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- ICON Alloys has been a pinnacle wheel company
in the overlanding and off-roading community
for quite some time now,
and they produce some of the best looking, highest quality
and most durable wheels out on the market.
And it today's video,
we're gonna take a look at why ICON Vehicle Dynamics
started a wheel company
and what that means for you guys,
especially if you're looking to take the guesswork
out of trying to figure out what wheels fit
with what size tires,
and lift on your build.
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And also guys, just a quick heads up
that all month long,
for the month of November,
we have put together a huge list of deals
on wheel and tire packages on our website
at traillbuiltoffroad.com.
To see those deals just click the link above me here,
or we'll also have that link posted in the description.
All right, now let's talk about some ICON Alloy wheels.
Developed by ICON Vehicle Dynamics,
which is the suspension manufacturing industry leader
in off-road vehicle suspension quality and performance.
ICON Alloys was established with an objective
to provide the off-road market with quality wheels
built with precision, performance and strength in mind,
time after time in the development of suspension components
that ICON R and D team
ran into clearance, fitment and geometry issues
with other manufacturers wheels
that limited the drivability and performance
of a given vehicle.
As that trend continued the idea of manufacturing
their own line of wheels
with the function over form approach
made more and more sense
as ICON suspension systems were designed.
For most of us the reason as to why we lift our rigs
is to fit larger and more aggressive tires.
In fact, the biggest question that we get all the time
and the reason as to why we have a fitment gallery
on Trail Built is,
what's the biggest tire that I can run
with this two inch lift or a three inch lift
or four inch lift and so on,
and the answer is always,
well, it depends.
First, what's the vehicle,
year, make, model,
then what size wheel do you plan on running?
What backspacing you need?
And now all of a sudden
it turns into this huge research project
about proper and functional fitment,
things like positive and negative offsets,
camber, castor, scrub radius, suspension,
and steering geometry all starts coming into play,
and the list goes on
and balancing the right wheel
with the right size tire and suspension lift
can become pretty overwhelming pretty quickly,
and that's why ICON Alloys are a great choice
because they've already figured all of that for you.
Hey guys, we had to interrupt today's video
to let you guys know that for the month of November
we have some super awesome deals going on all month,
all you gotta do is click the link above me here,
or go to trailbuiltoffroad.com.
As ICON Alloy wheels were being developed
there were three key areas of focus.
The first one is precision.
Their wheels were designed
around certain application, specific dimensions
that allowed the max optimization of the vehicles
performance dynamics in combination
with the wheel and tires fitment
to match many of the most popular overland
and off-road vehicles.
Take the Toyota Tundra and Tacoma,
especially the TRD is for example,
many believe that you have to have a minimum
of an 18 inch wheel
in order to fit it over the brake caliper
and that is very true
with many other wheel brands out there,
however, ICON Alloy specifically designed
their six speed rebound and compression models
in a 17 inch wheel to fit on the Tundras and Tacomas.
The second area that ICON Alloys focuses on
is the wheels performance.
Now you may be asking yourselves,
how does a wheel perform well?
I mean, it's just a round piece of molded aluminum,
isn't it?
And the answer is no,
it's not quite that simple.
There is a huge amount of scientific chemistry and geometry
that goes into creating a wheel
that is balanced to the weight of the vehicle
and the suspension characteristics of the vehicle.
There are things like metallurgy,
unsprung weight, rotating mass
that can all affect the handling of the vehicle
through the suspension,
including traction, braking performance,
acceleration performance,
and even cornering or evasive maneuvers,
and the ICON Alloy's team takes all of those characteristics
into account when designing and engineering
and testing their wheels.
And the third focus is that
ICON also has to build a wheel that is not only precise,
performs astonishingly well
but also has to be strong.
So they created an aluminum alloy
that is constructed with
the highest quality of aluminum alloys,
are manufactured with the best manufacturing processes,
and then they are put through the most stringent
of quality and performance tests
to make sure that their wheels are gonna hold up
to the utmost aggressive and physical abuse
that one can put a wheel through.
With a load rating of 2,750 pounds,
which is one of the highest load ratings
in the cast aluminum category,
you guys can rest assured
that they're gonna hold up to years and years
of abuse through aggressive off-road driving.
And ICON Alloys already has an arsenal
of some pretty sweet wheel designs and finishes
that highlight their strength
with their bold, muscular and sleek designs
and having a total of eight models in their wheel lineup
and design so that each has application specific dimensions
to fit different types of vehicles,
like Jeeps, Toyotas, Ford, Chevy,
all the way to Subarus and even UTVs as well
to fit your rig,
especially if you're already or planning
on running ICON suspension.
And guys to find the right ICON Alloys wheel model
for your particular application,
make sure and check them out on our website,
it's trailbuiltoffroad.com.
And again, we'll have that link
posted in the description as well.
Remember to check out our fitment gallery as well
if you are looking for a specific fitment question,
or you can also let us know
if you have any questions in the comments below.
Don't forget guys to smash that subscribe button,
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and as always, we appreciate all of you guys for watching
and your support.
I'm Josh from Trail Built,
and we'll see you guys back again shortly.
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