaints. The adjusters are nice for varying payloads and road conditions, but not necessary. I cannot speak on behalf of thuren or carli, but the bilsteins are fantastic out of the box. No harsh top outs and I've never bottomed them out- the technology in the 8112's is fantastic.

 

[jwood23]

I have a set that were off the shelf valving with adjusters. I drive in the dirt all summer and I could never get the front dialed in the way I like it. They are a great upgrade vs stock, but the bilstein 8112's are, in my opinion, noticeably better in every aspect, aside from washboarded roads. They still handle perfectly fine on washboards, but the kings were a little smoother in that particular terrain. I was able to get the 8112's at a lower price and their service interval is 100k miles, so I do not plan on going back to the kings. As for the rear.... the kings work just fine, no complaints. The adjusters are nice for varying payloads and road conditions, but not necessary. I cannot speak on behalf of thuren or carli, but the bilsteins are fantastic out of the box. No harsh top outs and I've never bottomed them out- the technology in the 8112's is fantastic.

 

[jwood23]

How much lift did the 8112's provide? What tire size did you fit with them?

 

[Ready Go]

How much lift did the 8112's provide? What tire size did you fit with them?

2.5" MAX lift

 

[justinv13]

If you're looking for maximum lift, the 8112's are not the best choice. The King's are a longer assembly at full droop, you can check the specs on both shocks. The 8112's are position sensitive, so the ride would be affected if you crank them up too far. I don't have measurements for stock height, so I'm not sure of the lift they provided, but it appears to be about 1.5". I had the King's adjusted to the lowest height possible and it was still nose-high in the front, so they will go much higher that the 8112's, if that is what you're after. Keep in mind, these are extended travel King's that require uca's. The 8112's only come in one flavor and they require uca's as well. The photo below doesn't show the overall length difference very well, but the king was definitely longer, from what I recall. I still have the stock tires currently, but there's plenty of data on tire size/fitment if you search the forum. If you offroad daily for work like I do, the 8112's are a no-brainer, but the Kings are great for daily driving on road if you want to get maximum lift. They are just a very expensive way to achieve additional lift height. The design/engineering on the 8112 was very impressive, btw. The coil spring is wound tighter to the shock body up top to allow for more clearance and the top and bottom mounts are offset for additional clearance as well the mounting solution for the reservoir is pretty trick on the 8112 as well, but not flashy like the kings. The reservoir mount for the kings pushed in the inner fenderwell on the driver side so much that the brake lines were being rubbed, so I'd recommend having a few zipties and some vacuum hose handy to protect the brake lines if you go with the kings.