[MikeT4R]

Installing some icon 2.5 coilovers with king e300-14-600 springs. Anyone have a suggestion on preload? Should I stick with icons 2.13"?

[Inv4drZm]

Originally Posted by MikeT4R

Installing some icon 2.5 coilovers with king e300-14-600 springs. Anyone have a suggestion on preload? Should I stick with icons 2.13"?

How much lift do you want? How much lift do you have in the rear?

Preload does the same exact thing as adding a spacer, spacing the spring away from the frame.

You can adjust preload fairly easily on the truck if you don't have remote reservoirs blocking the wrench.

[MikeT4R]

Just want to know what's safe for the coilovers. Want to go as high as possible. No remote Resi. I know the instructions say no more than 2.13 for icon 13" 650 and no more than 1.13 for 14" 700.

[MikeT4R]

2" in the rear btw.

[Inv4drZm]

Originally Posted by MikeT4R

Just want to know what's safe for the coilovers. Want to go as high as possible. No remote Resi. I know the instructions say no more than 2.13 for icon 12" 650 and no more than 1.13 for 14" 700.

I've read on King's shock install instructions/printout that they recommend no less than 1" of downtravel. Doing this will probably net you over 3" of front lift.

So I think you should really be looking at downtravel from ride height and forget the preload distance measurement especially since you don't have the Icon springs anyway.

[MikeT4R]

Ok thanks. I'll measure everything up once installed.