Icon Vehicle Dynamics Omega Series Bypass Shocks

The first thing we noticed when we got our hands on the Omega was the lack of welded-on bypass tubes. Rebound and compression tubes are typically welded to the shock body allowing the user to dial in their ride quality without opening up the shock. The Omega shock improved on this technology in several ways. Modular and expandable clockable rings are found circling the shock body giving you the option to move your tubes anywhere you want. This modular system not only allows you to move the tubes around but also lets you add and reposition tubes as necessary to fit your application. This means you can perfectly clock your shock, even in many bolt-on setups.

Each tube has a simple-to-use tuning knob allowing you to adjust your ride quality, "S" for soft and "H" for hard. These incremental dentented tuning knobs can be turned by hand, and no tool is required as with other bypass shocks.

Nitrogen-charged reservoirs with one flow tube are typical on many high level shocks today helping keep shock oil cool. There is one flaw to this technology though. The flow of fluid moving in and out of the can is following the same path. That means when your shock overheats and sends hot shock oil to the reservoir to be exchanged with cool oil it is often mixed causing the oil to not properly cool and send warm or possibly hot oil back into the shock body, which can result in what most people call "shock fade." The Omega shock has dual flow tubes and a check valve system separating the hot oil that comes into the reservoir from the cool oil being sent back into the shock. This will help insure your shocks receive cool oil even when working through tough race conditions.

Aside from custom applications, Icon is developing shocks that will fit in many stock shock locations and work with numerous aftermarket suspension systems. Here is a Toyota Tacoma running the Total Chaos long-travel suspension running Icon coilovers and Omega bypass shocks. The clocking ability and modular components of the shock allowed Icon to fit the piggyback reservoir and three bypass tubes into a tight fit location where a typical triple bypass would not.

If you own a Jeep JK, this may be your lucky day. Icon has already developed a shock ready to bolt in your stock shock location.

For '03-to-'09 Dodge 2500/3500 owners, Icon has started added the Omega shocks into their front coilover suspension system. This setup will bolt into the factory location providing lift, performance and infinite adjustability.