sicknick

I have a 2014 FX4 with a 4inch lift and want to replace the front spacer as well as the stock coil over.
I am deciding between the "big three" in the front coil over department.
I do a lot of on-road highway driving but sometimes venture out onto the trail or the off road park.
What do you guys think?
Thanks!

one2nine

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Iirc the only one that would be able to achieve a 4" or more lift is the Bds fox coilover. All of the others max at around 3".

As far as ride/quality, all are reputable companies that offer and f150 specific tuned coilover that perform great. I've had good luck with fox and icon in the past.

sicknick

They all said that they can build me custom ones. Which ones do you run?

one2nine

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Ah I was under the assumption you were looking at aftermarket replacements vs custom lengths. Honestly all are are great companies. I'm running fox coilovers now and can't complain. I absolutely loved my icon 2.5 setup I had on my superduty though.

joeami

If you're gonna do a custom built, I would run the King. We sell custom Kings all day long and have never had a fitment issue. Also, whose 4" kit are you using? Make sure you pass that info on so they have all the specs to build the correct coilover.

torinalth

depends on ride quality as well. King has been known to be the most harsh ride in general unless you lower the spring rate. I'd personally go with Icon first, Fox Second. shoot a line to Alex at F150lifts.com as he has accounts for both and can order you custom stuff as well.

sicknick

Thanks for the response! Are the Kings any good on road? I know they are beasts off-road but I do a lot of on road, and ride quality on both sides in important to me. Do you know if off road quality would be affected if I told them to ajust the spring rate?
What do you run btw?

sicknick

How much off road vs off road driving do you do? How do they ride on road?

joeami

I'm still running stock, but I will be moving to King. For me, since I'm about a 20 minute drive from King's headquarters, I could easily go down there and have them re-valve their shocks. Also, the quick turnaround time on rebuilding the coilovers and shocks is what made the decision for me. Fox and Icon are at least a 2 week turnaround time and your truck is either sitting, or riding on junk shocks with a spacer.

If you call over to King, they're really good at making custom orders to whatever specs you're looking for. We've run their coilovers on all kinds of trucks and have yet to have a single complaint about them riding too harshly. In fact, we've had more negative comments about Fox than King, fwiw. But, yes, they are an offroad company at heart.

Jaytizzle

My truck sees 95% street and I have no problems with Kings.

You can add Compression adjusters too so you can adjust from super soft to super firm.

JT