Front coilover failure. What to replace with?

[fordracing19]

I have had these Toytec Ultimate coilovers for 6k miles. It started leaking at 4k on a 2k mile trip and bent/broke along the way. They have already sent a replacement strut but I am not comfortable using these. Radflo, Icon, Fox, King? I also want to swap arms while it is tore down if anyone has a recommendation.

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[Inv4drZm]

Radflo, Icon, Fox, King?

You will hear about good and bad experiences from all of them if you dig enough. Whichever one is cheaper and has the coolest color.

 

[Brian3676]

I love my Radflo 2.5's. Great on the street, and good off road. I paired them with Dirt King upper arms. Also great. I have about 10-15K on the set up now, no leaks and good as day one.

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Been happy with my 2.5" Radflo set-up for a while now...

How hard were you driving the vehicle by the way?

 

[RonJR]

That's the classic failure mode of a shock that is too long for the bump stop. (or spaced down too far). The suspension bottoms out on the shock, overstressing it. Is that white disc just above the red spring a top-out spacer? Top spacers can lead to that kind of failure if you bottom out hard.

 

[fordracing19]

That's the classic failure mode of a shock that is too long for the bump stop. (or spaced down too far). The suspension bottoms out on the shock, overstressing it. Is that white disc just above the red spring a top-out spacer? Top spacers can lead to that kind of failure if you bottom out hard.

That is the aluminum top of the Toytec coilover. I simply bolted them on, and added wheel spacers to fit the 285's. Compared to most I wheel easy.

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[aquilon]

If I were buying a front suspension set up today I'd go with

Bilstein 6112
JBA Control arms.

 

[Billynath1988]

Also have the Radflo 2.5 kit with JBA uca's. on for about a year and 10k miles so far.. wheeled it 3 times.. and drive it daily.. wouldn't change a thing as far as that goes.

 

[fordracing19]

Screw Toytec. I thought they would help me get into something different. Looks like Icon will get my money.

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[wadle5]

Screw Toytec. I thought they would help me get into something different. Looks like Icon will get my money.

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Easy rod calm down.............have over 60k on my Ultimate lift and just now looking at a possible new setup as I think mine are coming to an end. I have wheeled mine a moderate amount without issue. I would have to say you either got a lemon or user error on install.

EDIT: Upon further inspection in your last picture the coil just above the tire in the picture is rusted and worn looking like contact at full droop with your UCA....I think you may have them set at too high of a setting and this would explain your premature failure.
As stated over 60k on mine and I live in the midwest with the salty roads in the winter and my shocks don't even look like yours?!


For reference mine I just took a picture of

 

[fordracing19]

Got some Icons.

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