80 shock thread - familiar territory could use update

[DylanICON]

Please, please tell me you have plans of making a low lift option (0" 1" or even 2") option? The industry desperately needs a second option from the tired 861/862 combo. Looking forward to all future developments!

Its possible down the road but we will see what the response is to these 3" ones when we start to ship them next month.

the reason we ended up at the 3" height is based on maximizing the shock first based on stock bump stops, then backing out the rates and lengths to use all the travel of the shock.

if we did a shorter coil it would need a shorter shock and you wouldn't be getting all the travel possible.

 

[jtwopark]

no updates cause the aussies are free spirited!! lol! everything takes longer cause they have british blood! damn british...ruin everything.

 

[half k cruiser]

Wait, are we still talking about the custom slinky spring / icon shock kit, or is this the dobinson kit ? Do we have a ballpark cost yet so I know how much x mas money to hold a side ?

 

[absalom]

^This. Would love an ETA and price estimate before I pull the trigger on some OME's. Dylan, is a custom length spring out of the question?

 

[hamishpotter]

^ x2

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[Death Star]

^X3

 

[DylanICON]

^This. Would love an ETA and price estimate before I pull the trigger on some OME's. Dylan, is a custom length spring out of the question?

Unfortunately making custom length springs is not very feasible.

actually a spacer on the stock spring is viable. it gives you effectively more free ht for a longer shock and a soft rate if your looking for something in the 1" range

 

[97 greenmonster]

Any idea on price yet?

 

[nuclearlemon]

so, after a new fox shock started leaking and had to be sent in for warranty in six months, i've been running with a tired ome in it's place and think i may go back to ome. i was running omes with a slee 4" on the marshmallow and they rode fine. only reason i went fox was the shocks were over 8 years old and the two rears literally fell apart when i pulled them off to pull the suspension.

the icon's are tempting, but i already spent a fortune on the foxes only to be completely disappointed. i can't see spending more of a fortune on a gamble

 

[97 greenmonster]

Any updates?

 

[Death Star]

Any news?

 

[warezdog]

I think we're going to have to wait on Frank to bring in some from Columbia, I just don't hold up hope for a 2.5 with res for under a grand anywhere else.

 

[hamishpotter]

Come on @FloridaFJ80 !

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[Death Star]

Man, I just put some crap front shocks on my rig because the bottom stud broke off one. I've been waiting to hear about this. I think I'll just go with the stage one Icons. Maybe I can wait a while longer.

 

[concretejungle]

I hate to be the one to say this but this story line is kind of common.... not saying Icon is slacking but we are dealing with a new system that gets hyped up and may be nothing more than that. I know all the hype about Frankie offroad stuff took for ever to get to the market and then it was only there in limited quantities and dried up.

I would love to see the slinky setup with Icon shocks... but i am not going to hold my breath on it. Icon already has some good shock options for lifts out there.

 

[FloridaFJ80]

Hey Guys Sorry I am late to the party!!

Dobinson Update: Container full of inventory is enroute to the US. This will make everything a ton easier for all of us. I have been paying airfreight (DHL) from the land down under and it just gets to expensive.

My new level stance kit is set to arrive on Monday so I can install it in my new project 40th anniversary (yes another one!) This rig will get the OME Heavy equivalent so 850J up front and 863 in the rear but of course in Dobinson. Height will be around 2.5 -3" lift. Those shock PN are C59-170 up front and C59-315 in the rear. They will be mated to my Dobinson Monotube Reservior shocks. These are comparable to the Icon 2.5" shocks. Price on these will be around $399 a shock.

 

[LFD2037]

$400 per shock? I'm out on those. What about non-reservoir? I don't haul ass on washboard roads for hours at a time or jump my truck. In my case, resi's are a waste of money.

 

[decoco]

not in need question of rally stuff here, but I've always wondered what the King Suspension Spring+ Shock would compare with and if anyone has had good experience with it. They sell no lift, 2 and 3 I think at reasonable prices and have always been told that King is a great brand by my South African friend.

 

[FloridaFJ80]

$400 per shock? I'm out on those. What about non-reservoir? I don't haul ass on washboard roads for hours at a time or jump my truck. In my case, resi's are a waste of money.

Dobinson twin tube shocks: $130 a piece.

http://www.dobinsonusa.com/suspension/suspension-shock-absorbers-struts/

 

[warezdog]

Dobinson twin tube shocks: $130 a piece.

Shock Absorbers & Struts | Dobinson USA Inc.

So you'll be carrying both?