New ICON F150 3inch Suspension

[metallikatz3]

29.5” extended eye to eye. Can’t measure compressed currently.

How much exposed shaft? Giggity

 

[Cblaxx19]

How much exposed shaft? Giggity

13.5”

 

[metallikatz3]

So 29.5”/16” versus 28.36”/17” for the standard icon rears. That’s a pretty substantial difference

 

[Reloads]

If anyone is gonna buy as of tonight or in a couple days 10% off with code icon10 on there website don't know how long its gonna last for.

 

[Cblaxx19]

Sexy!! what are the measurements on those that make them so special for the Tremor??

did you sand the passenger side frame mount when you installed your rear shocks like the instructions call for?

 

[Fozzy]

 

[Cblaxx19]

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Either the site isn’t updated yet or none of the f150 stuff appears to have any discount.

 

[metallikatz3]

did you sand the passenger side frame mount when you installed your rear shocks like the instructions call for?

Yes I did. If you put the shock in without sanding the mount actually prevents the shock from moving thru it's arc. So i just sanded a little bit at a time with a grinding wheel until the shock could move unobstructed

 

[Cblaxx19]

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looks like pricing is updated now. 19-20% off most of the tremor stuff

24% off the tubular UCA's

 

[caslim]

Any feedback yet on the ones that have installed? How is the ride quality?

 

[DMK]

I'm still curious as to how (what appears to be) a 5" stroke front shock yields 20% increase in travel over the stock setup. Even if that's with their special UCA's.

 

[Cblaxx19]

Well, managed to get the passenger side done, Which is the harder side cause of the need to grind the upper shock mount back a little to clear the cylinder.

Its been raining like crazy and now it’s time
To do the night time routine with the kiddos. I’ll have to bang out the driver side tomorrow. Should be pretty fast since there’s no modifications needed for that side.

The factory shocks are super easy to compress. I could still compress the icons but with a lot more effort.

Something I don’t quite understand is that if they went through the effort of making a tremor specific sku, why have the extended length be shorter than factory? I mean it’s only a small amount but seems silly to limit extension over factory when making a specific version for this truck.

 

[Fozzy]

Well, managed to get the passenger side done, Which is the harder side cause of the need to grind the upper shock mount back a little to clear the cylinder.

Its been raining like crazy and now it’s time
To do the night time routine with the kiddos. I’ll have to bang out the driver side tomorrow. Should be pretty fast since there’s no modifications needed for that side.

The factory shocks are super easy to compress. I could still compress the icons but with a lot more effort.

Something I don’t quite understand is that if they went through the effort of making a tremor specific sku, why have the extended length be shorter than factory? I mean it’s only a small amount but seems silly to limit extension over factory when making a specific version for this truck.
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My guess is it has an internal bump that the factory does not have. Length is there just no weight pulling it to full bump.

 

[Cblaxx19]

My guess is it has an internal bump that the factory does not have. Length is there just no weight pulling it to full bump.

that's highly possible.

i just finished installing the driver's side shock and went for a test drive.

I have to say, "wow". i have to admit that i was definitely hesitant to drop $1200 on rear shocks. in the past, i had replaced rears and not really noticed much difference. so i was expecting to be underwhelmed. but these shocks certainly don't go unnoticed.

The body roll in turns is almost non existent. there is no longer any rebound wobbling coming out of turns like you're on a boat. the rear end doesn't seem to "hop" when hitting pot holes. and when hitting speed humps the rear just stays planted and doesn't bounce. I cant wait to take it on some washboard and compare it to what made me hate the factory shocks.

So far, I'm really happy with them. hoping i don't have any technical issues with them like some others have had.

i'm now more interested in the fronts, but just can't drop the cash right now, even though Icons current sale is pretty solid.

 

[caslim]

Has anyone installed the front coilovers?

 

[metallikatz3]

Has anyone installed the front coilovers?

I have them in my garage but I don't think I'll be able to get to them until after Thanksgiving

 

[Cherry Ghost]

Just got the truck back from the install. I think it looks great but the tires definitely look small now. That'll be my next upgrade once my tires need to be replaced. So far the ride is definitely stiffer than stock but it feels more composed at high speeds. I'll be taking it off roading in thr next hour View attachment 23920View attachment 23919

Would love your feedback on stage 1 ride quality vs stock.

 

[Cblaxx19]

so, looking for the hive minds' thoughts. i have been debating between the tubular and the billet upper control arms for a couple of days.

is there any technical reason that the billet arms are worth the extra $400 of the tubular? from comparing the listings, it doesn't appear to me to be much difference technically other than the billets just look so cool.

thoughts from anyone?

 

[Cranbery]

so, looking for the hive minds' thoughts. i have been debating between the tubular and the billet upper control arms for a couple of days.

is there any technical reason that the billet arms are worth the extra $400 of the tubular? from comparing the listings, it doesn't appear to me to be much difference technically other than the billets just look so cool.

thoughts from anyone?

Technically longer epeen

 

[Fozzy]

so, looking for the hive minds' thoughts. i have been debating between the tubular and the billet upper control arms for a couple of days.

is there any technical reason that the billet arms are worth the extra $400 of the tubular? from comparing the listings, it doesn't appear to me to be much difference technically other than the billets just look so cool.

thoughts from anyone?

The FK rod ends give you an adjustment point the fixed arms do not have and they can be adjusted on the truck. I wish I would have went with the Billet ICON’s. Mostly for looks, but at the time didn’t realize what problems I would have with custom powered coating my BDS arms. I could not get the bushings or ball joints out without damaging them. So I didn’t want to chance it and bought all new hardware, plus custom powder and I was almost at the ICON price by the time I was done. And I don’t have the Delta Joints that are pretty dang good and rebuildable.