Icon Rear Air Bump Stop kit Installation

This week we install Icons Bump Stop kit for the Raptor. Just like the springs, it was not easy so check out the video for how we made it fit.
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[@NikolaiGazdzik]

Great video, I'm doing the same upgrades on my '18 Raptor. Very useful as always...much appreciated.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Thanks man.

[@josemuzquiz9922]

Yall guys are a trip!!!! Always good to have a Face Shield or Goggles around the garage. Keep up the great content! I plan on doing everything your doing to your buddy's truck on my 2017 Raptor.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Lol. We used to have one, but priorities man. Had to be sacrificed for a diy Halloween costume and we just never got around to replace it.

[@tctwg1]

I like all your videos. Especially the long ones 👍👍👍👍👍

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Thanks 🙏

[@1lyonmantilldeath433]

That's what she said... U missed that one KID!... lmao

[@TylerPotter]

Nice video as always guys, I am hopeful for a few options to come out for a rear bump kit for the TRX

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

YeH, TRX needs both a front and rear kit. I’ve heard a few shops already working to design kits.

[@76bigbo]

Dam what a PITA! Is that a new design for Icon? I remember seeing a trussed cross member when i was shopping around for my Gen 1. I went with the SVC adjustable kit. So far so good.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

No, it’s their same kit as always. Just too tight of tolerances to work on all trucks

[@johngordon2929]

Man da boys need to get paid!!!!! that was a ton of work. your raptor looked sad next to Victor's truck.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

That was a ton of work. Took us a day and half to do front springs, icon springs and the bump stop. My buddy Victor hooked up the kids for all the work too. But yeah. Victor let truck looks mean now next to my sad stock Raptor

[@Buy_My_Raptor]

I’ll volunteer my Gen1 for your full stage 4 video! 🤣Two uploads today man? Putting in work!

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

🤦‍♂️ first video was not meant to drop today. That’s for next weekend.

[@Buy_My_Raptor]

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I’ll act surprised next week man!

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

🤣🤣 thanks

[@socaltrailtrekkers1965]

Thats a bad ass set up! I dig the angled braces to prevent the chassis from twisting.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Yeah, only kit that does this on the market. Just a pain to install

[@brandonjernigan]

So I just did this install and a few learnings: - bolt up the top first and then use a pry bar from up top (against the bed) to push the back/inside plate down in order to make room for the bottom bolts - before tightening anything down, go ahead and bolt up the tension strut tabs so that things stay fully aligned - the crossbar and inner brackets have to be pre-installed in order to get the bolt heads toward the cab, otherwise the bolt will be going against the bed… I had to take the entire bracket system down because of this 😂

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Good to know man. Thanks. But I don’t recommend prying against the bed. Specially on the Gen2. It’s very weak and think and beds easy

[@brandonjernigan]

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad it doesn’t take a lot of pressure actually. It moved quite easy, but it’s hard as hell to get a hand back there doing it by yourself lol

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

We also find that not all frames are the same. Some get the kit and it slips in. Others have as much trouble as we did.

[@HighSpinSwingSpeed]

Whats up with the SVC visit?

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

SVC a went cold man 🤷‍♂️. They offered tour and all, so I tried to reach out to them directly a few times on social media to do it and they never responded. I’m going to be putting them on the spot on the video so I want to make sure they know what they are getting into since I’ve been very vocal about not using their gear. Maybe that’s why. I don’t know man. But if they want it to happen we can do it. If not, ah well.

[@JR-yt5dq]

Can you list and give specifics on his 1. Geiser springs (2.5 or 3”) and which option icon leave springs he has (1,2 or 3)?

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Info is all in the videos. Geisers for this year only option was 2.5in over stock. And icons were set to stage 2

[@JR-yt5dq]

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad i saw the video and it was great. I thought you said in both videos that the leafs were set to 3? Can you clarify.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Videos would be correct then. This was over a year ago and going off memory. He’s also running a decent amount of weight in the back and that back end has not sagged much.

[@JR-yt5dq]

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad great! is there a way to contact you? I’ll sorta local and looking to hook up on some runs!

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Best way is Instagram. That’s where I announce all my runs and setup the run group chats.

[@freethinkingamerican80]

My guy who I had install the Icon bump kit said it was a nightmare! And Icons Customer Service was a joke and terrible!

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

Man, why don’t more people talk about this? We’ve always found one problem or another with all bolt kits. But the Icon kit took the cake.

[@Rommer2258]

I've learned that ICON designs part with CAD, not actually on the truck. The downside of supporting so many platforms. I've ran a stage 6 kit on my old Ram. That kit literally took me 4 days working 12 hours a day. Everything didn't fit right, the control arms where a pain. And their shock tuning leaves alot to be desired. Good build quality, handles abuse where it counts. Would not do it again.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

That’s definitely not good. On the Raptor, I know they’re stage4 kit gets a lot of praise for it’s tuning on the Gen1 and Gen2 trucks. But on the CAD side, all good shops use CAD. But the great shops know the real world requires some tolerances and adjust accordingly. Almost all “bolt kit” have issues because the factory specs leave a lot to be desired. But the icon kit for sure took the cake. 2 days of installing sucked.

[@Racerx1023]

First like! Lol

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@jos_ayeee]

I have this set for Gen 1. Way easier than this. You’ll have an easier time installing it on you Gen 1

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

The feedback from others has been all over the place. Some say if fit, a lot say it did not. Really comes down to your frame. Some have better tolerances than others

[@jimlahey1874]

Cool Vid, However I am not sold on any ICON product. During my Toyota years their stuff was garbage. Still seems that way based on your installs. That truss system will fail on the ICON bumps in due time. No rear bolt on airbump kit will stop the frame from twisting. 2" bumps are also going to fail. My SVC kit has been bulletproof, better off using Deaver Springs. Stop trashing these other off-road vendors cause your only hurting yourself by using/ supporting ICON.

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ icon is a solid company. Just like SVC and RPG. But they all have their faults too. And I’m honest about all of them. I personally know the icon kit can take the abuse because I know guys that have ran it for years and offroad on the regular. As the only guy to have even bent an RPG bump kit, I know that kits faults too. And I’ve seen the SVC kit crack and fail overtime. No ones kit if perfect. But for my needs the icon kit will work the best based on my experience and observations. This video was not sponsored so this is my view too.

[@drswigermd]

IMO. SVC makes a much better kit

[@KeepItDirtyOffRoad]

I get a lot of guys that say this. Their reasoning is the kit was easy to install. BUT, when it matters that SVC kit is weaker than the icon kit. The cross bar is too small, the arm that holds the bumps can and will crack, and there is nothing stopping it from twisting because it does not have a tight hold on the whole frame, just the face. 🤷‍♂️ If you occasionally offroad, the SVC kit will do just fine. But for guys like me that’s on the trails all the time, it’s not strong enough.