Fox vs King vs ICON front coilovers

[Quick_Shifter]

@JB1 I thought I was the only weirdo lowering my lifted truck. I'm glad I am in good company

 

[JB1]

Well I went from 37’s to the 325’s so I wanted to keep that same tire:fender gap ratio so I went down about 2” at each corner. I kinda miss being up high on 37’s but I like the new height. I’m still too tall to fit in the garage though, I’m at 43-1/2” front and 44-1/4” rear and I think the sharkfin was 84-3/4. I think our suspension height differences are due to the 325’s being a little taller.

 

[T JAZ]

 

[T JAZ]

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Maybe taking a full lock U-turn and hitting a bump just grazes it. I would jack that tire up have a helper spin the wheel while you hold a piece of 80 grit sandpaper on the axle.

 

[T JAZ]

Maybe taking a full lock U-turn and hitting a bump just grazes it. I would jack that tire up have a helper spin the wheel while you hold a piece of 80 grit sandpaper on the axle.

What’s the reasoning for sanding it?

 

[T JAZ]

But yeah I’ve got some friends coming to town this weekend and we will ensure it doesn’t rub at any point.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Take a picture zooming out to show the angle of the CV vs the coil spring retaining cone. Weird that it would rub the cone.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

What’s the reasoning for sanding it?

If you run sand paper on it that should give you the clearance needed. Its barely touching and will stop it from hitting in the future. I would also take a little black paint and touch up the coil over. They are zinc and clear coated, Fox recommends we wax them with non abrasive automotive wax

Also are you able to move the axle at all? might be a bearing issue allowing it to move. See if there is any wiggle

 

[T JAZ]

If you run sand paper on it that should give you the clearance needed. Its barely touching and will stop it from hitting in the future. I would also take a little black paint and touch up the coil over. They are zinc and clear coated, Fox recommends we wax them with non abrasive automotive wax

Also are you able to move the axle at all? might be a bearing issue allowing it to move. See if there is any wiggle

Its already not touching anymore, at least on rest. The groove has already been worn. No axle movement.

 

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Its already not touching anymore, at least on rest. The groove has already been worn. No axle movement.

Get in there with some black paint. You don’t want any issues with the aluminum

 

[T JAZ]

Oh so coat the worn spot on the aluminum? Got it.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Oh so coat the worn spot on the aluminum? Got it.

Yes there is clear coat on them for protection, so you want to make sure you get a coat of paint on that exposed aluminum

 

[Quick_Shifter]

How's the ride now that you have the factory race series all the way around? I know the fronts are night and day

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Well I went from 37’s to the 325’s so I wanted to keep that same tire:fender gap ratio so I went down about 2” at each corner. I kinda miss being up high on 37’s but I like the new height. I’m still too tall to fit in the garage though, I’m at 43-1/2” front and 44-1/4” rear and I think the sharkfin was 84-3/4. I think our suspension height differences are due to the 325’s being a little taller.

What is the height of your garage door 84”?

 

[JB1]

What is the height of your garage door 84”?

Yes, you may be ok with the 35’s but these 325’s measure 34.5 on the truck so it’s like an inch higher. After reading your measurements I went out and measured mine with a level to make sure. It’s no big deal though, my goal was just to run a little smaller tire than the big 37’s

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Yes, you may be ok with the 35’s but these 325’s measure 34.5 on the truck so it’s like an inch higher. After reading your measurements I went out and measured mine with a level to make sure. It’s no big deal though, my goal was just to run a little smaller tire than the big 37’s

How’s the ride with the 6112’s set down, do you feel a noticeable difference? The guy I sold my eibachs to has a 6” Zone with 3” rear coils. I told him to lower them to 2.75 before he installs in hopes to not be close to it’s max preload

 

[JB1]

The 6112’s ride very smooth, with this new setup it’s like a whole new truck. I still want to get the Fox coilover some day, waiting to see y’alls finished

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Glad to hear I knew they rode good before. The Fox are quite impressive they have surpassed the expectations I had of them. I’m hoping to log some miles on them this weekend.

 

[JB1]

Glad to hear I knew they rode good before. The Fox are quite impressive they have surpassed the expectations I had of them. I’m hoping to log some miles on them this weekend.

I bet they ride great, as long as I could adjust them to approx 5” to 5-1/2” lift I’d get a set