Suspension Dilemma

My Icon Stage 2 kit is shot…needs a full rebuild…

Looking at going to Fox 2.5’s. Sounds like King is hard to get ahold of right now.
Camburg? Accutune? Where should I be shopping? Is there something else I should consider?

I need new tires too because of the alignment issues caused by my suspension, my fault completely for not addressing it sooner…trying to wrap my head around 6k worth of work or just ripping it all out and returning to stock and a level kit…I’ve only owned the truck a year!

 

it depends, do you go off-roading a lot , do you live in snow, or you really like your truck lifted and cant live without it? if its a mall crawler like mine , i kept everything bone stock

 

So just like a lot of people on here i dumped bunch of money into the truck doing all the typical mods. However looking back now i wish i just did the leveling kit and wheels. I think thats when the truck looked the nicest. Sure all the aftermarket crap looks nice but it gets old quick.

 

I live in a great area to go off road and wish I did more often than I do. I love how the truck looks and I’m having a hard time going to a “less fancy” type of life set up.

 

Locked Offroad sells an excellent 2.5" remote resi coilover system that performs like a King or Fox at half the price. I just got them myself and they are excellent as are the reviews from all the other purchasers I've spoken to! 6 week lead time currently from my understanding, and they're also having a black friday deal.

 

I see Dobisons and Iron Man already have their Black Friday sales posted. Get a good deal on a value suspension and install it yourself. Save a ton of money that way and still have something your happy to OR when you get the chance. You can keep it well under 6k and still walk away happy.

 

I have a set of foxes for sale in the marketplace you should go look at

 

been trying to find em…not seeing them in there though…maybe I didn’t go back far enough…

 

you live in Arizona, why not ADS (Arizona Desert Racing Shocks)? They as good if not better than King in their build and component quality.

https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/s..._Adjuster_250-T4006-000_or_250-T4006-A00.html

 

The only way I'd run Fox is with custom valving. IMO they are way too stiff out of the box. I hear good things about how Accutune fixes them.

That said I absolutely love my ADS w/ my custom-specced tune, and they're local.

 

not opposed at all - just not as familiar with the brand…thanks I’ll check em.

 

see link above in my previous post

 

Solid copy - thank you!

 

I've been eyeing the fox 2.5 elites with deaver n98's from Accutune.

 

Shock Surplus is a good option, you can set alerts for when the set you are looking for comes back into stock.

Why not get the Icons rebuilt (I have heard Icons are poor quality durability-wise, but a rebuild is cheaper than any of the other options.)? You can score an OEM set of coilovers and shocks for cheap and use those while your Icons get rebuilt.

 

And how many times did you re-valve the ADS set?

 

I’ve kept mine stock. Only real change needed for me is a coil swap (14” 700# to 14” 650#) for next rebuild

 

HEY! 2 LMAO. But likely would have been once if I would have chosen the correct leaf pack to begin with

 

Tbh I felt the stock suspension was always a bit soft to my liking. I went with EIBACH STAGE 1 w/blocks in the rear then did a AAL. didn’t really think I would do any off roading considering where I live. Then I realized how bad the roads around LA and where I live can get. Damn near off reading .! At some points.

 

I guess I should also consider just sending em back to Icon for a rebuild…just not sure how that process goes since I’ve never done it before