King OEM and Cognito UCA Review

[jgraves13]

Reviving this thread. 
Kennerz, how have things held up with this setup in the last year? This is almost the exact setup I am looking to do for my truck soon. What made you go for the extended travel OEM vs the non as I'm currently trying to decide between the two. Plan is to use these Kings with kryptonite UCAs and my factory 20" wheels. I simply want a level (the right way).

I would go with the cognito arms, kryptonite arms don’t account for additional droop/lift from the coilovers. They’re just stronger stock arms

That’s the setup I run and I love it. Had it Offroad many times and no issues whatsoever. Pair it with dirt king alignment cams and you’re golden


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[JonMS]

16 hours ago, jgraves13 said:

I would go with the cognito arms, kryptonite arms don’t account for additional droop/lift from the coilovers. They’re just stronger stock arms

That’s the setup I run and I love it. Had it Offroad many times and no issues whatsoever. Pair it with dirt king alignment cams and you’re golden


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What about the cognito arms making contact with the frame?

[jgraves13]

What about the cognito arms making contact with the frame?

I haven’t had any issues with this. If it becomes an issue, just clearance the coil buckets a tad


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[JonMS]

4 minutes ago, jgraves13 said:

I haven’t had any issues with this. If it becomes an issue, just clearance the coil buckets a tad


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Cool, are you running extended travel Kings like kennerz?
Thanks for answering my questions by the way.

[jgraves13]

Cool, are you running extended travel Kings like kennerz?
Thanks for answering my questions by the way.

Not sure, I bought mine used and didn’t ask. But I left my upper arm droop stops in so even if they were, I’m not using it. I didn’t want to have to worry about the CVs drooping too far


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[JonMS]

10 minutes ago, jgraves13 said:

Not sure, I bought mine used and didn’t ask. But I left my upper arm droop stops in so even if they were, I’m not using it. I didn’t want to have to worry about the CVs drooping too far


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Excellent, thanks for the info. Last question I have... are you on stock wheels?

[jgraves13]

Excellent, thanks for the info. Last question I have... are you on stock wheels?

No I’m on some +0 17” method wheels


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[ejpAZ]

Hello, just signed up with these forums to be able to get in on this good convo. never been in a forum nor eve use social media so take er easy, ha.  just finished my truck and am in the dialing in/finding my preferences/review phase. First truck ever and first time spending some hard earned cash to try and do things right the first time (in moderation, cuz the money tree wasn't flourishing, ha). Cuz I'm good at breaking things, ha. I wanted to get some feedback from you folks as now would be the time to make any adjustments. here's the trucks stats:

2018 silverado, 5.3, 3.43 gearing (bought new)

1) 285/70r 17 - c load ( wanted to g with c load for a more forgiving side wall 

2) black bear tune (stock acceleration was depressing, and was shocked when I learned about the price to lift a truck the right way- basically I didn't want to spend money to re gear this truck for bigger tires) (love it, by the way. expensive but brings a smile to my face every time i accelerate)

3) fox 2.5 dsc front and rears from Accutune (waited 1 yr for these products) 

4) deaver mini pack (lifts the rear approx 2 in) can remove bottom "stackers" for hight adj if needed. I wanted a rake for towing and or payload 

5) UCA replacement - went with icon delta joint _they had sent the wrong part, so had to go with kryptonite during install but am second guessing krytponite at the point - will discuss in pics below

other minor mods you can see in pics

 

 

truck with wheels and tires with stock suspension

 

 

still stock. Wanted to keep a rake on the truck with new setup so front tires aren't "floating" when pulling or hauling my dirtbike with loaded bed.

 

 

truck after new suspension is installed, sits 2 in taller in rear and taller in front with rake (not sure lift height diff in front) 

but i wanted max function with front coilovers so they are set as such according to accutune and fox which is 18.66 in from top hat to bottom bolt of coilover.

 

 

 

 

still have to go back to install shop for re torque after 1k miles.

went out and tried her out 3 passes (wide open (soft), medium, and max firm setting) , low and high speed each pass. pretty pot holed up dried mud farm road. 

 

after second pass, I noticed 90 degree angle on control arm was starting to eat into resi hose

 

had to put a temp fix on it

 

icon delta joint was ordered to be used but they sent the wrong part so for a quick fix and me being impatient after waiting a year for suspension, i went with the shops quick fix of the kryptonite UCA. but looks like a tubular UCA would glide against the hose as opposed to eat into it. fox says with the resi hose being where its at, it limits control arm movement. hmmmm.... me no likey. 

So thats where im at

 

overall, the previous person with the blue Silverado and kings gave a spot on review and description of the actual suspension. I wont comment as I haven't used mine much. definitely not long arm travel like a side by side. And it seems that faster = smoother

 

I'm curious of your input and feedback. Please and thanks 

[5RWill]

Any issues with cognito SM UCA ball joints over the years? 

[MikeBMW]

On 11/18/2023 at 1:10 PM, 5RWill said:

Any issues with cognito SM UCA ball joints over the years? 

Over the years? They're all going to need attention after a number of years, even the stock UCAs.
I've had MotoFab UCAs on for about two years with no issues, but, over the years, I expect to address an issue at some point in time.

[5RWill]

10 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

Over the years? They're all going to need attention after a number of years, even the stock UCAs.
I've had MotoFab UCAs on for about two years with no issues, but, over the years, I expect to address an issue at some point in time.

I ended up going with Dirt King boxed UCAs with mooj joints so I could replace them easily if they wear 

[Grumpy Bear]

On 3/12/2019 at 10:56 PM, kennerz said:

Shocks (extended travel OEM) are made to order I got them from filthy MS(they require a new UCA)

 

 

 

I use the same 1" extended travel shock from the same source and use OEM upper control arms and joints. 600 lb. springs put her dead mid travel with zero preload. 2" Bell drop knuckle. Factory bump limits still in place.

 

In service since 10/28/2017. 47K miles when installed. Now 177K miles. In service for 130K! Front end is solid as a rock. No leaks. Holding N2.