Icons or fox for cold weather ?

[justvettn]

What are you guys doing for the grease nipple on the rear icons? That kinda worries me too playing in mud is there covers you can get?

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No grease niple on the shock.

 

[Off Road WannaBe]

Then what's this? An air vent?

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[BIRDMAN]

Then what's this? An air vent?

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You're probably looking at the nitrogen fill or the bleeder port. I can't see your picture.

 

[Madcowranch]

No, that's a beer tap.

 

[ICONRep]

I wanted to touch on some points about this that I think may be going a little sideways. There is no doubt ICON is located in the dry desert of Southern California as most the major shock companies are, but we have experience with shocks in many conditions and elements considering our worldwide customer base. The harsh winter elements and chemicals can be treacherous to any part on a vehicle including the shocks. With that said the location of the Raptor shock also is vulnerable to much more abuse then other truck models out there. When you live here in California vehicles may require little to no maintenance vs. people I know in Canada that take their high quality shocks, wheels/tires off during the winter to keep from getting literally destroyed. The unique design of our valve allows you to adjust its position using the knob that comes pre-installed on the shock. If any dirt or debris gets inside the knob it can simply be removed by loosening the allen head set screw that holds it to the valve. The valve can still be adjusted with the knob off, it will just require the use of an allen wrench. Our valve was engineered with detents which are what hold the valve in the desired tuning position. We specifically designed our valve this way to cater to both daily driven vehicles and race applications.

As with any part on a vehicle its functionality and longevity is in the hands of the owner to take necessary steps to prevent rust and corrosion on all parts whether OEM or aftermarket. ICON uses high quality materials and coatings, but nothing can “100% resist” what some of you deal with on a yearly basis. If you know you are driving through snow, mud, or chemicals cleaning your truck often is a must. This goes for all the components, factory or aftermarket, mounted under the vehicle. Being proactive with this will help prevent harmful buildup of grime and corrosion, which prolongs seal life on shocks and functionality of components.

 

[ICONRep]

Man there's some silliness involved with this subject.
Maybe I'll just rebuild the stockers or wait to see which goes on sale first...
Depressing that there's not more objective opinions out there.

I will offer a positive point to you.....we use a premium grade 7w mil spec oil in our shocks that is designed to perform on a stable level whether in extreme heat or extreme cold situations.

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What are you guys doing for the grease nipple on the rear icons? That kinda worries me too playing in mud is there covers you can get?

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WannaBe....in short that is a bleeder port used to bleed the air out of the shocks during assembly or servicing. This helps us ensure there is no air trapped in the shock which can cause internal cavitation. This bleeder is a race inspired feature for those that need to make a bypass spring, poppet, or fluid port change. We can simply unscrew the valve to change what we need, reassemble, crack the bleeder port, and go roost with out removing the shock. Comes in handy

 

[Yukon Joe]

I have the Fox 3.0s all around. Never had any issue in the winter time.

Regarding the rubber boot, mine had come loose a couple of times. I grab a new tie wrap and put it back in place. If you are tearing apart the stock spastic cover, then I would think you will shred the boot...

The body of my shocks show light corrosion from the salt.

Really, if you are looking to jump your truck. Then yeah, you might want to consider upgrading. Otherwise, the stock are already great shocks. And it's easy to find take offs.

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

I love my ICONs, but my clickers froze up as well after just one Michigan winter. I can get them going with lube and a wrench. I called Icon and they wanted me to pull the set screw. They of course are corroded also. I will be lubing them up this fall before winter comes packing them in grease like they do here at the salt plant. As far as people complaining about their stock shocks corroding, My stockers lasted a lot longer than the ICONs did before starting to corrode. I'm not complaining, but rust happens.

lol poverty shocks

 

[BIRDMAN]

lol poverty shocks

RPG must be so proud of you. Get a life.

 

[ntm]

I was going to say, the winters in Glendale pretty cold ?