Icon coilovers rubbing and damaged at first use

[broncosor]

Not my Bronco, not my video.
This guy jumped his stock Bronco pretty hard in earlier videos. Now in this one he installed Icon coilovers and compares them to HOSS 2.0 with his friend's FE.
Bottom line is the ICON is more controlled and hits the bump stops less than the HOSS 2.0 (expected).

BUT: at 6:30 he jumps the Bronco and all 4 wheels (STOCK Sasquatch 35s) create lots of rubbing the fenders, even damaging them slightly.
Then at 8:35 the Icon bump stop is destroyed...

He did the same terrain and jumps with his stock Bronco in an earlier video, well in fact he abused the stock one even more (more jumps) and didn't break anything.

I would hate to spend money on suspension upgrade and get those results. When you factor in the huge discussion here on B6G about ICONs having issues with the tie rod fitment.... well let's say for me if I change the suspension on my Badlands it's gonna be Bilstein 8112 or nothing.
Note: Icon sent the guy new bump stops for free.

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[TheGhost]

Those are the Icon 2.5 shocks, not complete coiler kit. Still somewhere between 1.5-2k but those reuse stock springs and top hats.

He definitely sent it though. Multiple times.

 

[broncosor]

Those are the Icon 2.5 shocks, not complete coiler kit. Still somewhere between 1.5-2k but those reuse stock springs and top hats.

He definitely sent it though. Multiple times.

Yes, however the point is he sent it even more with the stock Bilstein and didn't rub or break the bump stops.

 

[mcinfantry]

I love watching people build and try and destroy new things learning the limits.

 

[AMTRV]

Ridiculouse

 

[kodiakisland]

Play stupid games…

Look, I abuse my stuff, but I don’t purposely try to destroy it. My Bronco won’t be airborne on purpose. Been there, done that with other rigs. I find no reason to fault Icon.

 

[broncosor]

Play stupid games…

Look, I abuse my stuff, but I don’t purposely try to destroy it. My Bronco won’t be airborne on purpose. Been there, done that with other rigs. I find no reason to fault Icon.

I agree and do the same with mine, but again, the point of my post is the fact the stock suspensions hold up better to those jumps (and this was interesting to point out in my opinion.
I would have expected the stock ones to break down quickly, and aftermarket with much larger diameter / oil capacity and stiffer dampers to hold better to the same abuse, not the other way around.

Now, if you think it’s expected and normal to see the Icons break down faster than stock and that with stock tires they rub a lot at full compression, then good for you

 

[kodiakisland]

I agree and do the same with mine, but again, the point of my post is the fact the stock suspensions hold up better to those jumps (and this was interesting to point out in my opinion.
I would have expected the stock ones to break down quickly, and aftermarket with much larger diameter / oil capacity and stiffer dampers to hold better to the same abuse, not the other way around.

Now, if you think it’s expected and normal to see the Icons break down faster than stock and that with stock tires they rub a lot at full compression, then good for you

I bought Icons, but I didn’t buy the cheapest ones they make, that use factory springs, and then abuse them for YouTube clicks.

As far as rubbing, don’t you upgrade suspension to get more articulation? If the way you check for rubs at full stuff is jumping, then it probably doesn’t matter what you buy as you’re bound to tear it up anyway.

My thought process would be to buy great stuff and test before purposely going airborne multiple times.

 

[rtazz17]

Nah,not evidence of anything. Not when your purposely trying to destroy things. Not real world.

 

[broncosor]

Nah,not evidence of anything. Not when your purposely trying to destroy things. Not real world.

He didn’t break anything jumping the stock one
Not that I would try any of what he did no matter the suspension

 

[Bradley Thornton]

I love watching people build and try and destroy new things learning the limits.

 

[Evolkidbell]

I’ve seen one video on Exp replacement shocks. Rear looked ok, but front shocks are severely under-damped. Compression and rebound. The vehicle was sent, but this was the result.

 

[RainbowStix]

No surprise here, if you’ve seen the inside of the stock coilovers, you’d know they’re made to be jumped (basically the same size as the ones on the Braptor). Icon on the other hand is a poser brand in parts, calving, etc compared to the other big guys.

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