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Just for consideration - Fox shock shafts are rockwell hardness of 45 on the HRc scale, King shafts are 23. So the fox shocks should resist abrasion a lot better. However, it's cheap insurance for either one. I'm kinda tired of listening to my fox shocks creak all the time, so I'm not in the fox camp by any means.
The big lower joints on most of them do a good job of protecting the lower bushing. I'm not sure a skid is necessary for any functional reason. I don't think you'd damage the shock's function without breaking off the shock mount entirely, but it will keep them pretty. And the shaft protection may have a good functional purpose. Fox and others should follow OME and Toyota's designs that protect the shaft.
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08-08-2017, 10:31 AM
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OP here. Wanted to follow up and post what an excellent product FJ Toyman makes. The build quality and fit is excellent and this design is supper strong and will protect the shock bottom end. Now I just need to figure something to protect the shaft from pitting damage. As mentioned earlier, this type of protection should be considered mandatory for any high end shock.
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those look like they would work great! if only they had something that would fit the bp-51
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08-08-2017, 10:33 AM
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For the Procomp boots, do you worry if they are designed for 2.5" or just buy whatever and slice them open along their length anyway and zip tie top and bottom. I see some manufacturers offer 2.5" but those are more like $30 a pair instead of $7. I also bumped into Dirt Bagz product which is a Velcro design but seems it is more intended for coil-over applications.
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mine were the $10 procomp ones. I bought clear and black. I prefer the clear
They fit fine. I've installed them without slicing on a second set of rear shocks, and I cut the bottom off to allow them to breathe. They were a snug fit on the shock body, but that's a good thing.
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08-08-2017, 10:34 AM
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Toyota does a lot of the little things right when it comes to making these things durable. When we're complaining about not having auto headlights - I try to remember that we don't have shitty engineering like this gem from Chevy. Imagine trying to figure out how to keep from damaging these shocks.
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08-14-2017, 07:00 PM
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For the Procomp boots, do you worry if they are designed for 2.5" or just buy whatever and slice them open along their length anyway and zip tie top and bottom. I see some manufacturers offer 2.5" but those are more like $30 a pair instead of $7. I also bumped into Dirt Bagz product which is a Velcro design but seems it is more intended for coil-over applications.
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These fit my Fox 2.5's: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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08-14-2017, 07:12 PM
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Just got mine installed today
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09-28-2017, 10:30 AM
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Hey guys
Can anyone confirm ICON shin guards fitment with KING 2.5 rears?
FJ Toyman looks tough but no real shaft protection from pitting.. I'm leaving boots as a Plan B
edit: bonus points for pics
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09-28-2017, 02:19 PM
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Hey guys
Can anyone confirm ICON shin guards fitment with KING 2.5 rears?
FJ Toyman looks tough but no real shaft protection from pitting.. I'm leaving boots as a Plan B
edit: bonus points for pics
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The Icons are not compatible.
I have something in the works.
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10-01-2017, 09:07 AM
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Hey guys
Can anyone confirm ICON shin guards fitment with KING 2.5 rears?
FJ Toyman looks tough but no real shaft protection from pitting.. I'm leaving boots as a Plan B
edit: bonus points for pics
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OP here. I ended up just installing cheap Procomp blue boots sliced along the length and zip tie. They may tend to catch and accumulate mud and stuff at the bottom since they kind of make a little pouch collector but I know they will do a great job protecting against the sand pitting. I really like the FJ Toyman skids and how they mount with the side bolt is excellent protection.
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10-01-2017, 11:05 AM
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OP here. I ended up just installing cheap Procomp blue boots sliced along the length and zip tie. They may tend to catch and accumulate mud and stuff at the bottom since they kind of make a little pouch collector but I know they will do a great job protecting against the sand pitting. I really like the FJ Toyman skids and how they mount with the side bolt is excellent protection.
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good call on the shaft protection
I've got my sliced boots attached pretty low, to keep some junk from hitting the lower spherical bearing. unfortunately with the kings, the lower rod end bearing is the larger 16T ($$$) instead of the com10T.
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10-01-2017, 04:36 PM
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The Icons are not compatible.
I have something in the works.
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NOW I am interested in this!
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That roost guard on the forward face is smart.
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Compatible with parking brake lines?
To the OP's question, how is anybody else running the Icon guards to be compatible with their parking brake lines (driver's side, especially)?
No photos since I just dry fit them before trying to bolt them on last week, but it seems with moderate travel, the Icon design would jam right up to the parking brake sheaths.
Running a Radflo LT setup, but I'd imagine most any other manufacturer is going to be similar.
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Where can I get a set of these?
EDIT: Never mind. Found them: https://www.bpfabricating.com/collec...4-shock-guards
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