Bumper Weight VS Suspension squat

[BroncoBC]

Hey everyone-
What is everyone experiencing when adding an aftermarket bumper and a winch to your factory Sasquatch suspension?
How much does it squat the suspension and how is the handling off-road with bumps, do you bottom out?

My combination is right close to 250lbs but I’ll need to weigh the factory bumper so I can get an overall added weight since I’m swapping out bumpers.

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[dgorsett]

I had factory plastic bumpers which weigh, essentially nothing, went to RC tubular rear and Blackhorse tubular front which are probably near 100 pounds each, plus a winch up front and recovery gear/tools in back so 175 additional each end. I have Bilstein 5100s on Hitachi springs. I notice no sag, but surely it dropped 1/4" or so. Folks with Badlands or Sas springs have reported significant sag.

 

[PWillette]

My front bumper/winch combo is in the 220lb range and I sagged about 3/4" on the factory Bilsteins. I didn't put many miles on the Bilsteins before I went to the Eibachs but on pavement the ride and handling were fine on 35s.

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