Fake Squatched my Bronco (Black Diamond)!

[gorgin4325]

Looks great. I am thinking about doing something very similar. I have stock badlands wheels (powder coated black) that I want to keep. My math says the wheel spacers are required for zero rubbing, which I want. Everything good with yours? Would you recommend borla? I LOVE the steelies and might actually switch to those. I hope you keep them with the 35's.

Hi there,

Yes, the Bora's are great. I had them on a couple of other cars in the past. I installed them yesterday and re-torqued them today.

Funny you mentioned the steelies. I'm about to pick up another set this afternoon for the 35s that I'm getting.

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[Doomz]

The A pillar wrap is such a mean look! Love that

 

[gorgin4325]

I say get new wheels and 35s and go back and forth depending on your mood. Looks good though!!

Did exactly that! Except, both sets are steelies lol I just love the old school look.

 

[Wheelin72]

I also did a self-squatch with my Black Diamond, although used a different path to get what I wanted, while avoiding the high retail price of the SAS package. My total cost was about $500.

I installed aftermarket Method wheels with 35mm offset (same as Sasquatch wheels), so I didn't need a wheel spacer. I love the look, and didn't want the same SAS wheels that you see on most Broncos.

I used take-off 35" tires from a Sasquatch Bronco, as well as TPMS sensors. I sold my OEM steelies with OEM tires for nearly as much as I paid for my aftermarket wheels and take-off tires. I think I was about $400 out of pocket after getting the tires mounted and balanced on the new wheels.

I had to unbolt the crash bars to get the 35" tires to fit. No cost for this.

I installed a 2" spacer style lift kit, which "levels" the stance front to rear, as well as provide a lift similar to what you'd get when you install the sasquatch springs and shocks. By going this route, I have the same ride characteristics as my original black diamond springs and shocks, but the bronco sits nearly 2" higher. Note that I did not put a spacer under the spring seat, which reduces rebound travel and also puts the shock absorber into a different position in its travel, which I thought might affect the ride quality. Instead, I used a spacer that goes above the shock assembly (under the frame where it is mounted). This preserves the spring rate, shock rate, as well as jounce and rebound travel. I'm not worried about the CV angle at full droop, as it is similar to what a Sasquatch would have, so overall, I'm still within factory limits for all the geometry. Lift kit was about $100. Installed myself - no cost. Had alignment performed afterwards using FordPass points, but would have otherwise been about $100.

I left my wheel flares alone, as I think the amount of "poke" is perfect with this setup. The sidewall of the tire sticks out past the flare, but the tread of the tire is covered by the flare. I like the appearance of the non-SAS flares a bit better than the wider SAS flares.

Ideally, I would love to someday upgrade the shocks to sasquatch, or the newer HOSS but I'm happy with the ride quality as-is for now. Someday if they need to be replaced due to age, then I would consider an upgrade.

 

[Rspayde]

I am going this route sort of as well.

Have some take off Badland Non SAS suspension and a set of SAS wheels sitting in my gym. Will be powder coating the beauty rings to get the all black look. I am leaning towards leaving the non sas fenders. Will be getting some proper rock sliders so the rock slings should be caught up by those.

Will be doing the install myself as soon as I get access to a lift that is taking longer than expected to gain access to.

Looks clean with the steelies.

 

[hemiblas]

Did exactly that! Except, both sets are steelies lol I just love the old school look.

Thats awesome!!! I do that with my jeeps and hopefully I'll do it with my Bronco as well. Going back and forth between 33s and 35s depending on what I am doing.

 

[Bronco Buster Wayne]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to share my experience with fake squatching my Black Diamond for those who are interested.

I did not order the SAS package for financial reasons 2 years ago when I first ordered the car, but slowly I was able to customize it to my liking.

Parts installed:

Used SAS takeoff shocks and springs: $400
Suspension installation: $650
New SAS fender flares: $250
New SAS bumper end caps: $80
1.25" Bora Wheel Spacers: $290
Total: $1670

35s are going on when I reach 30K miles on my Yokohama Geolandars in 285/75/17 in a few months.

Here are some pictures of my current setup:

I also completed the "double Stuf Oreo" look on my car by wrapping the A-pillars in satin black.

That's all for now.

Thanks to a bunch of 6G members for helping me with my setup.

Looks fantastic, great job!!

 

[BigDaddySquatch]

I also did a self-squatch with my Black Diamond, although used a different path to get what I wanted, while avoiding the high retail price of the SAS package. My total cost was about $500.

I installed aftermarket Method wheels with 35mm offset (same as Sasquatch wheels), so I didn't need a wheel spacer. I love the look, and didn't want the same SAS wheels that you see on most Broncos.

I used take-off 35" tires from a Sasquatch Bronco, as well as TPMS sensors. I sold my OEM steelies with OEM tires for nearly as much as I paid for my aftermarket wheels and take-off tires. I think I was about $400 out of pocket after getting the tires mounted and balanced on the new wheels.

I had to unbolt the crash bars to get the 35" tires to fit. No cost for this.

I installed a 2" spacer style lift kit, which "levels" the stance front to rear, as well as provide a lift similar to what you'd get when you install the sasquatch springs and shocks. By going this route, I have the same ride characteristics as my original black diamond springs and shocks, but the bronco sits nearly 2" higher. Note that I did not put a spacer under the spring seat, which reduces rebound travel and also puts the shock absorber into a different position in its travel, which I thought might affect the ride quality. Instead, I used a spacer that goes above the shock assembly (under the frame where it is mounted). This preserves the spring rate, shock rate, as well as jounce and rebound travel. I'm not worried about the CV angle at full droop, as it is similar to what a Sasquatch would have, so overall, I'm still within factory limits for all the geometry. Lift kit was about $100. Installed myself - no cost. Had alignment performed afterwards using FordPass points, but would have otherwise been about $100.

I left my wheel flares alone, as I think the amount of "poke" is perfect with this setup. The sidewall of the tire sticks out past the flare, but the tread of the tire is covered by the flare. I like the appearance of the non-SAS flares a bit better than the wider SAS flares.

Ideally, I would love to someday upgrade the shocks to sasquatch, or the newer HOSS but I'm happy with the ride quality as-is for now. Someday if they need to be replaced due to age, then I would consider an upgrade.

Are you saying you got wheels and tires for $400?? I find that really hard to believe. Maybe I’m reading it wrong?

 

[jrollo7]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to share my experience with fake squatching my Black Diamond for those who are interested.

I did not order the SAS package for financial reasons 2 years ago when I first ordered the car, but slowly I was able to customize it to my liking.

Parts installed:

Used SAS takeoff shocks and springs: $400
Suspension installation: $650
New SAS fender flares: $250
New SAS bumper end caps: $80
1.25" Bora Wheel Spacers: $290
Total: $1670

35s are going on when I reach 30K miles on my Yokohama Geolandars in 285/75/17 in a few months.

Here are some pictures of my current setup:

I also completed the "double Stuf Oreo" look on my car by wrapping the A-pillars in satin black.

That's all for now.

Thanks to a bunch of 6G members for helping me with my setup.

Are the center Bronco logo wheel caps purchased separately?

 

[gorgin4325]

Are the center Bronco logo wheel caps purchased separately?

No. They came with the car.

 

[Svanhildr]

Are you saying you got wheels and tires for $400?? I find that really hard to believe. Maybe I’m reading it wrong?

I'm reading it to say he was able to sell his tires and wheels at a price where he was only out $400 to upgrade.

 

[jrollo7]

No. They came with the car.

Thanks. The Ford build site shows the regular BD tires (non Squatch) with the black glossed wheels but not with the Bronco logo center caps. That’s why I asked. My BD is scheduled to be built next week so I was wondering.

 

[BigDaddySquatch]

I'm reading it to say he was able to sell his tires and wheels at a price where he was only out $400 to upgrade.

Ahhhhh! That makes way more sense

 

[Wheelin72]

Ahhhhh! That makes way more sense

Correct...
I bought a set of take-off SAS wheels and tires with TPMS. I wanted only the tires and TPMS.
I had them dismounted and sold the SAS wheels for about the same price as I paid for the wheels and tires.

I then sold my BD steelies with tires for a bit MORE than what I paid for the SAS wheels and tires. I got lucky with this. The timing was right, and steelie availability in my area was low, and SAS wheels were plentiful.

The Method wheels I bought were on clearance.. last year model I think?? So these were about $200 apiece... about $1000 for all 5 wheels. After selling my BD wheels and tires, I was out of pocket around $400-500. Better than what I hoped for!!

 

[Base_Squatch33]

What Bronco trim did the SAS takeoff coilovers come from? I’m looking to do this to my BD but worried about the different part numbers between trims causing problems

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