Carli Suspension Shock Comparison - Commuter, Backcountry, Pintop, Dominator Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2024
- We tested all 4 packages on the same truck, our 2020 Ram 2500 Power Wagon. We looked at road behaviors, offroad behaviors, cost benefit, and most importantly which type of driver these shocks are best suited for.
We not only learned a lot about a HD vehicle in the Ram 2500, but gained a lot of knowledge in what's possible with these trucks when you get a stellar suspension underneath them.
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Seeing that Power Wagon haul ass and catch air in person was incredible. Really makes the case that more folks should consider a full size for offroad if they're carrying a lot of gear and want to stay within GVWR.
Thank you so much for your comparison on these Carli offerings. Have a 03 RAM 3500 with a mix of Carli and Thuren components all around. You have helped me narrow it down to the Back Country setup for my daily and off road needs as the next upgrade this summer. You all Rock 🤙🤙🤙
glad we could help! you wont be disappointed, tag us when you're on the trail! =)
As a 99.999% on-road driver, this video was immensely helpful. I was convinced for some reason that I needed to purchase Carli's best (most expensive) king package. The base 2.5" 2.0 leveling package with the optional sway bar is clearly all I need. I'll be avoiding the back country package after everything I've heard and read. I don't want sloppy, soft, or bouncy.
glad it could help! subscribe and check out some of our other vids on similar topics
Real one for driving like that 🦍
cheers
@13:18 the shock tower flex 😮 what I got from this is on a Powerwagon without large amounts of weight added to the truck, the Fox 2.0 is where it's at. Currently on Thuren spec 5100's and it's just too firm.
The Fox 2.0 will be a big difference from those, in our experience
Currently have the commuter but am definitely going king 2.5 pintop saving up some coin.
love to hear it, we provide shock service credit with any king shock kit purchase, hit us up when you're ready
Great video. Could you touch on the maintenance/ rebuild schedule for the Kings? Thank you
The performance degrades over time, the more heat cycles they see. For some people with daily driven trucks that rarely see the dirt, let alone dirt at higher speeds, the shocks will remain in pretty good shape for 30-50k miles. And even at that point, they'll still 'work' fine. Others that run their truck hard multiple times a month in the dirt, should rebuild sooner than 50k, and those shocks will be noticeably squishier. They still 'work' but at probably 50% of what they should be.
King Shocks service timing, not the same for everyone!
Does it make a huge difference on the Cummins platform vs the hemi? On shock selection?
No, the valving in the gas engines has been modified specifically for gas engines, to perform the same as the cummins engines.
@@ShockSurplus awesome thank you
I currently have the backcountry paired with the full deavers on a 3.5 kit. And don’t love the ride. I feel like there is some slop as you described, specifically cornering, accelerating, and it feels like it’s constantly rebounding. However I am afraid the pintop will be too stiff. Have you all played with pairing any off the shelve shocks with the Carli springs? “Custom tuning” is the big selling point, but I don’t know if that tuning is really perfect for me. I’m wondering if you all have played with pairing some off the shelve shocks, like maybe adjustable ones etc., with the Carli springs and found good options.
Sooo, watched the whole video, no mention of E-Venture.
We ran out of room, and didn't feel good talking about it, sorry.
and if so what do you thank of them
have you tryed this yet 2014-2024 2500/PW Fox 2.5 DSC Shocks F/R Kit
SKU: 14U2500PW-FOX25KIT-THUCLS
Nitrocharger sports plus vs Ironman form cell which one is best ?
that'll depend on which vehicle application, we've seen big differences in behavior between their foam cell products. Nitrocharger series has typically been firm on many applications we've driven, unless the vehicle has a decent load-out
i woluld like to watch on your channel info about tugh dog suspension!
haven't heard of em! where are they located
would you still tow with the 3.0 like an rv?
you still can, we towed a 6k lb trailer no problem, and we were on really soft offroad tires (KM3), with the carli springs that are much softer than a leaf-pack setup or the diesel setups
Great video! Did you have to add the 3.0 dominator shock mounts on the Power wagon due to the wider shock body? Or did you just install with no modification? Thanks!
The review of both FOX shock packages is irrelevant anymore since they have been replace by the ICON/Carli 2.0's. They perform much to differently as well as how long they last vs the FOX 2.0's.
As much as I love ICON for other applications, full size trucks is not one of them... Especially for 3/4-1 ton trucks that are heavy in the rear or do moderate to heavy towing. 2.5's will serve you much better in those applications. Look at the new FOX 2.5 HTO smooth body if you don't want to go resi and save some dollars, the 2.5 HTO perfectly fills the gap.
So whether it's the Fox 2.0 body or the Carli 2.0 body, valving is the same - you can ask dan turino at carli to verify. So still relevant, and we mentioned this in the video.
Pretty out dated video, they no longer use Fox shocks ..... FYI
they only recently changed over towards end of last year, this review has been a few years in the making since we had to run 4 different packages, with a real life to tend to =P
2:24 at the very beginning of the video he literally says one caveat is that Carli has their own shocks now. Where were your eyes and ears???
@@StVick $5 says the comment was rabidly typed before getting two minutes into the video in standard basement troll fashion. 🎉
Most people think like Dakar or Baja RUN
how set up & how much
Many have a huge misconception that Baja is just flat out high speed flat running the whole time. There’s hill climbs & descents along with river washes and weaving in and out of tall sage brush. The fastest sections are now on the highway
not sure your question here
@@ShockSurplus I think (I could be wrong I'm not a professional English as a second language translator) what they were attempting to ask was what kind of setup among the available options would be most akin to or serviceable in a Baja/Dakar race scenario in terms of what is available off the shelf.