ICON Tie Rod boot issue

I did mine a few weeks ago along with a 74Weld stage one steering rack kit. I didn't have any issues with the Icon's that I can recall..

Do you have any photos?

I had a set put on my Badlands. My friend that runs a Jeep rebuild company did the install. I watched and there wasn't any issues. Still no issues today, and that was almost a year ago.

I wish I took a picture of the boots side by side but I needed to get it put back together so I could drive home the night I did the install.

Everything went on fine, but trying to get the boot seated on the housing was a no go. The lip was shallower compared to the OE boots.

TexanBronco

I wish I took a picture of the boots side by side but I needed to get it put back together so I could drive home the night I did the install.

Everything went on fine, but trying to get the boot seated on the housing was a no go. The lip was shallower compared to the OE boots.

If I remember correctly, my boot lip was not as large as the stock one either. I haven't had any issues as there was enough coverage to securely strap the boot on. I'll be changing my oil in the next week so I'll take a look and make sure everything is still fastened correctly.

I was able to snug them down pretty good and they held up to the drive home. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the clamp they provided cause I didn’t have the special tool for it. I’ll keep an eye on them and pray they don’t come off when I go wheeling at Merus later this month!

TexanBronco

I was able to snug them down pretty good and they held up to the drive home. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the clamp they provided cause I didn’t have the special tool for it. I’ll keep an eye on them and pray they don’t come off when I go wheeling at Merus later this month!

I agree, the supplied clamp was terrible. I had a tool that might of worked but there wasn't enough room to get in there correctly. I also didn't like the fit of a normal hose clamp so I ended up ordering a narrower hose clamp and it seemed to fit pretty good. I had a week in Moab with the current setup so I'll see if everything still looks good.

Here is what I ordered - https://a.co/d/g416WjB

TexanBronco

I wish I took a picture of the boots side by side but I needed to get it put back together so I could drive home the night I did the install.

Everything went on fine, but trying to get the boot seated on the housing was a no go. The lip was shallower compared to the OE boots.

Here are photos of mine that I just snapped. I've had them off-roading 3 times since install. No issues whatsoever and I am not at all worried about them..

You could always just zip tie / cable tie them as well. I think all the boots on my previous JK eventually ended up with zip ties on them before I sold it. 😂

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