Icon Extended Travel vs Potholes

Bought a GoPro tripod mount, which is threaded 1/4"-20, and mounted the camera to a hole in the forwardmost frame member. Then took a short drive. Quite amazing how much the suspension moves even on pavement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_M-6n2gHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfsZ5KW7w0

 

Nice......ditch the sway bar and you won't feel the potholes!

 

This is how I set up the mount:

 

Is the suspension stiff when driving your truck daily? How is the offroad performance too?

 

That is pretty cool. Nice work...

 

The Icon springs are stiffer than stock (650 vs 540 lb/in), so body roll (cornering) and dive (braking) are reduced. Despite being lifted, I can drive faster on highway on-ramps than stock, for what it's worth. Since Icon uses uniballs in lieu of rubber bushings, the ride is "busier". Small bumps like expansion joints and manhole covers are more noticeable. Big potholes are damped much better than stock.

Off road performance is good as far as I can tell, though so far I haven't found any good trails close by to put them to good use.

 

I've put them to the test offroad and they turn to butter out there.....you can tell their home is in the dirt!