King Shocks 3.0 Bypass Shock Kit lands for the 2010–2026 Raptor

King's 3.0 Bypass Shock Kit is now listed for the Raptor, and the fitment covers the full run: model years 2010 through 2026. If you own a Raptor outside that range, this kit is not listed for your truck, and you should not assume it bolts in — confirm the application before you buy anything.

What a bypass shock does, in plain terms: it changes how much the shock resists movement depending on where the piston sits in its travel. Near ride height the valving stays soft, so the truck rides civil on graded roads. Deeper into the stroke — the part of travel you use landing off a whoop or soaking up a G-out — the bypass tubes close off and the damping ramps up hard to keep you off the bump stops. That is the whole point of a 3.0 bypass over a lighter monotube: more oil, more surface area to shed heat, and tuned resistance across the stroke instead of one rate everywhere.

Who this is for. If you run your Raptor fast in the open desert, on high-speed two-track, or anywhere you are cycling the suspension hard for long stretches, a bypass shock is the upgrade that keeps the damping consistent as the oil heats up. If your truck mostly sees pavement, gravel roads, and the occasional trailhead, you will not use what this shock offers, and the factory dampers are the more sensible choice.

On the numbers you will want and will not find here: this brief does not carry mounting torque values, oil volumes, nitrogen charge pressures, or ride-height figures, and it will not carry spring rates. Those belong in the Ford service manual and in King's own installation and tuning documentation for this kit. Guessing at them is not a small mistake. An undertorqued shock mount can back off under vibration and let a shock separate at speed; an overtorqued fastener can strip or fail later under load. A charge pressure or spring rate pulled from a forum for the wrong application changes how the truck behaves at exactly the moment you are relying on it. Look them up for your specific model year, or have the kit installed by someone who works from those documents.

A note on setup: bypass shocks are meant to be tuned. The external bypass adjusters let a shop dial the valving to your weight, your speeds, and your terrain. Budget for that tuning time as part of the install — a bypass shock run at its shipped baseline is leaving most of its advantage on the table.

Before you order, verify your truck's model year falls within 2010–2026 against the seller's application listing.