ICON UCA (Delta Joint) Dust Covers

[Utah_4runner]

Hey All,
I just got myself some Icon UCA's along with the rest of my lift, and want to get some of the dust covers that Icon sells. The issue is that they are $45 bucks! I don't want to pay that much for two small aluminum pieces. Does anybody have some, and if so could you get me some dimensions? I am thinking I might try to 3d model them and then do some 3d printing to make them. If you have any alternative suggestions as well, that would be great!

Thanks!

 

[Utah_4runner]

Pre-Concept Section View

 

[Icon_Adrian]

Looks good man. Having a 3D Printer would be amazing for this very thing.

 

[dagen]

Hey All,
I just got myself some Icon UCA's along with the rest of my lift, and want to get some of the dust covers that Icon sells. The issue is that they are $45 bucks! I don't want to pay that much for two small aluminum pieces. Does anybody have some, and if so could you get me some dimensions? I am thinking I might try to 3d model them and then do some 3d printing to make them. If you have any alternative suggestions as well, that would be great!

Thanks!

I don't have the delta joints, but I do have the regular tubular control arms and the dust covers. The diameter on mine is: 2.463"

If I remember correctly, mine did not have any part that stuck straight down under the dome (Like you have in your CAD). It was just a flat cover and two adhesive disks.

Hope this helps. . .

 

[Utah_4runner]

I don't have the delta joints, but I do have the regular tubular control arms and the dust covers. The diameter on mine is: 2.463"

If I remember correctly, mine did not have any part that stuck straight down under the dome (Like you have in your CAD). It was just a flat cover and two adhesive disks.

Hope this helps. . .

The covers for the tubuluar w/uniball and the delta joint are the same. I'd like to design them so that they are press fit, and don't need the adhesive... it just seems like too much a paint to clean/grease them.

So the outside diameter is 2.463? I found this picture on a tacoma forum, and I assume that theirs are the same pretty much. Do you have the dimension of that inner ring part? I guess I could just measure off of my control arm

Who would want to buy some if I could print them for a reasonable price?

 

[Offcamber]

I like the idea of a press fit cap, but I also don't mind dealing with the adhesive rings. My only complaint is the $11 + shipping and tax ICON wants for replacements. My head started to hurt trying to sort through the 3M website for which neoprene adhesive ICON includes in the kit. I need to make another attempt to find an alternative.

 

[dagen]

I like the idea of a press fit cap, but I also don't mind dealing with the adhesive rings. My only complaint is the $11 + shipping and tax ICON wants for replacements. My head started to hurt trying to sort through the 3M website for which neoprene adhesive ICON includes in the kit. I need to make another attempt to find an alternative.

When I bought mine Icon sent one set of installation adhesive rings and one set of replacement adhesive rings along with the caps.

 

[dagen]

The covers for the tubuluar w/uniball and the delta joint are the same. I'd like to design them so that they are press fit, and don't need the adhesive... it just seems like too much a paint to clean/grease them.

So the outside diameter is 2.463? I found this picture on a tacoma forum, and I assume that theirs are the same pretty much. Do you have the dimension of that inner ring part? I guess I could just measure off of my control arm

Who would want to buy some if I could print them for a reasonable price?

Sorry, I don't have the inner dimension.
I couldn't get my calipers in the with the dust caps and the joint installed. Hope somebody else can chime in for you.

 

[Utah_4runner]

No worries, I'll pull some measurements off of mine in the next couple of days. The battery in my calipers died

 

[Craig Pratt]

Any update on the 3D printed press fit dust caps?

 

[Icon_Adrian]

The Delta Joint UCA's how no moving parts underneath the cap. I imagine a 3D printed cap for a Delta Joint arm would be much easier then the uniball version.

 

[BendRunner]

Any update on this?

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[str8flexed]

Any update on this?

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Interested in an update as well. Just put on delta joints!

 

[gaterose]

Haven't been active here in over a decade and bumping an 8-year-old thread :behindsofa: but here I go.

One of the dust caps for my Icon UCAs fell off a while back and after rebuilding the UCAs this weekend, I stumbled upon this unfinished thread.

I designed these myself (with a little help from [MENTION=165]momo.75[/MENTION]) and thought I'd share here in case others are interested. Despite all of the progress in 3D printing, I was surprised I couldn't find anyone who completed (and shared) this project.

Icon Vehicle Dynamics Upper Control Arm Dust Cap

Some notes -
1 - I was not able to make it press fit, I tried several ideas didn't feel comfortable that any would last more than one fire road. If anyone has any ideas I'd be glad to give it a try as these only cost about $0.70/ea to print.

1a - I did find some 60mm adhesive circles on AliExpress and am doing more or less what this guy did - DIY Icon UCA Cap Adhesive Rings. I was able to get 20 circles, a circle cutter, and a punch set for less than the cost of one set of the Icon rings.

2 - the domed cap will take substantial sanding to look clean due to the way additive printing works (again open to ideas to improve the model).

3 - I printed from PETG which should hold up well to heat and UV, but again at $0.70/ea I can print hundreds of these before I hit the cost to replace the one billet cap that I lost.