So, if Bilstein didn't have anything to do with it, think someone from O'Reilly's auto parts came up with which shock/strut assembly to use and just forwarded a few thousand to Ford?
I know this is a Jeep thread, but I never really understood the Tremor package. Ford has offered a rear locker for years, 35" for years. So, they added a front limited slip. Big deal.
Looks like the Tremor starts around $55k. You could buy an XL and add a limited slip for a hell of a lot...
Ford announced 190,000 reservations in October of last year, and continued to take reservations. So, 300,000 wouldn't be out of the question. Not saying they're at 300k, but they were at 190k in October.
FYI, for those interested in ordering a Jeep. This is my experience.
05/15/21 - ordered Rubicon
05/28/21 - rec'd call it was scheduled for production
06/11/21 - rec'd call it has been built and is now scheduled for inspection/QA
I don't know yet when it will be scheduled for transport, but...
If it matters, I ordered my Rubicon on 5/15, got a "scheduled for production" call from my dealer on 5/28, and a call this morning 6/11 that the vehicle has been built and is scheduled for final inspection/QA before leaving the factory. He was sure to say he doesn't have a delivery date yet...
Try a Google search for documents/posts from...around October 2020. They had approximately 150k reservations in a few weeks and stopped reporting at about 190k reservations I think in October 2020.
Edited to add
I think you're thinking converted reservations, from reservation to actual...
You can get a pretty good idea if you look at the numbers. They had over 200k reservations prior to the end of 2020, and have continued to take reservations. They had approximately 70% conversion from reservations to orders in March.
The Michigan Assembly Plant has been producing...