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King Shocks’ Jason Voss Wins His Fourth Vegas to Reno in Five Years

King Shocks takes top two podium spots & Class 1 win in the longest race in the United States With a finishing time of 09:02:42.094, King Shocks’ Jason Voss earned the overall win at the 2017 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno.  The victory marks his fourth Vegas to Reno overall win in five years and distances… Continue reading King Shocks’ Jason Voss Wins His Fourth Vegas to Reno in Five Years

King Shocks’ Harley Letner Wins the 2017 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented by Canidae Tap It

Voss wins Trick Truck class and King takes eight of the top ten overall spots #1570 Harley Letner of Youtheory Racing took the overall win this weekend at the 2017 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented by Canidae Tap It.  Letner finished over four minutes ahead of second place overall finisher and King Shocks… Continue reading King Shocks’ Harley Letner Wins the 2017 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented by Canidae Tap It

King Shocks’ Kyle Leduc Wins Fourth Pro4 Championship in Five Years

Leduc Ices the Cake With Win in LOORRS Challenge Cup There was an unprecedented level of excitement heading in to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ last weekend.  Never before had two Pro4 racers come in to the final rounds of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series in a deadlock. King Shocks’ Kyle Leduc… Continue reading King Shocks’ Kyle Leduc Wins Fourth Pro4 Championship in Five Years

King Shocks’ Jason Voss Wins Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge

King Shocks Takes Overall Wins in Trick Truck, Class 1500 and Class 10 Jason Voss was the man to beat at this years Best in the Desert Bluewater Desert Challenge in Parker, AZ.  Coming in to the weekend nine points ahead of King Shocks teammate Lalo Laguna, the win marks his first of 2016 and sends… Continue reading King Shocks’ Jason Voss Wins Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge

King Shocks Takes the Overall Win in the 47th SCORE Baja 500

June 10, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – King Shocks takes the overall win in the 47th SCORE Baja 500 with Apdaly Lopez. The win earns King Shocks its third straight overall victory in the SCORE International Off-Road Racing Series. The SCORE season kicked off with Tavo Vildosola taking the overall win at the San Felipe 250.… Continue reading King Shocks Takes the Overall Win in the 47th SCORE Baja 500

King Shocks and Robby Gordon Announce New Engineering and Manufacturing Partnership

Garden Grove, Calif. (June 4, 2015) – King Shocks announced today its new engineering and manufacturing partnership with off-road Imagineer Robby Gordon.  Having already chosen King for his Stadium Super Truck platform and Dakar Rally vehicle “The Gordini”, Gordon will now implement his remaining off-road race efforts with King Shocks.

King Shocks launches the 2.5 Remote Reservoir Coilover Kit for 2010 + Toyota 4Runners with the KDSS sway bar system.

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May 13th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – KDSS equipped vehicles have a different sway bar system than the standard models which requires a different reservoir location. We now have a kit for those who have a KDSS equipped 2010 + Toyota 4Runner. Same great kit as our current kit for standard 4Runners, but with a new… Continue reading King Shocks launches the 2.5 Remote Reservoir Coilover Kit for 2010 + Toyota 4Runners with the KDSS sway bar system.

King Shocks Racers Shine At Silver State 300 Winning 7 Classes And The Overall Victory

May 8th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – The Best in the Desert Silver State 300 is not your typical desert race. It’s not covered in whoops or miles of washed out cross grain; it’s mostly fire roads with some silt beds thrown in. The terrain not only tests a shocks performance it tests the racers ability… Continue reading King Shocks Racers Shine At Silver State 300 Winning 7 Classes And The Overall Victory

King Shocks on Top at Inaugural BajaSur 500

April 24th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – The Bud Light BajaSur 500 was a brand new race for the SCORE International series and the results were familiar; King Shocks racers were the fastest! Despite a 424 mile long course filled with silt, sharp rocks and tight technical sections, it turned into a sprint race with King… Continue reading King Shocks on Top at Inaugural BajaSur 500

King Shocks Fastest At King Shocks Battle At Primm

February 26th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – There was a reason King Shocks chose to be the tittle sponsor the SNORE, Battle at Primm race. The course at Primm has some rocky hard packed sections but a majority is loose sandy soil. As the heat races run during the two day race, the shifting sands create… Continue reading King Shocks Fastest At King Shocks Battle At Primm

The 2015 Truck Of The Year Now Complete with an OEM Performance Kit by King Shock Technologies

The 2015 Chevy Colorado was just named Truck of the Year by Motor Trend and it only gets better when complimented with an OEM Performance kit by King Shock Technologies.  Pre order your kits today!   The 2015 Chevy Colorado OEM Performance kit includes: 2 Front 2.5” Remote Reservoir Coilover Shocks and 2 Rear 2.5”… Continue reading The 2015 Truck Of The Year Now Complete with an OEM Performance Kit by King Shock Technologies

2015 King Shocks Battle at Primm – Pre-Race Rundown

Now that a King has been crowned, nearly 250 drivers have committed to taking on the unforgiving desert terrain at the 2015 King Shocks Battle at Primm. Over the past 46 years the Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiast (SNORE) and their volunteer army has helped to keep high speed desert racing alive in the greater… Continue reading 2015 King Shocks Battle at Primm – Pre-Race Rundown

King Shocks Sweeps San Felipe 250 Podium

February 1st, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – When it comes to shock punishing terrain, few races compare to SCORE International’s San Felipe 250. The San Felipe course contains sand, silt, rocks and miles of bone jarring, square edged whoops. In the unlimited Trophy Truck class, King Shocks racers decimated the competition in San Felipe; taking… Continue reading King Shocks Sweeps San Felipe 250 Podium

JT Taylor Recognized as Only Racer to Take All 8 Green Flags for King of the Hammers

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO     FEBRUARY 12, 2014   Friday February 7thmarked the 8th green flag of the now Internationally known Griffin King of the Hammers.  JT Taylor is the only racer on the lakebed that can boast seeing all 8 green flags, and has driven the same car at 7 of the 8 events, with a 12thplace finish… Continue reading JT Taylor Recognized as Only Racer to Take All 8 Green Flags for King of the Hammers

King Shocks Reign Dominant at 2014 King Of The Hammers

GARDEN GROVE, CA – February 13, 2014 – Year after year, the King of the Hammers (KOH) off road desert racing hybrid event has proven to be most challenging for both man and machine to conquer. The Men (and women) are bold competitors who choose to take on the punishing endurance race hoping to claim victory in… Continue reading King Shocks Reign Dominant at 2014 King Of The Hammers

BFGoodrich® Tires Driver Randy Slawson Wins Backdoor Shoot Out

GREENVILLE, SC (Feb 3, 2014) – BFGoodrich® Tires driver Randy Slawson, owner of Bomber Fabrication and the 2013 King of the Hammers, won the King Shocks Backdoor Shoot Out on Monday night utilizing the sticky compound of the new Baja T/A KR2.  Second place Cody Waggner, also running BFGoodrich Baja T/A Krawlers, took second with only a half of… Continue reading BFGoodrich® Tires Driver Randy Slawson Wins Backdoor Shoot Out

King Shocks Steps Up to Make the 2014 King of the Hammers Event Bigger Than Ever

GARDEN GROVE, CA – JANUARY 14, 2014 – America’s ultimate hardcore off road event, King of the Hammers (KOH) will once again rage through the desert of Johnson Valley, California. An action packed schedule that now consumes the entire first week of February is certain to be the biggest King of the Hammers event to… Continue reading King Shocks Steps Up to Make the 2014 King of the Hammers Event Bigger Than Ever

Jason Voss and King Shocks Trick Truck Champions!

GARDEN GROVE, CA – DECEMBER 17, 2013 – Off Road Desert Racing in America means one thing. If you want to race at the top level against the sport’s elite competitors, than you race the Best in the Desert. The series attracts some of the largest fields of the super exotic unlimited Trick Trucks. After… Continue reading Jason Voss and King Shocks Trick Truck Champions!

King Shocks Dominates the SCORE Baja 1000

NOVEMBER 21, 2013 – The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 held its 46th annual motorsport competition across the Baja peninsula and over a most treacherous journey through the wild deserts and into the untamed mystique of Northern Mexico. Known as the world’s most arduous non-stop off road racing event, the Baja 1000 demands every ounce of courage… Continue reading King Shocks Dominates the SCORE Baja 1000

SEMA 2013: MLR Racework’s Class 6 Race Truck

Who doesn’t love themselves a great SCORE Class 6 race truck? We certainly do, and we know you’ll love a closer look at Matt Lovell’s 2009 Ford Ranger (not that there’s much left of the original truck anyway). With 24 inches of travel up front, and 34 inches of travel in the rear by-way of… Continue reading SEMA 2013: MLR Racework’s Class 6 Race Truck

King Shock’s Drivers Conquer 2013 King of the Hammers

FEBRUARY 21, 2013 – GARDEN GROVE, CA – After a relatively short life span of existence, the annual King of the Hammers (KOH) Ultra4 Race has quickly garnered international recognition with the likes of Baja 1000 and Dakar as being the toughest off road race in the world. A contributing factor in enduring these extremely… Continue reading King Shock’s Drivers Conquer 2013 King of the Hammers

King Shocks Continues Support as Official Shock of King of the Hammers

Garden Grove, California – January 9, 2013 – King Off Road Racing Shocks is proud to continue their support as the Official Shock of Ultra4 Racing and the King of the Hammers for the 3rd year in a row. Taking place in Johnson Valley, California on February 1st – 9th, the 7th annual King Of The Hammers… Continue reading King Shocks Continues Support as Official Shock of King of the Hammers