OME or ICON Suspesions

X2. On-road ride of my Icons is pretty firm at the factory 2.5" lift setting. The Icons, as with other coilovers, use spherical bearings instead of rubber bushings. Sphericals transmit more road vibrations into the cabin. Hit a big pothole, however, and the Icons are better behaved.

 

Is toytec ultimate lift good? Compared to Icons, tacos with Toyyec ultimate lift look so
Sick!!

 

Toytec Ultimate bolts a threaded collar on the standard Bilstein 5100 shock and uses Eibach springs.

In order of increasing capability and price:

Stock TRD Bilstein -> Bilstein 5100 -> OME -> 2.0" dia. coilovers -> 2.5" dia. coilovers

 

To be honest I have no idea what you just said ^

 

The "ultimate lift" coilovers have the same performance as standard Bilstein 5100 shocks. They are not as good as OME.

 

Toytec coilovers are 2.0" coilovers.....and they are basically in the same category as OME! Get the icons man! If you do a decent amount of off roading you'll eventually wish you had them!

 

Okay Icons it is than

Icon Stage 4 Here I come!!

 

Damn, going all out......I like the way you think! You could save $500 by getting a different UCA but those are pretty sick and you would be one of few members with them!

 

Well I actually Gunna get LC OR RC UCA'S and sell the icon control arms to my local offroading shop they are pretty cool they but parts they on the old trucks to bang around haha

 

But I was wondering can I get the ex travel co's with out cutting the side fenders im not dersert running and tbh I think it looks terrible putting on some custom bumpers

 

So would it be fair to say Icons wouldn't be used to their fullest on typical mountain offroad trails (<10 mph), versus higher speed desert driving? My coworker just got Radflo COs on his 4runner with 650 lb coils and you feel every little pebble on road. Here in Colorado we don't have long stretches of desert like Socal or AZ. The only thing where I think I would get the most out of Icons would be washboard at 30 mph, which is why I'm leaning toward OME.

 

Icon FTW!!!

 

Similarly, Fox has progressive valving so they too would work well at slower speeds? However,they are used largely in off-road racing so can take the big hits too? Is this correct? I’m just trying to wrap my head around all the valving info. I know I really like the 5100’s with Eibachs (pretty sure they are digressive). They are firm on road and in corners but on large speed bumps and off-road whoops they soften up. What about “Colorado/Oregon” type of wheeling with rock ledges, etc.? Would Fox be more ideal compared to Icon being they have stiffer compression coming off rocks? Whereas Icons would soften up to fast? (not sure if I’m even explaining it right)

 

anny rubbing at all with those 33's im really leaning towards the ICON's here in my part of texas is all Ranch so rocky roads, dirt roads, woody trails we got it all not a lot of hills to travel but enough to flex your truck

 

Cool, I think you nailed it by re-valving the Icons with less slow speed compression. Ideal for both situations!

 

I just dropped the truck off to get the stage 3 Icon kit installed this morning.. I had an OME kit on my previous rig (2004 Landcruiser) and I was very happy with it.. I wanted to go the coilover route this time around. I'll get some pics and impressions up once I get it back

 

Sweet, nice choice!