2024 Tacoma Icon Diff Drop not good ?

Hello Guys.

I wanted to reach out and see if anybody has done the Icon diff drop kit ?

I installed it today, followed all the instructions and my driver side axle was higher then my passenger one by about 1/2 an inch. ( See pictures)

Upon finishing the install I drove it and was getting loud vibrating coming from the driver side. I un installed it and reinstalled and same thing. From what I can see there is a support that is on the K member that I believe doesnt allow the driver side to go down enough. Not sure if Icon neglected to see this?

Long story short. I took the kit of and reinstalled stock supports and vibration went away. So far my opinion is this kit is garbage !

Thoughts?




Driver side axle angled even more after install


Passenger side axle that did drop to correct angle



Differential/ shaft K member support

 

2 thoughts.....

You could have bumped your original thread instead of making a new one:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2024-tacoma-icon-doff-drop-kit.849204/

And 2nd one is see this thread:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cv-axle-snapped-8k-miles.847810/

Contact IKON and see what they have to say.

 

Original thread had mistakes on the title and the platform wasn't letting me fix it. So yes. I reposted a new one.

Thank you for that thread. But there isn't any good info on that thread. I've reached out to OP but he isn't responding to my questions. All thought I do assume that the diff drop kit he had was what caused this failure. I luckily caught the vibration and am very mechanically inclined and new the sound was not a good one.


Yes. I will do that. Just want to see if any other guys have experienced this.

 

I honestly have not see too many guys putting lifts on yet. Seems most are getting results from level/spacer kits and bigger tires.

 

I had the wescott collar kit for 2 weeks. It was garbage. It made the sound with the collar kit also even louder too. From my own troublehooting. I believe it's the axles sliding in and out which king said eas normal. I offroaded 3 days in a row this weekend it made the sound every time I fully articulated the suspension. I just ignored for the time being. But I will figure it out.

 

Second thread I've seen on 4th gens with CV's being too short after a lift and issues with Icon's diff drop kit. Although, that other thread with 8k miles claims the diff drop was installed incorrectly with missing hardware/bolts.

Curious to hear of a resolution on this one.

 

Ide be contacting Icon asap....
Pets, labor, etc, all adds up, regardless if you did the work for not...
Sounds like someone's dropping the ball here, as hearing more about this...

 

I'm not sure why other guys aren't noticing what Iam. I'm a mechanic by Inheritance of my father that owned a shop for 30 years. It's not my profession but I damn well know. That the sound it makes while going into a driveway or the sound it made when I installed the ICON diff drop is not normal!

About the missing bolts with the 8k miles truck. I honestly think he's not telling the truth. Bases on my experience with the front diff. You would not have been able to even go 1 mile without noticing a loud vibration. I installed my properly and within 1 mile when I reached 30 miles an hour the vibrating was loud. And my diff drop kit was installed properly. To the T of Icons instructions. Every bolt installed and torqued to spec

 

Yes. I am going to reach out to Icon. This all happened 1 day before a planned trip to explore the offroad areas of Big bear. So I spent the night taking the Icon kit off. But I will reach out to them.

Yes. I installed it my self. It's not rocket science. I have built multiple vintage motorcycles and classic cars. I know how to install bolts and torque them properly. As well as follow instructions. This Icon kit is garbage! I will reach out after the holidays and ask for a full refund. If they refuse. I will request to have thme personally install the kit and show me how it's supposed to work. I'm only 45min from them.

 

Thanks for sharing. I have always had suspicion.

 

No droop travel…

 

this was what was causing the clunking on the 24tacoma?

 

with the Icon differential drop out/removed from the equation truck performs as it should now, no clunking.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2024-tacoma-trd-offroad-needle-bearing.841077/

apparently drivers side clam shell bushing needs to be done per lift…

 

No. I installed the Icon kit hoping it would get rid of the clunking but it made it worse.


What do you have on your truck ?

 

I don't understand your comment ?

 

Don’t think that much changed on 24, nor will solve/is the issue, trust the tinkerer..

https://youtu.be/47aat1tc6zw?feature=shared

 

Yes I watched this. But what else was supposed to be done with the angle of the CV axles on the 24. The play that a lift causes makes a thumping/clunking whole entering a driveway. All thought the tinkerer says it's not good. Then what am I supposed to do. Just live with this sound ??

 

remove the lift?

 

Lol. No. There is a fix. No way there isn't the ride with the 2.5 king kit is ten million times better then stock.