Icon Shocks??? Toughts?

[LT Dangle]

The shock subject has been so beat to death on this forum, you can get lost in it. I am not sure if anyone has actually done both of the shocks you are looking at to give you a fair comparison.

You could do both, 500 miles on each and then sell off the ones that do not make the grade to someone who could use them.

Whichever you choose, I would stay with that Brand through out, so if you have thoughts of doing other parts, it is stays in the family. Better cohesiveness.

very true.. i was reluctant to even bring it up in the first place..... but i was hoping that someone who had the Icons would pop up and offer their opinion. Its the only brand that no one seems to be commenting on (except for the leafs and UCA's)

?‍ ?‍ oh well, like you said I guess I can be the Guinea Pig and find out......

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[1pt21gw]

Most of us that have ICON's I think have ICON leafs too. I had Bilstein all around (5100's front, 5160's rear) then added ICON leafs first as I have a trailer to deal with, plus a bed rack etc. and it turned out Great!

Then I was down the ICON slope, and love every bit of it. Don't get me wrong, I am not an ICON FAN BOY. But I really do like their stuff. When I did my rear ICON 2.5's the other day and the 75 mile trip home, I was smiling. Great ride and it plants, even had to swerve around debris from a trailer. It is like a Sport Suspension in a car, firm and planted but not wagon trail ridiculous.

The Tremor owners do not realize what they missed in the Mono Spring, as they have a smaller leaf pack. As I mentioned, try the rear ICON's w/resi's (either options) first and see if you want to do the Front's too. If you are into driving and feel, I think you will like it. It is a truck frame after all. If you are after soft and fluffy, wrong ride so might want to trade in your Ranger.

 

[y2krtaf]

Been running the Icon 2.5 setup on my truck for about a year,and absolutely love it.
‘It is not stiff as someone implied,yet you can indeed blast over things in comfort.

‘I’m running the stock rear leaves so far,with a BDS 1” shackle on the rear since I still wanted a little rake for when there’s something tossed in or on the back.
I run an E rated tire which is heavy and can be hard to control,and everyone who rides in my truck,can not believe how well it rides and works.

‘’My .02

I really don’t think you can go wrong with any of the big 3,or even Bilstiens.

 

[ParkerAzJeff]

When we decided to go with the Icon's we did a little test on a specific trail on the Parker 425 race course as well as various streets & roads in our area. OEM was horrible offroad & marginal on the streets. When the fronts arrived we set them for 2" front lift & tested the same areas again & the improvement was dramatic. The rears arrived a couple weeks later and we did the same tests again and were blown away with performance of the truck. There was also NO decrease in fuel mileage. IMO you can't wrong with Icon shocks. They exceeded our expectations.

 

[Frenchy]

so, im leaning towards these for the rear:
https://www.stage3motorsports.com/985-24-207-2-19-22-ranger-fox-2-ifp-performance-rear-shocks.html

https://www.iconvehicledynamics.com...-accessories-19-up-ranger-0-15-rear-20-vs-rr/

-im curious if a difference can actually be felt between the two.

-for the most part, price is not my biggest concern. im more concerned with ride quality.

-duly noted about the leafs though. I wasnt really considering changing them but it sounds like i might add that to the list.

- as far as the fronts go, the reason im going with fox & icon is that , its my understanding the height can be adjusted without removal which, obviously, sounds beneficial. the curious thing is that they (the front coilsprings) are significantly different in price but I dont see significant difference in the descriptions..... curious...

Unless the manufacturer states in the instructions that you can adjust the spring preload without unloading the spring(take load off the coller) then you have to do extra work to get said takes done. Also be careful as the manufacturer may have it in fine print(Ford Performance does) saying if you change the spring preload then you may not have warranty coverage on the shocks/struts anymore.

As for the leafs. If you are not planning to lift then I suggest leaving the rears alone. Chances are the rear leafs will be just fine after you change shocks. Yes I did change the leafs on my truck but it was part of the Old Man EMU lift kit so that is a who different ball game there.

 

[Utah_Bound]

Unless the manufacturer states in the instructions that you can adjust the spring preload without unloading the spring(take load off the coller) then you have to do extra work to get said takes done. Also be careful as the manufacturer may have it in fine print(Ford Performance does) saying if you change the spring preload then you may not have warranty coverage on the shocks/struts anymore.

As for the leafs. If you are not planning to lift then I suggest leaving the rears alone. Chances are the rear leafs will be just fine after you change shocks. Yes I did change the leafs on my truck but it was part of the Old Man EMU lift kit so that is a who different ball game there.

Unrelated to this post, but did you get your truck figured out? Buying another one? Fixing yours?
I ordered custom length shocks for the rear of my truck. Several companies do custom orders for all budgets, from $100/ea to $1000+/ea.

 

[Frenchy]

Unrelated to this post, but did you get your truck figured out? Buying another one? Fixing yours?
I ordered custom length shocks for the rear of my truck. Several companies do custom orders for all budgets, from $100/ea to $1000+/ea.

Mine was totaled. As for the current replacement its a two part deal. For general truck replacement I have my Grandpas 94 F150. For OffRoad stuff I still have the 93 Pathfinder(very fun OffRoad BTW). In time I will get a new Ranger after some dept is paid off then get rid of the Pathfinder. Until then that is what I got.

 

[trmkars]

Icons at all four corners and APG/Deaver leaf springs. Drives and rides great everywhere!

 

[YaBoiNewton]

so, im leaning towards these for the rear:
https://www.stage3motorsports.com/985-24-207-2-19-22-ranger-fox-2-ifp-performance-rear-shocks.html

https://www.iconvehicledynamics.com...-accessories-19-up-ranger-0-15-rear-20-vs-rr/

-im curious if a difference can actually be felt between the two.

-for the most part, price is not my biggest concern. im more concerned with ride quality.

-duly noted about the leafs though. I wasnt really considering changing them but it sounds like i might add that to the list.

- as far as the fronts go, the reason im going with fox & icon is that , its my understanding the height can be adjusted without removal which, obviously, sounds beneficial. the curious thing is that they (the front coilsprings) are significantly different in price but I dont see significant difference in the descriptions..... curious...

The Fox coilovers have an aluminum body so you need to remove them and compress the coil spring to adjust height. Icons are also aluminum so probably the same case.

Eibach shocks are made with a threaded steel body and are advertised as being adjustable as installed on the truck.

 

[YaBoiNewton]

so, im leaning towards these for the rear:
https://www.stage3motorsports.com/985-24-207-2-19-22-ranger-fox-2-ifp-performance-rear-shocks.html

https://www.iconvehicledynamics.com...-accessories-19-up-ranger-0-15-rear-20-vs-rr/

-im curious if a difference can actually be felt between the two.

-for the most part, price is not my biggest concern. im more concerned with ride quality.

-duly noted about the leafs though. I wasnt really considering changing them but it sounds like i might add that to the list.

- as far as the fronts go, the reason im going with fox & icon is that , its my understanding the height can be adjusted without removal which, obviously, sounds beneficial. the curious thing is that they (the front coilsprings) are significantly different in price but I dont see significant difference in the descriptions..... curious...

Also, unless I'm mistaken, the stage 1 Icon coilovers have a 2.5" shock body. Stage 2 is the 2.5 coilover plus 30% more travel. Next level is external reservoir, etc.. So really the Fox equivalent is the Fox 2.5 coilover.

 

[Frenchy]

Also, unless I'm mistaken, the stage 1 Icon coilovers have a 2.5" shock body. Stage 2 is the 2.5 coilover plus 30% more travel. Next level is external reservoir, etc.. So really the Fox equivalent is the Fox 2.5 coilover.

Really just depends on how Mich you choose to spend. Me personally I would not bother with Fox. Icon? Most likely not. Why? With Fox you habe to get a custom spring if you plan to run a heavy bumper and winch up front(confirmed this with Fox and they had no interest in helping). Icon, just dont like the price hikes for different stages.

Old Man EMU on tge other hand, buy the nitro Charger shocks or the BP-51 and be done. Simple as that.

Others may look at it different and have different uses to justify a different brand(like not lifting or leveling).

In reality it depends what the use is and how much do you want to spend?

 

[Whiplash]

For the most adjustable ...from street and low speed bouncing on rocks to high speed desert racer... the 2.5 ICON CDCV Remote reservoir coilover and Piggy back rear 2.5 , with the ICON WTX Leaf spring pack, is hard to beat.....not cheap.... but worth it for me....King might have been my first choice . But I could not wait 4 to 6 months , all the ICON stuff arrived at my door step 3 days after ordering from Stage 3 Motorsports...

 

[Superdannyboy]

For the most adjustable ...from street and low speed bouncing on rocks to high speed desert racer... the 2.5 ICON CDCV Remote reservoir coilover and Piggy back rear 2.5 , with the ICON WTX Leaf spring pack, is hard to beat.....not cheap.... but worth it for me....King might have been my first choice . But I could not wait 4 to 6 months , all the ICON stuff arrived at my door step 3 days after ordering from Stage 3 Motorsports...

I second this.
Wanted Kings, didn't want to wait.
Icon came quick and puts a smile on my face every day. I take the road by the golf course every morning to work just to hit every speed bump. I fly off the highway when there's traffic. It's awesome. When I race my buddies on empty roads in their cars I go off the road too just to have fun. Icon uses a digressive piston. I think I drive too sporty for a progressive piston because I think I would rock too much when turning. When I'm going 20 mph down a residential neighborhood yea I feel everything in the road but who cares. My wife thinks the Ranger is too small anyway so I'm the only one in it, but boy does she complain about the suspension in the f150 because I don't like slowing down for irregularities in the road, THATS WHAT A SUSPENSION IS FOR. lol I just always try to get everyone to buy badass toys.

 

[YaBoiNewton]

Really just depends on how Mich you choose to spend. Me personally I would not bother with Fox. Icon? Most likely not. Why? With Fox you habe to get a custom spring if you plan to run a heavy bumper and winch up front(confirmed this with Fox and they had no interest in helping). Icon, just dont like the price hikes for different stages.

Old Man EMU on tge other hand, buy the nitro Charger shocks or the BP-51 and be done. Simple as that.

Others may look at it different and have different uses to justify a different brand(like not lifting or leveling).

In reality it depends what the use is and how much do you want to spend?

OK? So you can't just adjust preload to compensate for a bumper and a winch?

This was a response to the poster's question about the price difference between the Icon and Fox coilovers. The difference is one is a 2" shock body and one is a 2.5" shock body. No one is asking about spring rates here.

 

[Frenchy]

OK? So you can't just adjust preload to compensate for a bumper and a winch?

This was a response to the poster's question about the price difference between the Icon and Fox coilovers. The difference is one is a 2" shock body and one is a 2.5" shock body. No one is asking about spring rates here.

For Icon? No idea since I did not look into it. Fox? According to Fox the springs put on cant be adjusted enough from preload to compensate(silly I know). With Old Man EMU BP-51 you can and they state it in the instructions.

As for the OP it doesnt sound like he is looking to have a heavy bumper and winch installed either.

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