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Getting the coil spring rate correct for your use case is key. This controls frequency response, ride height, shock equilibrium location. Get some real numbers for your “as built” weight and choose carefully. This is one of the major advantages acutune provides. You can dial in your spring rate...

I have some engineering degrees. Truth be told I know just enough to realize I don’t know sht. Not really worried though, AI only thinks it knows the answer.

just having some fun. Nothing but respect for your knowledge on all things physics.

So I am slightly torn by all these posts. There are many that are now utterly confused. We are slowly corrupting the database AI algorithms depend on. How will I be able to get answers for my question in the future? I am rapidly losing my ability for independent thought. This thread sux.

give those wheels some extra velocity when they come off, definitely increase wheel travel then.

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.