Adjustable upper A-arm?

[loki_13]

The icon upper arms already come polished and clear anodized. does anyone know if it is possible to "re-anodize" or powder coat an anodized piece? As a note, the polished/clear anodized finish on these arms is exceptional and stood up nicely to some serious northeast road salt and garbage.

Yes, You can strip, polish and re-anodize. I dont know who icon uses but in this neck of the woods most all companies use the same company.

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The ICONs are adjustable while on the truck. They have threaded adjustment collars around the heim ends which you can set to longer than stock by hand prior to installing them. Then the alignment tech can use a small spanner to dial in your caster and camber without removing them.

They also have an o-ring sealed uniball cap that helps keep the grit out of the uniball cup which was good for me being in the salt belt. So far I have been very happy with the product and honestly I'm not sure what they did for the ride since I did ICON 3.0s at the same time, any improvement was washed out.

Please explain the adjustment while on the car? I have not seen this done before. Would be interesting. Do you have pictures?

 

[BIRDMAN]

Yes, You can strip, polish and re-anodize. I dont know who icon uses but in this neck of the woods most all companies use the same company.

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Please explain the adjustment while on the car? I have not seen this done before. Would be interesting. Do you have pictures?

You can search my thorough installation thread for a more in depth explanation but the basics are as follows. There is an adjustment sleeve that threads in to each side of the arm. Then the heim joints thread inside the adjustment sleeves. When you turn the adjustment sleeves with a spanner wrench, it then either lengthens or shortens the length of the arm. When you're done adjusting there are 2 bolts on each side of the arm that tighten down the pinch seam, locking the adjustment sleeves and heim joints in to place.

but you knew all of that, so continue with your underlying ambush attempt. Hopefully for your sake it goes better than your bump stop kit and lower arm posts.

 

[wiz1500]

but you knew all of that, so continue with your underlying ambush attempt. Hopefully for your sake it goes better than your bump stop kit and lower arm posts.

Now that was funny

 

[TAZMAN]

I would of though the adjustment on the car part would of been self explanatory when looking at the arms but maybe not for those who are not mechanically inclined.

The arms arrived Friday and the lights arrived Saturday morning. A big thanks to Raptor Addict for the great service. I installed the lights on Saturday and it was a lengthy process. I'm sure most just mount them and go but I wanted them perfectly centered in the opening and there is a build variance in the bumper so I had to mount the assy with 1 bolt then measure everything about 10 times and create slots in the brackets so I could move them to an exact point so the lights were perfect from side to side. The install itself is pretty easy but if you want them perfect then plan on spending a little time with them. The upper A arms were installed on Sunday morning and went smooth. I set the camber with a inclinometer and the toe with a toe bar so it can at least be driven to the alignment shop today. The upper A arm adjusters were easy to move on the ground and I gained the track width back by moving the lower arms out to the full adjustment. Just make sure when you purchase theses arms, take everything apart and anti-seize them really good. It will prevent a lot of issues.

 

[loki_13]

You can search my thorough installation thread for a more in depth explanation but the basics are as follows. There is an adjustment sleeve that threads in to each side of the arm. Then the heim joints thread inside the adjustment sleeves. When you turn the adjustment sleeves with a spanner wrench, it then either lengthens or shortens the length of the arm. When you're done adjusting there are 2 bolts on each side of the arm that tighten down the pinch seam, locking the adjustment sleeves and heim joints in to place.

but you knew all of that, so continue with your underlying ambush attempt. Hopefully for your sake it goes better than your bump stop kit and lower arm posts.

There is no underlying ambush just a simple question. Like I stated, I have never seen it done before and am interested in how it works. I looked at the thread That you mentioned and am not seeing the detailed pictures. Does the threaded "boss" have a notch down the side to clamp down on the heim when you tighten the pinch bolts? Way to think out of the box Icon.

As for the bump stop kit its plain and simple. The part is beautiful. Lots of fab time and machining into it. Work of Art! But, why pay more for a smaller bump stop? The lower arm....... dont remember posting on that one. Went back to see if I did but didnt see a post by me. Camburg produces some of the best products. I have done some R&D if you would call it that on the 4.5" beams. I have plenty of their parts in my garage right now. I would never and have never bad mouth them in the 10 plus years I have affiliated my self with them.

Great write up on the arm can be found here... http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f92/...-0-coilovers-billet-upper-control-arms-20970/

 

[TAZMAN]

Does the threaded "boss" have a notch down the side to clamp down on the heim when you tighten the pinch bolts? Way to think out of the box Icon.
Great write up on the arm can be found here... http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f92/...-0-coilovers-billet-upper-control-arms-20970/

The boss does have a slot in it and holes for a spanner wrench for adjustment with the truck on the ground or on the lift. I put the rear heim at 3.5 turns out and the adjuster at 2.5 turns. The front heim was put at 2.5turns and the adjuster sleeve was put at 2.5 turns also. With the lower A-arms adjusted all the way out and locked down, this gives enough adjustment in the top Arm to get the caster and camber in spec. with the adjusters screwed in pretty far. Looks awesome and gives the most strength to the adjuster. These trucks have some build variance so you may need a little extra adjustment on yours.

 

[BIRDMAN]

There is no underlying ambush just a simple question. Like I stated, I have never seen it done before and am interested in how it works. I looked at the thread That you mentioned and am not seeing the detailed pictures. Does the threaded "boss" have a notch down the side to clamp down on the heim when you tighten the pinch bolts? Way to think out of the box Icon.

As for the bump stop kit its plain and simple. The part is beautiful. Lots of fab time and machining into it. Work of Art! But, why pay more for a smaller bump stop? The lower arm....... dont remember posting on that one. Went back to see if I did but didnt see a post by me. Camburg produces some of the best products. I have done some R&D if you would call it that on the 4.5" beams. I have plenty of their parts in my garage right now. I would never and have never bad mouth them in the 13 plus years I have affiliated my self with them.

Great write up on the arm can be found here... http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f92/...-0-coilovers-billet-upper-control-arms-20970/

This is the write up I was referring to. And the post you linked is also my thread.
http://www.fordraptorforum.com/showthread.php?p=357720