icon bump stops

[Wolfman00]

anyone used these? just ordered a set. ive tead the factory bolt can be a bastard?

also, they really that much smoother?

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[Wolfman00]

anyone?

 

[Frenchy]

I do not have these but from what it spunds like the springs will hutbthem earlyer and they will act like a sping in a way makeing the ride a little softer/manageable while at the same time having the stop a little higher to give yoy more flex/articulation. How well it works I cant say but if you are running the factory springs it may not be a good idea.

I myself of course have the Old Man EMU lift kit and it uses the factory bump stops. Fornthe most part I have not had any issues and if I need to make any changes it will be different springs for load and different shocks for better dapening at best. Would changing the bump stopz really do what I need? Mabe or.maybe not. Regardless I'm not too concerned about it.

 

[Whiplash]

I have Icon bump stops...their main purpose is to compliment, allow for more travel when combined with a shock and leaf spring upgrade..

When removing the stock frame mount cup bolt , a little heat and breaker bar may be required. The factory Loctite is equivalent to the red

 

[Wolfman00]

I have Icon bump stops...their main purpose is to compliment, allow for more travel when combined with a shock and leaf spring upgrade..

When removing the stock frame mount cup bolt , a little heat and breaker bar may be required. The factory Loctite is equivalent to the red

i have eibachs out back, and probably will be doing icon leafs this summer.

you think im find running the bumps on factory springs or wait until i do new springs? Icon said no problem, but they are also the one selling them.

 

[Whiplash]

Should be okay with the shocks you have now. The accordion shape of the Icon bump stop theoretically should dampen the blow on a hard hit when shock bottoms out. I would have a little apprehension with the soft stock shocks letting the the stock spring over arc / flatten on the perch. .kind of like breaking a stick over ones knee

Edit: Almost forgot about these little "Snubber Pads: that Icon threw in the box when I purchased the shocks...they are made to fit between the stock leafs.... a little lower profile , and claim to allow more time on the softer ride spring before engaging the stiff load bearing leaf , for a smoother ride... took me a couple weeks after installing the shocks to figure out what they were...and honestly could not tell a difference after installing...

Left them in place while riding around on the stock leafs...patiently waiting for release of the Icon RTX leaf spring pack...the progressive softer leafs paired with the firm VS 2.0 shocks were a big improvement over stock....
Icon on left / stock on the right

 

[Wolfman00]

swapped out the bumps- ford didnt use and loctite so it took longer to find my 13mm socket than the swap itself

 

[Wolfman00]

did some more digging- icon’s stage 3 kit includes the bumps without upgraded springs. they do some with their resi shocks. so clearly they are fine to run on stock springs.

 

[MoodyBlue]

I have Icon bump stops...their main purpose is to compliment, allow for more travel when combined with a shock and leaf spring upgrade..

When removing the stock frame mount cup bolt , a little heat and breaker bar may be required. The factory Loctite is equivalent to the red

Do you know if the stock bump nut is welded to frame(inside frameI just broke bolt off bump stop ?

 

[Whiplash]

MoodyBlue; You are not the first one to break one....I had to use a breaker bar incorporating a back and forth technique I have learned on my job fixing equipment in the field.... small incremental turns in both directions. Took me about 30 back and forths before I reached one complete turn..

There was another thread on this very subject...it gave me the heads up to be carefull...it was not welded..
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[MoodyBlue]

MoodyBlue; You are not the first one to break one....I had to use a breaker bar incorporating a back and forth technique I have learned on my job fixing equipment in the field.... small incremental turns in both directions. Took me about 30 back and forths before I reached one complete turn..

There was another thread on this very subject...it gave me the heads up to be carefull...it was not welded..
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Hmm i broke the bottom 13mm bolt head off bolt but top nut and remaining thread one still frozen on frame?

 

[Wolfman00]

what year are both your trucks? mine popped out pretty easy, and the nut was captive.

 

[Whiplash]

2021 purchased in April , did the bump stops in Sept. No corrosion or boogered threads in the equation...

 

[MoodyBlue]

what year are both your trucks? mine popped out pretty easy, and the nut was captive.

2019 - yes the bump stop slipped out easy- was trying to take bolt out to install Timbren SES bump stop and bolt snapped - i figure the top nut is spot welded to frame - easy job turned into a pain

 

[codestp202]

Anyone have real world experience on how much of a difference these make? I'm running the bilstein 5100's all around, but if these bump stops would be a large improvement in ride quality or bottom out performance I'd be interested.

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