Presa Canario
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Before the search function nazis pour out to give their usual response, let me say I've spent some time searching/reading on this topic. A lot of the replies seem to be from 2014-2015 and I'd just like some fresh opinion.
***Vehicle use- Daily driver w 75% blacktop driving. Will be used on a lot of trips traveling/exploring out west. It will get plenty of off-road use from a wide range of terrain.
I'm looking at the King and Icon ext travel Coilovers w/ remote res and the valving adjusters. From a couple of vendors, they are both within just a few dollars of each other so the price seems to be a wash.
I'm just looking for opinions on both. Preferably from people who have used one of both of them. From all the research and reading it's hard to find any negative comments on either. The only thing I've seen so far is that the Kings are not recommended to be ran higher than 2" (lift) for the best performance (why?). The Icons list a 0"-3.5" lift range. I would be hoping to get close to 3" of lift from these.
On both brands everyone seems to have the same opinion of don't cheap out and not get the adjusters. Everyone says the adjusters are money well spent.
I have used the Icon remote res front shocks (non adjustable) and piggy back rears on my last F250 build. I was very satisfied with them as far as ride comfort (on a 3/4 ton truck). I have zero experience with King, but I'm well aware that they seem to be the "go to" shock for desert/race/extreme off-road.
I would probably just go blindly with the King based on their proven track record alone, but only being able to run them at 2" of lift is a big down side for me. My current 6112 front setup is maxed out on the highest setting and my center hub to bottom of fender measurement is just barely 22". This is almost a full inch shorter than what I see the majority of people getting on their 5th gens with a front lift application (when maxed out). Some may say it's only an inch, but an inch on a 4Runner is a a lot. I do not want to eat up my CV's with bad angles, but I don't see many people having this problem with the full 3" lifts.
Both are 100% rebuildable. It seems the Icons may be a bit more expensive to rebuild from a few reports. A lot of people say the king Coilovers must be taken off to adjust them, but that's not actually true. The vehicle just needs to be lifted and allow the suspension to droop. I'd most likely do the same thing with the Icons to keep from gauling the threads.
So.....what would you pick and why? King or Icon? Anything negative to say about either of them? Any way around only getting 2" out of the Kings?
***Vehicle use- Daily driver w 75% blacktop driving. Will be used on a lot of trips traveling/exploring out west. It will get plenty of off-road use from a wide range of terrain.
I'm looking at the King and Icon ext travel Coilovers w/ remote res and the valving adjusters. From a couple of vendors, they are both within just a few dollars of each other so the price seems to be a wash.
I'm just looking for opinions on both. Preferably from people who have used one of both of them. From all the research and reading it's hard to find any negative comments on either. The only thing I've seen so far is that the Kings are not recommended to be ran higher than 2" (lift) for the best performance (why?). The Icons list a 0"-3.5" lift range. I would be hoping to get close to 3" of lift from these.
On both brands everyone seems to have the same opinion of don't cheap out and not get the adjusters. Everyone says the adjusters are money well spent.
I have used the Icon remote res front shocks (non adjustable) and piggy back rears on my last F250 build. I was very satisfied with them as far as ride comfort (on a 3/4 ton truck). I have zero experience with King, but I'm well aware that they seem to be the "go to" shock for desert/race/extreme off-road.
I would probably just go blindly with the King based on their proven track record alone, but only being able to run them at 2" of lift is a big down side for me. My current 6112 front setup is maxed out on the highest setting and my center hub to bottom of fender measurement is just barely 22". This is almost a full inch shorter than what I see the majority of people getting on their 5th gens with a front lift application (when maxed out). Some may say it's only an inch, but an inch on a 4Runner is a a lot. I do not want to eat up my CV's with bad angles, but I don't see many people having this problem with the full 3" lifts.
Both are 100% rebuildable. It seems the Icons may be a bit more expensive to rebuild from a few reports. A lot of people say the king Coilovers must be taken off to adjust them, but that's not actually true. The vehicle just needs to be lifted and allow the suspension to droop. I'd most likely do the same thing with the Icons to keep from gauling the threads.
So.....what would you pick and why? King or Icon? Anything negative to say about either of them? Any way around only getting 2" out of the Kings?
