Rear ICONS & mounts...

[Java]

Here is your link:

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f184/upper-lower-rear-shock-mount-reinforcement-plates-31305/

 

[skyscraper]

Im going to make some of those for my truck. They are pretty basic.

 

[justvettn]

I dont see the tops helping all that much, but the bottom looks well built.

 

[vince7870]

the upper mounts do tend to break sometimes after they are clearanced we have a had a few- even ones that arent clearanced running foxes. Its a definate week point. Its easy to reenforce them.

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when shock valving is more aggressive it puts more pressure on the mounts- it doesnt have anything to do with bottoming the shock most times

also a note of consideration.

if you guys look at the bar the rear shock mount is attached to it is a 2 piece square bar with and upper and lower half. if you look at the welding job on that bar you will realize its just a horrible design and at least my weld looks as though it was done by a 5yr old. the mechanic who repaired my truck said it had nothing to do with the mount being clearances but rather a manufacturing defect in the way this bar was manufactured. (solid bar there would never fail-not sure why its a 2 piece?)

I had a suspension creaking noise that was driving me batty. turns out it was the initial failure at this point and the 2 pieces of metal where rubbing every time the shock cycled. its ultimate demise was that monster pothole that perfectly slammed that left rear wheel which as previously states had recently been stiffened up...rebound and compression. my bumpstop shaft was only clean half way meaning it didn't even bottom out. the stiff shock was the final straw for a weak point. I'm assuming those that have never had the problem have a very good welded bar and the ones that do have the problem, have the sloppy bubba bubba weld that will eventually fail.

 

[Huck]

So one known fox mount failure and 4-5 icon failures to date? Hmm

And no reported factory fox issues to date and no reported king failures.

 

[Hockster]

its not a weak point with the stock shocks... But as with and mod you do that increases performance of a stock system you transfer energy else where and the result is other things get broken...

 

[RLTW]

So one known fox mount failure and 4-5 icon failures to date? Hmm

And no reported factory fox issues to date and no reported king failures.

Someones always gotta be that guy lol

 

[vince7870]

So one known fox mount failure and 4-5 icon failures to date? Hmm

And no reported factory fox issues to date and no reported king failures.

Just my 2cents man don't get yourself all riled up. The adjustability of the shock and me stiffening them up with the bar that wasn't welded properly and yes a grinded mount all added up to a failure.

I
M gonna post a pic of my welds and you tell me with the added stress if they're weren't going to fail.

 

[Huck]

I'm not riled up. This is root cause analysis.

Look at the info / data without making assumptions to find the point of failure and the causation.

 

[vince7870]

Stock weld job...other side. Just seems sloppy and incomplete




This is the mount that broke...note the 2 part support that just came apart



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You can see the abrasion and rust marks from not being a complete weld and that little movement eventullly lead to failure.

In my opinion!