King Shocks 3.0 Bypass Shock Kit Now Listed for Ford Raptor, Model Years 2010 Through 2026

King Shocks has listed its 3.0 Bypass Shock Kit for the full run of Ford Raptor model years, 2010 through 2026, according to the fitment data supplied by the manufacturer. An owner shopping this kit should still confirm their specific build year and cab configuration with the seller before ordering — fitment lists model years, not every trim or suspension travel option a given year shipped with.

The "bypass" name refers to the shock's external tubes, which let a tuner set compression damping differently across the stroke. In practice that means a truck can be set up to ride softer over small, frequent inputs — washboard, chatter, low-speed articulation over rocks — while still controlling the shock at the end of travel when the truck lands from a jump or bottoms out over a whoop section at speed.

What this brief will not tell you is how to set the bypass tubes, what spring rate to run, or what torque to use mounting the shock body to the truck. Those numbers depend on the exact Raptor model year and configuration, the truck's weight with accessories installed, and how the owner actually drives it — desert running, rock crawling, or daily driving with occasional trail use. King Shocks and the installing shop set that up per vehicle, and guessing at a spring rate or compression setting on a shock this adjustable is a good way to end up with a truck that either wallows in whoops or beats the chassis up on small bumps. The same goes for any mounting hardware torque spec: that number is in the shock kit's install instructions and the Raptor's service manual, not in a product listing, and using the wrong figure on suspension hardware is not a place to improvise.

Owners considering this kit should also plan for an alignment check afterward, since a suspension change of this kind can affect ride height and geometry depending on how the truck was previously set up. As with any suspension work, keep the truck's other safety equipment — seatbelts, roll protection, factory electronic aids — intact rather than removing anything to accommodate the new shocks. If the kit doesn't clear a factory skid plate or fender on a particular Raptor trim, that's a shop-fitment question, not something this brief can settle from a parts list alone.