Icon Vehicle Dynamics Coilovers - prototypes INSTALLED!

[The Roadie]

Long, long story how they came to be, but our own OregTrailBlaz made it happen even in the face of INCREDIBLE vendor indifference and distractions with more suitable platforms for racing coilovers.

Icon Dynamics used to be Donahoe Racing Suspensions, but in 2008, there was a bit of legal drama, and the employees restructured and resurrected themselves as Icon.

Anyway - no time to write more tonight, but here's pics of the prototypes. 2.5" shock bodies. Much stiffer springs. Need to install, measure, and test, test, test for shock valving and spring rates for the desert washes and rocks I enjoy the most.

Johnny can tell us more about the exact specs (Tundra? Tacoma?) they were built to. Temporary funding for costs while I'm between jobs was provided by a local offroad philanthropist.

[Gordinho80]

Damn Bill... That's awesome! Its about time!!!! Now so you can

[foosh]

Words need not describe... only thing i have to say is when do i get my set?

[The Roadie]

Oh, start saving up now. These will be in a class of mods equivalent to five top of the line 32-33" tires.

[Philberto]

Oh, start saving up now. These will be in a class of mods equivalent to five top of the line 32-33" tires.

It looks like they fabbed up adapters for the top of standard mount coilovers for our platform, is that right? Either way, those are some beauts!

[MrSmithsTB]

Mmmm. Me like.

[Trail X]

Well... I have some leftover change from lunch today... I'm going to start a piggy bank... coilovers here I come!

Is Icon going to actually offer these now? or were these a one-off proto that won't ever come to market?

[The Roadie]

Johnny has the sooper sekrit marketing plans.

[foosh]

Well, are we talking like 800 like i believe you originally spoke of, or like 1300 like 5 top of the line mudders?

[That1Guy]

WOW!! those look GREAT! I will definately be picking up a pair of these as soon as funds allow!

[The Roadie]

Check pirate4x4 or their web site for what Icons normally run.

[foosh]

Hopefully some of my connections will be able to get them for me once Icon launches them.

[Excell]

Good looking parts! The bottom of the assembly, is that aluminum? Any idea what grade?

[bartonmd]

Awesome! Can't wait to see them in action!

Mike

[cowboy63645]

I think I just fell in love!! I now have yet ANOTHER mod to add to my long, long list!!

[teebes]

I can't believe they aren't on your truck yet How was the first night; did you wake up in a cold sweat, run down stairs to see if they were just a dream

[bgwolfpack]

Very pretty.

Have you got them on yet?

What is the time line for you in testing?

Was any testing done previous to you receiving them? If so, what type of data was gathered and how much?

What kind of abuse and how hard will you be testing these? Are you going to find their limit or just play patty cake with them?

If these pass when will they be available, has a time line been reached for roll out?

Was James correct in stating he thought that you would receive the coils and play with them but they will never be produced for market?

It would be nice to get the real scoop.

[irishboy02]

Very pretty.

Have you got them on yet?

What is the time line for you in testing?

Was any testing done previous to you receiving them? If so, what type of data was gathered and how much?

What kind of abuse and how hard will you be testing these? Are you going to find their limit or just play patty cake with them?

If these pass when will they be available, has a time line been reached for roll out?

Was James correct in stating he thought that you would receive the coils and play with them but they will never be produced for market?

It would be nice to get the real scoop.

Jesus, thats like a 15pg final term paper...
Well roadie, your answers?

[bgwolfpack]

Roadie has been teasing us with this forever. It's time for answers.

I may buy these and I want my questions answered and Roadie seems to be the conduit for it since we done have interaction with the manufacturer in this forum.

I would expect a detailed final report on these. As of now I'm only asking for a rough draft and what will be included.

[The Roadie]

Plans:

Continue to scan the job posting sites and network as I do for 2-4 hours EVERY day trying to get back into an engineering job. After a year, I'm starting to see the bottom of my savings.

Do laundry and deep clean one room a day to get ready for house guests to show up Sunday for Thanksgiving. To keep Mrs. Roadie off my ass.

Declutter my shop bench to find my pittman arm puller to work on the Roadiemobile and get stuff ready to pack for next Tue/Wed trip to the desert.

Buy the bolts I need to install the top end of the Icons.

Measure everything and slap them in.

Do one easy trail about 20 miles away just to get a feel for them.

Take them out Tue/Wed to the desert - plan to run about ten trails - mix of rocky hill climbs on 8-16" rocks and flat high speed washboarded sandy river beds. Let other folks drive the Roadiemobile to get other impressions. Patty Cake testing is for the midwest or Florida offroading crew.

Availability and marketing plans are entirely up to OregTrailBlaz, who did a LOT of custom machining and pre-testing up in Oregon. He's the Icon distributor, and without him, the project would never have happened. And Icon's not the first coilover developer who expressed interest - they just came through after the first one declared us to be not an interesting market.

Anybody who wanted their own coilovers could have long ago copied Johnny's machining, or AlekG's fabricator's talent, and done a one-off with ProComp, Sway-a-way, or even Donahoes. What I've been relentless on, with Johnny and other distributors before him who abandoned us, is see if we can get a turnkey catalog product available to anybody with the $$ and no fab skills.

But like Neil and the gas tank skid plate is revealing, which NOBODY except Teebes is signing up for yet, I worry that the hard-core TB offroad market is a dozen trucks. Ever. You guys have to prove us wrong.