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Tstrausburg
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No clearance loss unless you count the thickness of the steel that mounts to the bottom of the frame. Plenty of stuff that’s lower.
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Thanks for the response. Glad you mentioned it mounts below the frame. I have a full artec belly skid plate that I think won't allow this to fit now. Flush on the bottom and removes the parts like the cross bar that hang below the frame.
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It will still work. You’d just have to share the holes. Here’s their IOM. You have to tuck it under some points anyway. Or you just have em welded on by a shop. Doubt you’d be able to find a bolt on, frame mounted slider that wouldn’t have to tie into the bottom frame holes. Emphasis on frame mounted. There are plenty of body mount options like Rusty’s or ACE. I thought about those as well. I just ended up settling on a frame mounted option.
https://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/instruction-manuals/?sku=25172
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I might make a video after install with tips to help others. I couldnt really find much beyond this thread about the install.
Hey how are you liking these a few months? I am installing them now and wondered specifically about the rear outriggers - did you have to drill several holes into the frame on the rear? The instructions vaguely mention this might be needed. I was lining it all up and noticed it needed at least 2 in each rear. I also didnt get the "drill template" they say is included.
I might make a video after install with tips to help others. I couldnt really find much beyond this thread about the install.
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I love em! Took them to Uwharrie and got some use out of them. They are very solid and the even with some good contact on rocks, the powder coating held up pretty good.
As for install, yeah. They kind of crapped the bed there. Their is no template. I called and asked them and they said that they stopped sending them because of slight variances from vehicle to vehicle.
You will need to drill holes in the frame. The hardest ones for me where the ones in the middle connection. I absolutely did not want to have to install, mark the holes, take off the sliders, drill the holes are reinstall. So I have a local shop drill those for me with the sliders already on.
Overall, extremely pleased with them. I was resting on one when I was wheeling and there was zero flex in them. I can send some pictures of the holes and the trail damage if you want. Just let me know and good luck with the install!
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Well 3-4 hours later I’m about to return them.
Both sliders seem to be “short” of the alignment needed for the rear outrigger frame hole. I say this because the passenger side slider lines up perfectly to the holes that already exist in the frame on the center and front outrigger. Nothing we could do could get the rear pushed/flexed back another 1/8th to 1/4th of an inch to reach alignment.
Second the driver side rail seems warped completely. The rear hole doesn’t align but the front of the rail expands so far out away from the truck it is a solid 1 inch + from reaching a place where you could force the bolt in. I don’t think any shifting or flexing of the driver side rail would fix this. I think for the passenger rail I could potentially drill out the sliders rear hole to be larger. But I’d be drilling into the slider.
This is all just to get them on and mark the drill holes before taking them back off.
Passenger one also had a large scuff out of the box.
Both sliders seem to be “short” of the alignment needed for the rear outrigger frame hole. I say this because the passenger side slider lines up perfectly to the holes that already exist in the frame on the center and front outrigger. Nothing we could do could get the rear pushed/flexed back another 1/8th to 1/4th of an inch to reach alignment.
Second the driver side rail seems warped completely. The rear hole doesn’t align but the front of the rail expands so far out away from the truck it is a solid 1 inch + from reaching a place where you could force the bolt in. I don’t think any shifting or flexing of the driver side rail would fix this. I think for the passenger rail I could potentially drill out the sliders rear hole to be larger. But I’d be drilling into the slider.
This is all just to get them on and mark the drill holes before taking them back off.
Passenger one also had a large scuff out of the box.
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Kind of sad cause they look good and seem like they are super solid. I emailed Icon and will see what they say. Also tried calling and it says their office is open from 8-5pm (which it was 9am pacific when I called) and got their voicemail.
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Sounds like they may have sent you the wrong model? Mine was almost spot on. Nothing that a ratchet strap couldn’t line up. the powder coat damage is surprising. My set came on its own pallet, in boxes with injection molded foam. Do you have a picture of yours still on the pallet?
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Can you send a picture of the worst side from under so I can see your mounts?
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Doms Glad
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I'm fairly certain they didn’t send the wrong one as the boxes I received were labeled part 25172 and if you go to their sales page and click the link it drops you to that part instruction pdf download button.
We actually tried using a jack to push it closer but the damn thing was so sturdy the truck was lifting more than it was bending (plus we needed it to lengthen more than align driver/passenger).
We gave up and I since packed it all back up and emailed their support. The powder coat scuff I don’t even mind - I intended to scuff them on rocks ? but the fit was too far off. Here’s one pic of the driver side front bolt. You can see the skid plate then in the middle the slider and behind that the frame. The skid plate of course aligns with the frame thread but this was as close as we could get the front slider outrigger to lining up (which hopefully you can see isn’t remotely close).
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Dumb question I’m sure. But gotta ask. You followed the points of contact they have in order and didn’t tighten down as you went? I’m just trying to make sense of how the factory tolerance got so far off.I'm fairly certain they didn’t send the wrong one as the boxes I received were labeled part 25172 and if you go to their sales page and click the link it drops you to that part instruction pdf download button.
We actually tried using a jack to push it closer but the damn thing was so sturdy the truck was lifting more than it was bending (plus we needed it to lengthen more than align driver/passenger).
We gave up and I since packed it all back up and emailed their support. The powder coat scuff I don’t even mind - I intended to scuff them on rocks ? but the fit was too far off. Here’s one pic of the driver side front bolt. You can see the skid plate then in the middle the slider and behind that the frame. The skid plate of course aligns with the frame thread but this was as close as we could get the front slider outrigger to lining up (which hopefully you can see isn’t remotely close).
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Mine showed up on the doorstep in two different boxes. No pallet.
Honestly I don’t understand why every company that sells these doesn’t take the time to product a detailed install video
these are the instructions I followed and we tried many variations after each unsuccessful attempt.
https://images.iconfigurators.app/pdf/INST_25172_REVA_3191.pdf
Yes if I recall correctly without opening them up they say (with two people) to slide the front between the skid plate and the frame then the rear. We tried this but honestly it didn’t make much sense because the center bolts (the two smaller ones) catch it almost immediately. Wondering if I shouldn’t have tried removing the center frame mount bolt and giant washer first? It never said to do that.
Honestly I don’t understand why every company that sells these doesn’t take the time to product a detailed install video
these are the instructions I followed and we tried many variations after each unsuccessful attempt.
https://images.iconfigurators.app/pdf/INST_25172_REVA_3191.pdf
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I totally agree on the videos! It’s not hard for them to do it. As for the shipping, I think the freight company took them off the pallet to save floor space. I deal with this a little on my industry. The manufacturer pays for floor space of the pallet and weight. Then the shipping company takes em off the pallet and increases their floor space and lightens their loads. Sucks because that’s what causes a lot of damage in my industry.
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I’d ask them how they’re shipped and then explain how you received yours. That way they can go to the freight company if they changed it. They’ll also likely provide a good discount on them. That chip looks a lot like what happened to mine on a good hit off a moving rock.
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