Fox vs Icon random discussion thread

[justvettn]

Overland Journal recently performed a shock shootout on with a Jeep. The contestants were Old Man Emu, Rancho, Fox, ICON, and Bilstein.

Rancho came in 1st. Fox came in last. True story.

http://overlandjournal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/44-45.jpg

Do you have a page 2 for this article, I dont see the results?

 

[ntm]

Overland Journal recently performed a shock shootout on with a Jeep. The contestants were Old Man Emu, Rancho, Fox, ICON, and Bilstein.

Rancho came in 1st. Fox came in last. True story.

http://overlandjournal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/44-45.jpg

Good lord.
Those shocks have absolutely zero in common with the fox/icon 3.0.

Fox came in first in my own little fox/icon 3.0 shoot out.... Better daily driver ride, better performance over a wider range of speeds and terrain types than the icons.
The icons want glass smooth pavement (California, Arizona, etc.), high speed big whoops and rollers. God help you if you try to adjust your line mid corner or run too hot into short fast braking chop. Feels like the suspension is welded solid. Digressive damping is very much a double edged sword. If you're not using a substantial amount of shaft travel, it usually feels like they're very over damped.
Offroad suspension should be compliant, not resistive. Digressive is more appropriate for on road use in my opinion, based on my experiences with the icon coilovers.

 

[Raptizzle]

Is this the bomb we've all been waiting for?

Birdman whispered "boom" to himself when he hit reply.

 

[MotuMute]

Here **** da BOOM! Game over. True story.

 

[mudblood]

Overland Journal recently performed a shock shootout on with a Jeep. The contestants were Old Man Emu, Rancho, Fox, ICON, and Bilstein.

Rancho came in 1st. Fox came in last. True story.

http://overlandjournal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/44-45.jpg

Jesus......birdman I was making a joke!!!!

Seriously in the world of top line shocks I expect there is not much difference between Icon, Fox, King....etc. My preference is Icon from my humble experience but I am sure the top dogs are all very close together in performance and quality.

Rancho....................................ummm ..not so much!

 

[MotuMute]

This shit never gets old lol. What else would we argue about - midflaps and tonneau covers? Always always entertaining keep it coming!

 

[justvettn]

How about Monroe's? I hear they are pretty awesome.

That could be what your truck has from the factory?

 

[BIRDMAN]

Good lord.
Those shocks have absolutely zero in common with the fox/icon 3.0.

Fox came in first in my own little fox/icon 3.0 shoot out.... Better daily driver ride, better performance over a wider range of speeds and terrain types than the icons.
The icons want glass smooth pavement (California, Arizona, etc.), high speed big whoops and rollers. God help you if you try to adjust your line mid corner or run too hot into short fast braking chop. Feels like the suspension is welded solid. Digressive damping is very much a double edged sword. If you're not using a substantial amount of shaft travel, it usually feels like they're very over damped.
Offroad suspension should be compliant, not resistive. Digressive is more appropriate for on road use in my opinion, based on my experiences with the icon coilovers.

Yeah but imagine how compliant Rancho 2.0s would be.

 

[ntm]

Yeah but imagine how compliant Rancho 2.0s would be.

All the way to the bumps !

 

[Chris's FX4]

That could be what your truck has from the factory?

If they are, then they're awesome. Who doesn't love a lose rear end when things get bumpy?