Rebuilding Icon Vehicle Dynamics Shocks

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Along with good tires, your suspension is THE single most significant upgrade that you can make to a vehicle, and ICON Vehicle Dynamics (IVD) makes some of the best rebuildable off-road shocks around.  Compared to the non-rebuildable OEM shocks on most vehicles, or from other aftermarket manufactures, ICON’s fully rebuildable shocks offer a number of big benefits. They provide significantly more performance, adjustability and durability thanks to the fact that they’re rebuildable which enables a much longer service life.  But these rebuildable shocks fit into the same locations on many applications as non-rebuildable shocks, how can they really be so much better? To see what is inside an ICON shock that makes them work so well, and to see exactly what it’s like to rebuild an ICON shock I sought out ICON’s master shock builder, Adrian Aldama.  He graciously allowed me to take a ton of photos of his hands while he worked his magic rebuilding the IVD shocks from our Project...

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