Dave Bennett
Adventurist
I've never heard of those. All tubular UCA's look similar but there are differences.
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I've never heard of those. All tubular UCA's look similar but there are differences.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Yep, I've heard of Light Racing.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Phase II: Complete!
Installed the UCA's and shocks today, these things are amazingly high quality.
Area prepped
First some grease on the bushings. It's nice that these UCA mounts have zerks.
High quality tapers. These UCA's are completely rebuildable.
Arms installed, notice the sheet metal had to be bent back about 1/2 inch on both sides to clear the looong bolt. It was easy.
Shocks ready to go on with all the tools needed and red loctite
Shocks installed
Modifying the remote reservoir brackets to fit with the ARB
Tomorrow morning I'll attach the mounting brackets and attach the remote reservoirs, re-install swaybar, skids and tires and it's alignment time.
Stay tuned!
Installed the UCA's and shocks today, these things are amazingly high quality.
Area prepped
First some grease on the bushings. It's nice that these UCA mounts have zerks.
High quality tapers. These UCA's are completely rebuildable.
Arms installed, notice the sheet metal had to be bent back about 1/2 inch on both sides to clear the looong bolt. It was easy.
Shocks ready to go on with all the tools needed and red loctite
Shocks installed
Modifying the remote reservoir brackets to fit with the ARB
Tomorrow morning I'll attach the mounting brackets and attach the remote reservoirs, re-install swaybar, skids and tires and it's alignment time.
Stay tuned!
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Tacovendor
Explorer
Looks good Dave, had the same issues w/ ARB on the FJ and the resi mount but it's an easy mod.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Reservoir mounting and alignment
Here's how the bracket looked after I modded it to work with the ARB
Bracket mounted. Note how the cutout was made to allow the ARB bracket bolt to pass through and how the Icon bracket is sandwiched between the frame, the ARB bracket and the sway bar relocation blocks underneath.
Icon 2.5 Reservoir mounted with hose clamps. Coilover set for 3 inches of lift.
Took it down for an alignment after I had everything back together. Obviously it was way out of spec - see the numbers, before and actual (after).
The ride is noticeably more plush now, and the annoying vibration in the steering wheel at 45-50mph is gone now. This setup should give a much higher level of performance than I have known previously and I'm very excited to hit the trail!
Here's how the bracket looked after I modded it to work with the ARB
Bracket mounted. Note how the cutout was made to allow the ARB bracket bolt to pass through and how the Icon bracket is sandwiched between the frame, the ARB bracket and the sway bar relocation blocks underneath.
Icon 2.5 Reservoir mounted with hose clamps. Coilover set for 3 inches of lift.
Took it down for an alignment after I had everything back together. Obviously it was way out of spec - see the numbers, before and actual (after).
The ride is noticeably more plush now, and the annoying vibration in the steering wheel at 45-50mph is gone now. This setup should give a much higher level of performance than I have known previously and I'm very excited to hit the trail!
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NM-Frontier
Explorer
Those Look Killer!:sombrero:
TangoBlue
American Adventurist
Cancel those plans! Walk away now - save yourself!
If you go, you look - you'll just end up getting infected like the rest of us...
Yep...looking is dangerous. Have fun! I run Icon on my 4runner and have been very happy with it.
NetDep
Adventurer
Doc - Still new to this and just noticed that you have an OR model Tacoma and you have a scoop in your hood -- isn't that a Sport hood? I just ordered (and will be installed next Wednesday) the color matched grill but have not thought about the hood. Is there any practical significance to that or a "cool" factor? I really like the scoop - and makes the OR look better -- if that is possible. Thanks in advance!!
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
The truck is an Off Road (e-locker) and the hood came via trade, a local guy had a Sport and didn't like the scoop... so we did a trade straight across in a parking lot
I'ts non-functional but I did it just for the aesthetics anyway since I wanted the truck to look different, not many of us running around with short beds and hood scoops
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
With the recent addition of the Icon Vehicle Dynamics 2.5 front remote reservoir coilovers and Icon tubular upper control arms, a front end alignment at 101K, and new BFG MT KM2's at 102K, I have to say that the truck drives completely different. I hadnt realized just how out of round the old MT's had become, and how much I needed an alignment.
This thing rides so plush and rolls so smoothly now it's almost like a different truck, I find myself looking for bumps and whoops just to feel the suspension work
It's amazing what some new tire and suspension love will do for a vehicle!
This thing rides so plush and rolls so smoothly now it's almost like a different truck, I find myself looking for bumps and whoops just to feel the suspension work
It's amazing what some new tire and suspension love will do for a vehicle!