We round off ALL our King shocks with shafts machined and polished from a solid piece of 17-4 Stainless.
The front, lower shock mount we provide a 1/4, boxed replacement for the weak, factory stamped, half-welded mount.Even slightly offsetting the lower shock mount, the factory brake lines that come over the top of the radius arm need to be relocated to prevent the wiper cap (blue cap on the bottom of the shock body from which the shaft extends) contacting the factory lines. Unlike King's standard shafts, there is no coating to wear off, weather is far less likely to hurt them and if there is a small chip, you can round the edges with emery cloth to ensure the seal housing isn't damaged as they're not brittle like the stock, hardened shafts.