In the same vein as @Taco2Cruiser I like to experiment. I make the smallest incremental change that makes sense and take time to figure out what it did and if it's a positive. With that said, and to piggyback on this thread, what would happen if I put OME Nitros on with stock springs? Would it firm up the ride? Reduce the nose dive on braking? Reduce body roll in turns? Reduce floating and bouncing when going over bumps at speed?
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The Icons seem to be cheaper at $2600 with remot reservoirs. The OME BP's $3400. Why do some say the Icons cost more?
Also a $1k price difference from Icon to base OME seems close though to spring for the Icons and get a better ride and more adjustability no?
Do you guys know of any board group buys or deals?
Also a $1k price difference from Icon to base OME seems close though to spring for the Icons and get a better ride and more adjustability no?
Do you guys know of any board group buys or deals?
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There's three grades of 2.5" wide Icons for our trucks that I know of (there's also 2.0" wide shocks but I'm leaving those out of this discussion for the moment) - I'm going with the no remote-reservoir setup (their least-expensive setup) which are part #s 58660 for the front and 57625P for the rear. Those alone on my invoice total to $1628.43 because I found a highly-discounted new-in-box set for the front from Metaltech 4x4.
The mid-grade (reservoirs but no CDCV - 10 levels of compression adjustment), #s 58760 front and 57825P rear go for MSRP from Icon's site at $2813.85, so I imagine you're finding a vendor that can get you those around $2600?
Their high-end set with CDCV, #s 58760C front and 57825CP rear, are $3359.63 MSRP, so considering that Slee's pricing his BP-51 set at $3400 including KDSS relocation brackets and UCAs, the BP-51s on the high-end with both compression and rebound adjustments are very competitive.
There are also a bunch of Icon kits out there that have lots of "Stage" names in them - mine would be known as their "Stage 1" - but keep in mind they would be happy to sell you their CDCV shocks + their (expensive) UCAs + lower trailing arms for $5600 or so, so it can add up quick.
I'm going to start with the Stage 1 Icon setup and see how happy or unhappy I end up. Maybe I'll find I need the "overkill" units after all, but I like to hope that most multi-thousand dollar suspension setups ought to be pretty good...
The mid-grade (reservoirs but no CDCV - 10 levels of compression adjustment), #s 58760 front and 57825P rear go for MSRP from Icon's site at $2813.85, so I imagine you're finding a vendor that can get you those around $2600?
Their high-end set with CDCV, #s 58760C front and 57825CP rear, are $3359.63 MSRP, so considering that Slee's pricing his BP-51 set at $3400 including KDSS relocation brackets and UCAs, the BP-51s on the high-end with both compression and rebound adjustments are very competitive.
There are also a bunch of Icon kits out there that have lots of "Stage" names in them - mine would be known as their "Stage 1" - but keep in mind they would be happy to sell you their CDCV shocks + their (expensive) UCAs + lower trailing arms for $5600 or so, so it can add up quick.
I'm going to start with the Stage 1 Icon setup and see how happy or unhappy I end up. Maybe I'll find I need the "overkill" units after all, but I like to hope that most multi-thousand dollar suspension setups ought to be pretty good...
