Anyone having issues with Icon Coilovers?

@AccuTune Offroad do you guys rebuild and/or tune icon coilovers as well or only fox and kings? Been meaning to ask you guys this.

 

Fox and King only

 

Including Icon with the other brands that have the solid heim lower strut bushing, has anyone experienced that joint wearing out? I have 60k miles on my remote Icon 2.0s and the lower bushing siezed onto the bolt and spacer - has become oblong and clunks around as if it's a cammed...uneven rotation and noise...what's the protocol on repairing said bushing? I'm in the extreme cold temps and had good luck with no leaking and one rebuild. I just bought some 2.5s with 700lb springs for my bumper and winch... can I rebuild/revamp my old 2.0s lowers?

 

I found a local shop to do it, shipping them to icon was kind of cost prohibitive for me. The local guys did mention a different brand of seals that were supposed to be better, though I'm not sure if that was a load of crap or not. But was willing to try it on the second rebuild.

I'd find whoever in your area can do it, I believe those lower bushings are rebuildable, unless the actual eyelets are broken.

 

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. I have a local shop and the eyelets are not broken, tho they are not circular but oval...the bushings ate rattling around but I'll see if I can just swap out the lower billet coil perch, worse case...thanks!

 

I'm thinking these might work for those not living in the desert, well, anywhere, really:
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3077-001

I'm going to grab a set and try them out...

 

Icon sells the bushings, heim bearing, and spirolox snap rings as a kit:

$78 ICON Lower Coilover Bearing/Spacer Kit, Compatible with Tacoma/FJ Cruiser/4Runner, 611067

https://www.amazon.com/ICON-Coilover-Bearing-Compatible-611067/dp/B08YPB7VQC

Install with new bolt coated in anti-seize or cosmoline. Use a nylok nut to prevent loosening.

In my Tacoma's case, the bushing's small-diameter shank portion sheared off inside the heim bearing, causing the bolt to be jammed up in it. This was after two years of use, so it wasn't rust-seized. I was eventually able to spin the bolt out with an impact. I replaced the bushings and bearing with the Icon kit. C-clamp style ball joint press came in handy with pushing the bearing out.



It's a systemic problem with any coilover that uses heim lower bearings, because they come in a standard COM-10 size with 5/8" bore, which is about 15.8mm. The bolt is 14mm. That leaves a reducer bushing with less than a millimeter wall thickness.