Another non-apples comparison here. I had Icon stage 7 on a 2017 Tundra and now have about 500 miles on the Halo stage 3.
The Icons performed well but even in the softest settings were very firm. Body roll management when loaded was great. Significant travel gains over stock made for excellent articulation, a must on the then open-diffed full size truck. But the family hated how sharp-edged hits were and as much I liked the firmer feel, washboard roads were objectively not fun. We drive a lot of washboard roads.
Jury is still out on the new Halos. More comfortable than the Icons - straight up - and that’s with the Elka factory settings still set on the stiffer side relative to the range of adjustment on offer. Just past the 500 mile mark and I’ve started playing with settings but can’t say a whole lot with much confidence just yet. Dialing back high speed compression as little as three clicks made an appreciable difference on the truly awful roads in my small town. Big hits aren’t a thing for my Tremor so I’ll keep dialing compression back to find the sweet spot around town.
Body control is great for progressive valving, although again, they’re set relatively firm from Elka.
One isolated complaint on rebound, for which there’s no adjustment. Hit a large speed bump a bit fast the other day and the fronts topped out fairly hard on rebound.
Off-road performance tbd. One short trip on easy trails and while performance was fine, and far more comfortable than my Icons, I wasn’t yet playing with compression during the trip. I’ll report back as I learn more.
Oh, and I probably got a bit less than 1.5” up front. Fine for my skinny 35”x10.5” on +25 but you boys runnin big meats might want a bit more preload.