Icon Resi Rear shock install

Thought I'd throw together a little "How-to" for the rear Resi shock install. Many people think that because you have to drill a mounting hole in your frame, that its not an easy DIY. Truth is, it can be done in less than an hour.

First, Jack the rear of the truck up, and place a jack stand on the driver and passenger frame rails, about 6" in front of the front leaf spring hanger.





Then, Remove the rear wheels, and lower the rear axel, until the truck is resting on the jack stands. Leave the jack under the rear axel, as you will use it to raise and lower as needed to install the new shocks.



With the rear wheels off, you then remove your old shocks.









Useing the supplied 19mm hardware, install the upper shock mount, then the lower shock mount. My camera guy didnt take pics of that step, but its the reverse of removing the shocks you just took off.


Then, Hold the resi against the frame where its going to be mounted, while keeping a little slack in the hose. Hold the mounting braket up to get an idea where its going to mount.




Let the resi down, and hold the mounting bracket in place, and mark the center of the hole to be drilled.







In the case of the Icons, Use an 11/32 drill bit, and drill 1 hole for the braket bolt.








Using the supplied 14mm self tapping bolt, bolt the braket to the frame.






Dont fully toque the bolt, and place the supplied hose clamps in their respected positions. Once the hose clamps are in place, torque the bolt down. There is no torqe setting in the instructions, but I torqued to 30 ft-lbs.



Place the resi in the braket assembly, aligning the recessed portions of the resi with the hose clamps. Using an 8mm socks, tighten down the hose clamps until the resi is snug.




repete for the other side. Then, throw the wheels back on, remove the jack stands, lower the truck, and enjoy!

 

How close is that hose to the bump stop bracket?

 

A little coomparo of the Bilstien 5100's to the Icon's

 

About 1/2" to 3/4"

 

Good to know

 

There is quite a bit of movement in the hose, so there wont be any issues with getting too close, or rubbing. Also, the hose has an anti wear nylon sleave to add protection.

 

That's 4x4 rig.

 

I thought about going with an Nut/bolt instead, but for the sake of the write up, I wanted to use all the parts included. And Correct. Those are the 2.5's.

 

I actually havent had a chance to take it out yet . Im hoping either Monday, or Tuesday.