Anyone Running Kings or ICONS?

[OCBJJ]

Hey Guys! Bought a 2022 Yukon, SLT 4x4 with the 5.3L for the wife. We love it but I'm a suspension guy and the ride is horrible.

I want something more controlled. Looking into the King 2.5" offerings and the ICONs for the front and rear. I want minimal, if any lift and will be doing a Billet UCA with it.

Anyone running the Kings yet?

 

[olyelr]

Ride is horrible? Huh.

I havnt seen anyone with them yet on the new ones. But have read a few posts from guys wondering the same as you.

I would have to guess a set of 2.5” kings would most likely ride much worse on road than the stock setup…unless you like the stiff, high speed corner contolled spirited type driving. Off road at high speed with rough terrain, well yea they would shine. You plan on doing that with it ?

Nice looking rig!

 

[H1Chester]

Hey Guys! Bought a 2022 Yukon, SLT 4x4 with the 5.3L for the wife. We love it but I'm a suspension guy and the ride is horrible.

I want something more controlled. Looking into the King 2.5" offerings and the ICONs for the front and rear. I want minimal, if any lift and will be doing a Billet UCA with it.

Anyone running the Kings yet?

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Long Travel Kits

I’ve been looking at long travel kits and it seems there’s no issue bolting on a long travel kit from the Silverado. The problem lies with the rear. The closest I’ve found is a Fabtech extended upper rear arm but does nothing for a wider track. What do you think about Dirt King long travel...

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See Nov 19th post.

 

[OCBJJ]

Ride is horrible? Huh.

I haven't seen anyone with them yet on the new ones. But have read a few posts from guys wondering the same as you.

I would have to guess a set of 2.5” kings would most likely ride much worse on road than the stock setup…unless you like the stiff, high speed corner controlled spirited type driving. Off road at high speed with rough terrain, well yea they would shine. You plan on doing that with it ?

Nice looking rig!

Ride is spongy. Rides great until you do a lane change on the freeway, hit a bridge junction or off camber driveway, etc. The lack of rebound tuning makes massively uncontrolled in any situation where you get into the suspension more than 1-2".

They'll for sure stiffen up the ride but i can re-valve them to be what i need if they suck. 4-corner coilovers makes a commitment and pain in the ass to revalve so i hope i don't need to - exactly why i was hoping to get ride feedback from someone in the know.

Nope, i have an adventure-built Ram Cummins with a Carli Long-Travel and Go-Fast Camper, then a new Super Duty with a Carli 5.5" E-Venture, these will serve as my off-road rigs but the suspensions have spoiled me. This will be the wife's midget-hauler but i want a composed ride.

Yes. Use search function.

Long Travel Kits

I’ve been looking at long travel kits and it seems there’s no issue bolting on a long travel kit from the Silverado. The problem lies with the rear. The closest I’ve found is a Fabtech extended upper rear arm but does nothing for a wider track. What do you think about Dirt King long travel...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

See Nov 19th post.

I did - it pulled up one irrelevant thread about long-travel kits in which a singular member mentioned he waited a year, then installed the bolt-on kings. The thread contained no pictures of the actual suspension short of a single visible rod-end.

As i was looking for lift heights, ride reports and suspension pictures, i thought I'd create a thread to see if it drew anyone. Thanks for your help.

 

[Tiki]

Do it.

No experience on this GM platform but I have Kings on my 11 Sierra and went with Bilstein struts on my 17 Suburban. I’ve considered getting a set of Kings for my 17 because they ride nicer, but def. Overkill for mainly pavement bound adventures. Thuren is one of the few ‘tuning’ resellers that may be interested in helping with the new platform.

I think the billet UCA is overkill, I’d personally go with Dirt King UCAs and a standard ball joint.

 

[CJHall]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here are better photos of the UCA's and coil-overs. Been on the Tahoe for around 6 months. Couldn't be happier with the ride quality on and off road.

 

[OCBJJ]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here are better photos of the UCA's and coil-overs. Been on the Tahoe for around 6 months. Couldn't be happier with the ride quality on and off road.

Looks awesome man! Thanks for the follow up; what size tires you running?

 

[R32driver]

Hey Guys! Bought a 2022 Yukon, SLT 4x4 with the 5.3L for the wife. We love it but I'm a suspension guy and the ride is horrible.

And here I’ve been for the last year and a half thinking our slt is by far the best riding vehicle I’ve ever been in. Every time I ride in another vehicle I find myself thinking it rides like dogshit compared to the Yukon. Different strokes for different folks I suppose the plush smooth ride of the Yukon as it floats over bumps isn’t for everyone

 

[Trey Hardy]

Hey Guys! Bought a 2022 Yukon, SLT 4x4 with the 5.3L for the wife. We love it but I'm a suspension guy and the ride is horrible.

I want something more controlled. Looking into the King 2.5" offerings and the ICONs for the front and rear. I want minimal, if any lift and will be doing a Billet UCA with it.

Anyone running the Kings yet?

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I run icons I like them but go with kings if you want the more plush ride
Also the Dsc adjustable ones are convenient to fine tune your ride to your liking I’ll be adding them to my icons when it comes time to rebuild them
Also running uniball uca with the pair the handling characteristics have completely changed the upgrade is well worth the money if you plan on keeping it for awhile

 

[CMoore711]

Ride is spongy. Rides great until you do a lane change on the freeway, hit a bridge junction or off camber driveway, etc. The lack of rebound tuning makes massively uncontrolled in any situation where you get into the suspension more than 1-2".

Based on this description I feel you might be better off looking into upgrading to some aftermarket stiffer sway bars and end links. Especially since you're not looking for any change in ride height.

 

[CJHall]

Looks awesome man! Thanks for the follow up; what size tires you running?

Thanks man! I'm running 285/75/17 KO2's, basically 34"s. The wheels are 17x8.5 Methods.

 

[MidnightZ71]

Thanks man! I'm running 285/75/17 KO2's, basically 34"s. The wheels are 17x8.5 Methods.

Do you know if the stock 19’s woo ups work with the UCA’s? Have the midnight edition z71 2019

 

[Trailzrider]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here are better photos of the UCA's and coil-overs. Been on the Tahoe for around 6 months. Couldn't be happier with the ride quality on and off road.

I have spent a few hours on this forum searching for the best offroad option in lieu of long travel and found your post. Your setup is exactly what I am looking for. I did not want to take a chance on King's and sacrifice the amazing OEM ride quality on my 2023. It sounds like there is no sacrifice.
1. What offset did you go with your wheels?
2. Was there much trimming involved?
3. Kings with or without adjusters? If without would you get with adjusters now?
4. Kings with or without lift? If without would you get with life now?
5. Camburg UCA's - Were they the ones for the 1500?

 

[SavageDad]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here are better photos of the UCA's and coil-overs. Been on the Tahoe for around 6 months. Couldn't be happier with the ride quality on and off road.

I'm sorry I think I missed some details here. What year is your rig? What is your current suspension setup? Do you get any rubbing with the larger tires? Personally I don't want a six inch lift or anything, but I would like to get 35s under her, 37s if possible, and enough suspension to go exploring trails and do a little desert running without giving the little folks spinal compression injuries.

 

[Trailzrider]

I went Kings. @CoreTire who installed them had Icons on his Tahoe and did not have anything positive to say about them.

 

[MD666]

@Trailzrider Can you share the PN for the Kings and UCA you are running? Thanks a lot !

 

[CJHall]

I have spent a few hours on this forum searching for the best offroad option in lieu of long travel and found your post. Your setup is exactly what I am looking for. I did not want to take a chance on King's and sacrifice the amazing OEM ride quality on my 2023. It sounds like there is no sacrifice.
1. What offset did you go with your wheels?
2. Was there much trimming involved?
3. Kings with or without adjusters? If without would you get with adjusters now?
4. Kings with or without lift? If without would you get with life now?
5. Camburg UCA's - Were they the ones for the 1500?

The Methods are 0 offset, I haven't trimmed anything. I did purchase a Westcott designs fender pullback kit but haven't gotten around to installing it yet. Both front and rear coil-overs have the adjustors. Yep! UCA's are for the Silverado 1500. I had a Colorado ZR2 with the multimatic's in the past, the ride quality of the Tahoe with this set up is far better in my opinion. Let me know if that answered your questions!

 

[CJHall]

I'm sorry I think I missed some details here. What year is your rig? What is your current suspension setup? Do you get any rubbing with the larger tires? Personally I don't want a six inch lift or anything, but I would like to get 35s under her, 37s if possible, and enough suspension to go exploring trails and do a little desert running without giving the little folks spinal compression injuries.

No worries, it is a 2021 Z71. Front and rear King 2.5's with Camburg UCA's. With a fender pullback kit this setup will fit 35's with no issues. With the 34's and no pullback kit, it barely rubs the carpet liner at full turn in reverse.

 

[SavageDad]

No worries, it is a 2021 Z71. Front and rear King 2.5's with Camburg UCA's. With a fender pullback kit this setup will fit 35's with no issues. With the 34's and no pullback kit, it barely rubs the carpet liner at full turn in reverse.

Is there a particular reason you went with the 2.5s over the 3.0s? This is all largely daydreaming now unfortunately, I made a crack at our last oil change about the garbage oem tires that we keep replacing and repairing and swapping them out with a set of 35" MT Baja Boss all terrains. She spent the next five minutes hearing about how they're seeing major parts failures from guys running "big boy 35s" and how some poor schmuck put 35s on his 3500 and 7k miles later he had to replace his tranny out of pocket because 35s void your warranty. We did a little light off-roading a week ago and some tires and suspension upgrades would have gone a long way (so would some lockers) but she's now convinced that 35s break trucks. /end rant

 

[olyelr]

Is there a particular reason you went with the 2.5s over the 3.0s? This is all largely daydreaming now unfortunately, I made a crack at our last oil change about the garbage oem tires that we keep replacing and repairing and swapping them out with a set of 35" MT Baja Boss all terrains. She spent the next five minutes hearing about how they're seeing major parts failures from guys running "big boy 35s" and how some poor schmuck put 35s on his 3500 and 7k miles later he had to replace his tranny out of pocket because 35s void your warranty. We did a little light off-roading a week ago and some tires and suspension upgrades would have gone a long way (so would some lockers) but she's now convinced that 35s break trucks. /end rant

35s arnt gonna spontaneously break your truck. Many vehicles are rolling off the assembly line with them, including the new hd at4’s.

The warranty deal could be an issue though if you have that type of dealer.