Tremor Rear Shock Options

[Captain]

I ordered a pair of ICON 2.0 Rear Shocks (96518) to replace the stock ones straight after my drive back from Granger on Saturday.

 

[Tremhunter]

What’s wrong with the rear shocks? I’m coming from a 2004 f150FX.

 

[Captain]

What’s wrong with the rear shocks? I’m coming from a 2004 f150FX.

Word is they're a couple of pool noodles with celery stick damper shafts. I drive aggressively on forest roads so no use waiting to upgrade for me.

 

[Yeti]

It’s about an inch shorter than our stock one. I installed anyway and fine so far lol

I'm glad someone remembers.

 

[Yeti]

Word is they're a couple of pool noodles with celery stick damper shafts. I drive aggressively on forest roads so no use waiting to upgrade for me.

*Soggy celery stick

 

[Yeti]

I ordered a pair of ICON 2.0 Rear Shocks (96518) to replace the stock ones straight after my drive back from Granger on Saturday.

I think that's probably where I'll end up. It's annoying they don't post their measurements for extended and compressed.

 

[Texican]

I ordered a pair of ICON 2.0 Rear Shocks (96518) to replace the stock ones straight after my drive back from Granger on Saturday.

I'm ordering a set of those as well.

 

[Cranbery]

I ordered a pair of ICON 2.0 Rear Shocks (96518) to replace the stock ones straight after my drive back from Granger on Saturday.

Thanks for sharing, just ordered also. Will get them installed with the level and rims.

It says they support a 2" lift so they shouldn't be too short like the Eibachs.

 

[steamboatdevil]

I was in FourWheel parts today and they called Icon and Eibach and both companies said their travel appears to be too short and they will offer no warranty if they are installed. So FourWheel did not want to install anything as there would be no warranty. I was listening on the speakerphone when they called both companies, so I know they were being honest about it.

 

[Captain]

Bummer! @steamboatdevil I'll measure the Icons on Sunday, heard they come extended. Do we know the stock Tremor rear shock extended length?

Edit: Stock Tremor rear shocks= 30.5"

 

[Yeti]

I was in FourWheel parts today and they called Icon and Eibach and both companies said their travel appears to be too short and they will offer no warranty if they are installed. So FourWheel did not want to install anything as there would be no warranty. I was listening on the speakerphone when they called both companies, so I know they were being honest about it.

Thanks for the update. It's funny that the number of calls I've had with both Eibach and Icon neither mentioned the rear being too short. Both were when i specifically gave them the length of my OE shock. If they would publish their extended and compressed lengths, that would not be a problem. It seems that when you mention an actual measurement, they clam up saying "we don't publish our measurements"

Knuckleheads.

 

[Yeti]

Bummer! @steamboatdevil I'll measure the Icons on Monday, heard they come extended. Do we know the stock Tremor rear shock extended length?

I'll double check but I think it's 30"

 

[Yeti]

30.5

 

[Texican]

I was in FourWheel parts today and they called Icon and Eibach and both companies said their travel appears to be too short and they will offer no warranty if they are installed. So FourWheel did not want to install anything as there would be no warranty. I was listening on the speakerphone when they called both companies, so I know they were being honest about it.

Someone should tell stage 3 then.

 

[PaulBlartMallCrawler]

Is there a safe rear jack point I could use to confirm that the shock bottoms out before the leaf springs fully extend? At this point it wouldn't surprise me if Ford slapped longer shocks in than needed anyway because "fuck you" seems to be their guiding principal in Tremor development.

 

[FaKtor34]

4wheel parts online posts alot of the measurements, one key is they should be able to handle 9" of travel, but they have the most information I've seen online for the different parts.

 

[Captain]

Sounds like Icon should have told @808 Tremor his stage 3 Icon rear arent long enough for the Tremor haha...this situation doesn't add up.

 

[Charky]

Is there a safe rear jack point I could use to confirm that the shock bottoms out before the leaf springs fully extend? At this point it wouldn't surprise me if Ford slapped longer shocks in than needed anyway because "fuck you" seems to be their guiding principal in Tremor development.

I'd go with jacking up under the rear differential. That would let all the rear suspension fully extend.

 

[Cranbery]

I was in FourWheel parts today and they called Icon and Eibach and both companies said their travel appears to be too short and they will offer no warranty if they are installed. So FourWheel did not want to install anything as there would be no warranty. I was listening on the speakerphone when they called both companies, so I know they were being honest about it.

Again, 4WP, terrible company. The icons say they fit a 2" lift and the tremor is 1" lift over regular afaik, should fit. Let you know when I install next week.

 

[steamboatdevil]

Again, 4WP, terrible company. The icons say they fit a 2" lift and the tremor is 1" lift over regular afaik, should fit. Let you know when I install next week.

I agree they may be horrible.. but I heard the ICON guy with my own ears say you can put it on but we will not warranty them as they are too short. Sounds like they will be fine.

He then went on to say it would be 5-8 months before they did something for the Tremor. Maybe the ICON guy is clueless too.