I didn't mean to sound dismissive, my apologies if it sounded like that. I only meant that a 2.5" shock is what it is, it's pretty much set in stone, as are the dimensions of the coil spring that fits around it. The lower spring cup is located where it has to be in order to accommodate the length of spring/travel/etc. Yes its tight under there, Ford didn't leave much room for us aftermarket companies to play with. So of course there may be some incompatible combinations of aftermarket components.
@Dusty at ICON this is going to become an issue.
Thank you. I have the icons on but I'm still stock tie rod setup. I have some sleeves to go on but might hold off now.I can't speak for the King or the Fox coilovers, as I have not seen those in person. But, to give you a visual of the issue with the ICONs, pictured below are a non-SAS coilover, a SAS coilover (with 2.5 in spacer), and the new ICON coilover.
As you can see, the ICON spring is a few inches longer, putting the spring cup even lower. Because of the longer spring length, the springs are now coming into VERY close contact with either the sway bar link or tie-rods, depending on how you mount the front coilovers (there is an offset in the lower assembly of the coilover to push it to one side or the other). The non-SAS and SAS configurations don't present this problem due to their shorter spring length.
If you have a sleeve or brace for your tie-rod, it will likely make contact with the ICON spring. If you flip the coilovers to opposite sides, the sway bar links sit closer to the springs than the tie-rod on my rig.
I marked the red spots on the ICON spring in the picture to show where the tie-rod sleeves are making contact with my setup. Also, to add another cookie to the jar, I haven't taken my rig wheeling since I installed the new ICON system. The contact has come from strictly mall crawling. I have a wheeling trip on Labor Day, so we'll see how they hold up.
Stock UCAs and no alignment? Yikes…Just got the Icons on tonight and did a quick dirt road test ride. Very smooth. A little more lift than I wanted, so I hope they settle a bit, but I’m also running about as light as a Bronco can be.
How about rear brake lines? It sure looked like they were about maxed out when I was installing them. I’ll definitely be checking at full droop to make sure I don’t need longer lines or a relocation bracket.
27 inches center hub to fender.
Looks like RCVs may be in my future. I’ll run it as it until it breaks, but the angles don’t look great.
The stock UCAs are actually quite good and have as much or more range of motion than most aftermarket UCAs. I did verify they would go well beyond full droop. They don't come close to contact with the Icons, so no interference issues to worry about either. Only issue may be getting it into alignment specs. I'm sure they will work as well, but if not then I will replace them.
Yeah I’m super pissed! I would avoid these until Icon addresses these issues.I wonder how they'll fit with the WT HOSS 3 Ford Performance heavy duty rack and tie rods?
Super disappointed in the fit, and the FP rack and tie rods is a definite upgrade for me (if they ever release it). Glad I didn't spend the $10k on the cockpit adjustable version.
Sorry you guys are having this issue.
I imagine there is a no-refund policy. I'd be super pissed.
Continuing to watch this thread for resolution, but ICONs are no longer #1 on my list. Between this and the suspect location of the rear reservoirs getting damaged by rocks, well, it doesn't look like the kit for me.
Are those photos taken with wheel turned fully out?I am at minimal lift and appear to have adequate clearance. I wonder if it becomes more of an issue the more lift you have. Most people will have them set 1-2 inches more than I am.
