I've had the DR's in front for 8k miles and took my car in for 15k service. The dealer mechanic pointed out to me where the bottom coil was coming into contact with the wheel speed sensor bracket and wheel speed sensor cable which killed the cable over time.
I contacted Icon Vehicle Dynamics who have not previously seen this prob and agreed that I should post here. They suggested that my install might be incorrect. There's not much to go wrong with the install AFAIC and the spacer required for the lower A-arm is in the proper forward position.
On the pics taken from the front corners of the FJC, you can see the surface of both driver and passenger lower coils is scratched from contacting the wheel speed sensor bracket and that on the passenger side, the cable insulation is torn. The contact with the bottom coil is from the part of the wheel speed sensor bracket just beneath the zip tie and on the inboard surface of the cable. I didn't take a pic of the reverse angle of the passenger side cable but it looks like this has been an ongoing problem just based on how the cable has worn through.
I've done a fair amount of rock crawling and blasting down fire roads. Has anybody else experienced this problem? I think the easiest way to tell is if the surface of your bottom DR coil is scratched. Thanks.
Passenger side, note broken cable beneath zip tie
Passenger side, closeup of scratched bottom coil
Driver's side, you can barely see the cable bulging just beneath zip tie
Driver's side, closeup of scratched bottom coil
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