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AKBroncoII · 03-17-2007, 06:46 PM

Anyone know a machine shop that will do this for me? I want to make a set of coilovers out of a set of King remote shocks. I've called king about getting new bodies but it was going to be near the cost of a new set of shocks. Any help would be much appreciated.

bigreen · 03-17-2007, 06:49 PM

id like this info also...i have a set of 2.5" 16s and 18s that would be perfect....but ive just been trying to sell them since they arent setup for coils.

AKBroncoII · 03-17-2007, 07:08 PM

Are yours kings? I don't see why they can't be turned. I looked at a set of 2.5" kings at a friends house today which gave me the idea. As far as I could tell, the bodies were identical. He also had a set of 2.5" SAW's that had the lower portion of the shock turned down so you could put the adjusters in from the shaft side.

bigreen · 03-17-2007, 07:20 PM

Fox's...i dont have anything to compare them to

AKBroncoII · 03-17-2007, 07:33 PM

I have a set of fox 10" travels here that I suppose would be cool to do also.

AKBroncoII · 03-19-2007, 02:01 PM

bump

wtr40rock · 03-19-2007, 03:01 PM

i think if this worked then somone would have thought about it and everyone would know that you could do it. But if you can take shocks apart and have a coilover to compare it to and it looks the same then knock your self out.

AKBroncoII · 03-19-2007, 06:33 PM

Oh, I know it CAN be done. Just not sure why no one has done it before. Seems like it would save some money. Especially since I already have the shocks and got them for free. Even after rebuilding them and having them threaded I'll still have less into them than even 1 coilover shock.

wtr40rock · 03-20-2007, 03:36 PM

maybe the bodys thickness is different like a coilovers has to stand up to the wieght of the vehicle and a shock just has to "dampen the movement". I was a northern tool yesterday and say some fine thread 2" dyes that may work some way.

The_Undecided · 03-20-2007, 08:28 PM

as long as the thickness of the shock body has enough meat to cut the thread i dont see wy a shop wouldnt do it for you. i cant remember the thread depth for a 2" 12tpi thread right now but as long as you have more than 1/8" of metal per side they should be able to thread them

Chris

mudrebel360 · 03-20-2007, 08:40 PM

Any good machine shop should be able to do this. Remember you don't know if it will work or not till you try it and see what happens so go for it and let us know

glfredrick · 03-21-2007, 04:33 AM

Ever considered making a sleeve that could hold the spring?

AKBroncoII · 03-21-2007, 06:53 PM

That is also possible. Maybe to make the outter diameter 2.5"s for 3" ID springs? The only probably I could see is trying to fasten it to the shock body itself. I'm definitely open to suggestions.

steveG3 · 03-24-2007, 10:06 PM

Why not just buy threaded bodies and swap them?

AKBroncoII · 03-31-2007, 12:19 PM

I tried that already. Was told it was going to be near the price of a new set of coilovers.

I did some searching. Found out, the 2.5" kings are .127" wall tubing. I just measured the thickness of the 2" kings I have and they are also .127" wall. Looks like I should have plenty of material. If this doesn't work, I'm just going to make my own shock body.

thought others might like this for reference. I found it when looking for shock body diameters and thickness. A little coilover internals comparison.

http://www.offroad-engineering.com/foxvsking.html

bigreen · 03-31-2007, 12:25 PM

maybe we would get more help in general discussion?

AKBroncoII · 03-31-2007, 12:29 PM

Is there any way to move this over to general discussion? I know that sway away sells there shock bodies separate. I called King and they didn't seem too happy to sell me one of there bodies separately. I was going to set up these kings to use the sway away hardware kit since they are more readily available.

03-17-2007, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	threading shock body? Anyone know a machine shop that will do this for me? I want to make a set of coilovers out of a set of King remote shocks. I've called king about getting new bodies but it was going to be near the cost of a new set of shocks. Any help would be much appreciated.

03-17-2007, 06:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigreen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44108 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,407	id like this info also...i have a set of 2.5" 16s and 18s that would be perfect....but ive just been trying to sell them since they arent setup for coils. __________________ [center][SIZE="4"][url]Shop.FarmboyFabrications.com[/url][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="6"] [COLOR="DarkRed"]239.337.LIFT[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"] [COLOR="Silver"]One Up Offroad[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Rize Industries [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Icon Vehicle Dynamics [/COLOR][COLOR="Yellow"]RCD[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Full-Traction[/COLOR] [COLOR="darkred"]Rubicon Express [/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"]KING[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Sway-a-Way[/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"] FOX[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Dynatrac[/COLOR] [COLOR="Indigo"]Yukon Gear[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]ARB [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Detroit[/COLOR] [/SIZE] Including the largest selection of tires and wheels that you will find. Don't see what you are looking for? Give us a call.[/center]

03-17-2007, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigreen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44108 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,407	Fox's...i dont have anything to compare them to __________________ [center][SIZE="4"][url]Shop.FarmboyFabrications.com[/url][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="6"] [COLOR="DarkRed"]239.337.LIFT[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"] [COLOR="Silver"]One Up Offroad[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Rize Industries [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Icon Vehicle Dynamics [/COLOR][COLOR="Yellow"]RCD[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Full-Traction[/COLOR] [COLOR="darkred"]Rubicon Express [/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"]KING[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Sway-a-Way[/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"] FOX[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Dynatrac[/COLOR] [COLOR="Indigo"]Yukon Gear[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]ARB [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Detroit[/COLOR] [/SIZE] Including the largest selection of tires and wheels that you will find. Don't see what you are looking for? Give us a call.[/center]

03-19-2007, 03:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
wtr40rock Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 85265 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 530	i think if this worked then somone would have thought about it and everyone would know that you could do it. But if you can take shocks apart and have a coilover to compare it to and it looks the same then knock your self out. __________________ the beatings will continue until morale improves.

03-20-2007, 03:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
wtr40rock Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 85265 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 530	maybe the bodys thickness is different like a coilovers has to stand up to the wieght of the vehicle and a shock just has to "dampen the movement". I was a northern tool yesterday and say some fine thread 2" dyes that may work some way. __________________ the beatings will continue until morale improves.

03-17-2007, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	Are yours kings? I don't see why they can't be turned. I looked at a set of 2.5" kings at a friends house today which gave me the idea. As far as I could tell, the bodies were identical. He also had a set of 2.5" SAW's that had the lower portion of the shock turned down so you could put the adjusters in from the shaft side.

03-17-2007, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	I have a set of fox 10" travels here that I suppose would be cool to do also.

03-19-2007, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	bump

03-19-2007, 06:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	Oh, I know it CAN be done. Just not sure why no one has done it before. Seems like it would save some money. Especially since I already have the shocks and got them for free. Even after rebuilding them and having them threaded I'll still have less into them than even 1 coilover shock.

03-20-2007, 08:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
The_Undecided Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Member # 74498 Location: Kakabeka Falls Ontairo, Canada Posts: 34	as long as the thickness of the shock body has enough meat to cut the thread i dont see wy a shop wouldnt do it for you. i cant remember the thread depth for a 2" 12tpi thread right now but as long as you have more than 1/8" of metal per side they should be able to thread them Chris Last edited by The_Undecided; 03-20-2007 at 08:29 PM.

03-20-2007, 08:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
mudrebel360 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Member # 83441 Posts: 143	Any good machine shop should be able to do this. Remember you don't know if it will work or not till you try it and see what happens so go for it and let us know

03-21-2007, 04:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
glfredrick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16024 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 934	Ever considered making a sleeve that could hold the spring? __________________ Check out UCORA.org VOTE or SHUT UP!

03-21-2007, 06:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	That is also possible. Maybe to make the outter diameter 2.5"s for 3" ID springs? The only probably I could see is trying to fasten it to the shock body itself. I'm definitely open to suggestions.

03-24-2007, 10:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
steveG3 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Member # 48313 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 67	Why not just buy threaded bodies and swap them?

03-31-2007, 12:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	I tried that already. Was told it was going to be near the price of a new set of coilovers. I did some searching. Found out, the 2.5" kings are .127" wall tubing. I just measured the thickness of the 2" kings I have and they are also .127" wall. Looks like I should have plenty of material. If this doesn't work, I'm just going to make my own shock body. thought others might like this for reference. I found it when looking for shock body diameters and thickness. A little coilover internals comparison. http://www.offroad-engineering.com/foxvsking.html Last edited by AKBroncoII; 03-31-2007 at 12:21 PM.

03-31-2007, 12:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
bigreen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44108 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,407	maybe we would get more help in general discussion? __________________ [center][SIZE="4"][url]Shop.FarmboyFabrications.com[/url][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="6"] [COLOR="DarkRed"]239.337.LIFT[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"] [COLOR="Silver"]One Up Offroad[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Rize Industries [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Icon Vehicle Dynamics [/COLOR][COLOR="Yellow"]RCD[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Full-Traction[/COLOR] [COLOR="darkred"]Rubicon Express [/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"]KING[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkRed"] Sway-a-Way[/COLOR][COLOR="Navy"] FOX[/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"]Dynatrac[/COLOR] [COLOR="Indigo"]Yukon Gear[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]ARB [/COLOR][COLOR="Silver"]Detroit[/COLOR] [/SIZE] Including the largest selection of tires and wheels that you will find. Don't see what you are looking for? Give us a call.[/center]

03-31-2007, 12:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
AKBroncoII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16438 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 177	Is there any way to move this over to general discussion? I know that sway away sells there shock bodies separate. I called King and they didn't seem too happy to sell me one of there bodies separately. I was going to set up these kings to use the sway away hardware kit since they are more readily available.

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