BDS 2.5 question.

Juggsauce · May 28, 2021

Hey guys,

So I've got King 2.5s front and rear for my AT4 coming with a UCA. I was wondering if any of you guys with the BDS 2.5 lift have any information on the fox coilovers that come with the kit. I'm trying to piece together whether these kings will work with that kit, they've told me they'll sell me one without any shocks but they don't know if the king's will work. If I can get a part number and call fox and see what the travel and other distances are to compare.

If this can work then I can cancel the UCA and do this right. If not, maybe I can figure.out a way to lower the diff a little bit to help with the angles.

Thanks for any input.

EngLab · May 28, 2021

First off.... how the heck did you score Kings? I called them a couple weeks ago and they said a 9 month wait. I have Fox 2.5 w/DSC and absolutely love them. The ride is amazing (+ Camburg adj. UCA's). I have run Fox 2.5 DSC's in other rigs and always been happy with them.

In regard to your question, I would not try to cannibalize the BDS lift. It is designed around those Fox shocks. You really are asking for problems if you try and modify that kit. I assure you, BDS will blame the King Shocks and King will blame BDS if you run into problems.... its just not worth the potential brain damage. My local shop is installing BDS kits all day long and say it's the best one they have seen for our rigs (and the AT4 like yours). I drove the 6.5" kit on an SLE and it was impressive.

Fox is really great with warranty issues (I've had a couple w/the adjusters over the years). If you do use the Fox shocks, be sure to check the DSC adjuster BEFORE you install them. Make sure each indentation position is clearly noticeable. Also, if you go with a rear Fox 2.5 w/resi, know now that FOX requires you to drill holes into the frame. I went with Fox 2.0's in the rear because of that and also run Deaver springs.

Like you said, if you want to "do it right", just go with a 100% complete BDS kit. You will save yourself a lot of time and potential headache. Just my opinion... looking forward to seeing the final product!

Juggsauce · May 29, 2021

Yeah, trust me when I say that I'd be just going with the kit by itself if I hadn't already waited 2 months for these kings. They're supposed to arrive between June and July. Got them this early by going through Baja kits. The salesman told me they had allocations from King that would arrive between those 2 months. Time will tell if he'd have said anything to make a sale of if the products will come in time. It's hard to tell with the guy, his replies became shorter and less quick when I told him I wouldn't be buying $2,000 lower control arms with my order.

Anyway, I guess I'll see if I can figure out a way to drop the front diff a bit to compensate.