Great find Matt.
Now here is a question.....What would you prefer? Coilovers or OME lift?
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complete waste of money.... you'll never use even a fraction of the capability of that shock.
i've been doing business with king since they were a start-up and building in their garage. a reservoir is good for when you are getting the shock oil hot from all the cycling up and down like a desert runner. a good set of pro-comp mx-6 adjustable shocks is all you really need and they are about a hundred bucks a piece.
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That's not even a question.... if I can afford them, coilovers without a doubt. There's a bit more to their design than what meets the eye, even in my posts thus far... and it has more to do with than just the resi. Having delved into some suspension design in my day, I'd put the comparison between OME and Coilovers along the lines of the 3.7L QTI vs the 5.7L QDII in XKs. If given the choice, and money wasn't the main problem, the decision is easy.
Affordablity here is the key. Are they worth almost $1000 more than the OME setup? That's very dependent on what YOU want. Like doc said, a lot of us wont use these shocks to their potential. Want adustability? Throw a 1/4" spacer above the OME...done. Is the ride of the OME HD too stiff for you? Get over it... or spend the extra grand. Etc.
Ironically. ... Docs point works with his stuff too. I'm going to send probably 2 or 3 times the cost that I would for a Rola Rack to have him build me one.... and the overall difference in performance for how ill use it probably wont be much. So should I just get the rola? Not much different of a scenario here.. it depends on what type of build you're looking for. When we go offroading you're not going to say "damn I would have been able to do that if I had those coilovers". Its really the other features that you have to determine if they're worth it for you.
Adjustability, ride quality and bling are my 3 main reasons. I can wheel with my RC spacers and still do just fine on the trails. But building off-road rigs is one of my hobbies and also love going to truck shows. I'd love to build this XK to a point that's very functional and will also catch some attention at the shows I attend. We already know it'll catch looks offroading regardless of what suspension I put in it lol. And I do want to be able to tweak my ride height. We'll have to see what happens next year. I still have to save up for the SL first!
OK lunch is over.... back on the road. 2.5 hrs left to Norfolk.
Edit: got checked into hotel and put some extra thoughts in above.
Last edited by Matt; 08-03-2011 at 12:14 PM.
I totally agree......I've had coilovers in all my Tuner/Euro cars before the Commander and wouldn't think of any other suspension to use. I never raced any of those vehicles but loved the handling they gave them. I can't justify the $$$ for the Commander right now for that set-up, but when I can....I will. The main thing for me with coilovers is the adjustability and handling factor, not so much the bling. But, they do look badass under a lifted vehicle.
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Well, some unfortunate news. I was quick to jump the gun on this one... thought that by dezertracing having the coilovers listed for sale that they were released for production. Turns out that's not the case.
I replied back and asked if they at least plan on getting these parts out there soon. Also told them that im an ASE Tech and Aerospace Eng, so I'd be willing to work on test fitting a set and whatnot as a pre-production run if it'd help to get the product out there sooner (i'd imagine they dont have many local WK/XK people screaming for coilovers).
The response:
Our work load is just too great to take on building a new kit at this time. We will keep you in mind if we decide to take up the project again. Also thank you I will send an email to dezert depot on the matter.
It probably wouldn't hurt if you other guys who "may" be interested in these in the future to send them some E-mails as well. Let them know there is interest in this market (albeit somewhat minor interest right now... but that's kind of how the Coilover market is for every vehicle... Usually its only a select few on each forum i've been on will get them)
Lots of bad news this week for our platform uh?
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