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Message: [QUOTE="HoustonRider, post: 184450, member: 3416"] Sorry for the delay, I had a few setbacks with King. Long story short, the rubbing (see pics) was largely due to the shocks being labeled wrong (they were labeled driver/passenger), and after a few conversations with King, they decided that there is no "right way" to just try em until they fit and don't rub (seriously). King was gracious enough to send me their cool N2 shock manifold, so I could get the right pressure (200psi) back in the shocks. (I decided to let the N2 out and do em at ride height, for ease). [ATTACH=full]183054[/ATTACH] I finally got around to getting the fronts swapped. After I spent some time looking for a quick/easy N2 setup for a while, but realized that wasn't happening, so I found a place that would pressurize em for me again and swapped em this morning. I loosened the driver side shock and tested the King Manifold gauge to see what they were set at. The gauge showed 0 psi (yes, zero). So pulling it off was pretty easy. lol. this is how it came off.... flat as a pancake. I have no idea why there was no pressure, and so far, pressure is holding fine now. [ATTACH=full]183055[/ATTACH] I forgot to check the other side before I pulled it, but it had enough pressure that I had to let it out to get the shock off. Swapping these shocks without any pressure on them is pretty easy to do. Takes about a minute or two per side to pull em off. I swapped em so the hoses were closer to the springs, and I think that was the ticket (King, please fire the "tag guy"). No more rubbing (as far as I can tell). I took it to a shop here in Corpus to get the N2 pumped back in em, and he did the best he could (kinda guessing) and estimated (lol) 200psi in the shocks. I got em home and put the manifold on it and they show about 175 psi in each shock. So he was wrong, but consistent. lol. I seriously have to get my own N2 setup. I hate half-assed anything. So heres the left shock ready to go again.. lol [ATTACH=full]183056[/ATTACH] The ride? still tuning it. I have the rears at the softest setting (there is 20 settings on each shock), and the fronts on #1. I like it firm up front, but not too much. Its going to take a while to get it like I want it. This setup reminds me of my Raptor. ITs not too noticeable on the everyday ride, but when its moving fast or hits bumps hard/fast, these shocks absorb it all. If you're driving over speed bumps or slow through a bumpy road, its not a good ride (like stock). But when you are moving quick, it absorbs the hits very well. Like the Raptor, the faster you go, the softer the ride gets. lol I'll keep up with updates as they come about. [/QUOTE]