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fantastic pic. In the rear, adding a 10” spacer effectively increases axle length. Notice large camber angle wheel makes. For this case the increased wheel travel will be significant from an 10” spacer. also notice if wheel camber were to remain zero throughout axle travel, not possible with...

Perhaps you should try wheel spacers to get similar wheel travel in the front.

I am going to change my opinion on the “raptor lite” marketing campaign. The only misleading thing about it is the RTR will kick the snot out of a braptor. It really should be more like “braptor killer” Bracing for an attack by @swamp2 and hoping he looses steam on the spacer length physics thing.

but only in a braptor

I am going to politely disagree. No ill intent if knuckle is not attached to upper ball joint and wheel remains at zero camber during entire LCA travel. Then you could add a 10 mile long spacer and never affect vertical wheel travel. Since knuckle orientation doesn’t change. In that case spacer...

How heavy is that rear axle, 150 ish lbs or so?

I see a profitable business plan making concave fiberglass fenders in your future.

My original post was a satirical response and not meant to accurately assess the increased wheel travel due to wheel spacer size. A 2nd order effect at best. Fairly certain it would be small numbers. Since you brought it up, it is interesting to quantify the actual value. I am going to add the...

indeed. Motion ratio is not effected by wheel spacers, ie, lower ball joint motion doesn’t change. But king pin axis does change, ie, orientation of knuckle. So as king pin angles change then leveraging longer spacers would indeed increase wheel travel. plot shows relative changes in king pin...

Yes. Absolutely they do. I read somewhere on this forum, can’t remember where, that adding wheel spacers (the larger the better) increases wheel travel and decreases control arm loads (ball joints and hard points) and steering rack loads. I wish I could find it, search engine sucks. hmmm, or...

yeah, whatever. Coilovers don’t make the “suspension” control arms do. 😳 just kidding. Those are probably an improvement. But not the advertised “wide-track” improvement.

Many folks don’t know the difference so this will likely be fairly successful. Most aftermarket companies adopt the same marketing strategy to sway the ignorant. Just to be clear, there is nothing wrong with this trim. Looks pretty cool. Not really more expensive compared to other trims either...

I haven’t read this thread. Late to the game. So when ford says “wide-track suspension” they don’t mean longer control arms with increased travel. But just slapping on a +0 offset wheel??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Are there any aftermarket replacement pads worth getting?

This doesn’t quite add up??? Not understanding this. my use of the word rebound means shock displacements in extension as referenced from the equilibrium position.

There is most definitely preload. Spring free length defines preload; preload equals free length minus length between shock collars. Just trying to understand. No ill intent. The eibach coilovers do have a threaded collar that is adjustable, sounds like you just added eibach springs to the OEM...

How much preload are on the springs? How much lift at wheel? Was everything torqued properly when under static equilibrium? If your ride height is excessively skewed towards rebound with too much preload then there is nothing wrong with the coilovers. Just an installation issue. No coilovers...

I don’t see any real difference between this and all of the other non-braptor bronco.

Wwwwwelllllll… don’t think I am getting the job as advertising manager of marketing for 37L. I forgot the “L” in their name. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ also didn’t really spin up the aerospace machined plutonium cores they intend to use. Noting that they won’t be fit checked for NURBs surfaces that may...

Just saw this thread. isn’t there an electric/hydraulic/nuclear option available now. Best of all worlds. I thought I heard 37weld was working on such a hybrid beast. I can’t wait. Don’t worry about any steering CLUNK noise. There isn’t enough plutonium to be a big issue. Quin says it will be...