I’m sorry, I thought I had replied. You wanted to make sure we had you down as a Bad Lands model if I recall. Done and noted.
Looks good. Do they take standard 2.5" ID springs front and or rear? I kind of wish you had some of Eibach's premium barrel springs or Hyperco's as an option. What spring lengths and rates are you considering and what kind of spring rate range should the shocks be good for? I have typically swapped out almost all springs, on coilovers I ever got for either Swift, Eibach or Hyperco's.Teaser time!
Next step is to test the spring rates. I’m installing a set of soft Eibach barrel springs because I’m a candidate for our comfort spec rates.
*production versions will use blue King Offroad springs. I had these here, so they’re the testers. Our King spring order is inbound an due in later this week.
Once installed I’ll go up to 1.5” (Outer Banks) and I have a set of Matte Black Method 701 wheels ready.
They are good 'ole 2.5" ID springs! I'm actually toying with the idea of offering these with the Eibach barrel springs as we have them fitted to the testers. Alternatively, I really like King springs as they are more offroad than Hypercos. For the springs, 12" front and back allows for a quick an easy baseline of 1.5" lift with room to grow upwards of 3". The shocks are valved in the "off the shelf" version to accept 200-350lbs which covers comfort to overload. You won't need to swap these, they will come with premium springs from Eibach or King (likely King as it goes with the silver and blue vibe). Swift, they're great, but it always seems to be the polished on the turd of a cheap coilover.
We are including rear camber arms and toe spacers in all three versions of our GR models. The only thing left to test fit is the subframe spacer kit. Lifting a multi-link to 1.5-2" is a very modest lift in relation to driveline stress.
Tomorrow!!Sooo... when do the 35's go on?
Nice work, looks great and staying even close to stock ride quality is a huge bonus. But in all seriousness, I can't wait to see it with some larger, more aggressive tires.
Can you please elaborate on this? My main concern is stress on driveline components such as the CV joints. As I mentioned in a previous post, a Maverick owner posted on that forum about having to pay for new CV joints after installing a 2" lift. Ford blamed the lift for the CV joint damage; it claimed the lift increased the joint angle beyond spec for the part.
I had crunched some numbers and figured ~250lbs spring @ 14", on my Badlands. Do you think that would necessitate more than a 1.5" lift. 1.5"-2" was my target, if that was in your recommended optimum lift range.
Stand by for another big announcement! Just need to take a quick picture.
If you want 1.5-2", the 250lb 12" spring will do it with room to spare. If you do a 14", you will end up with a 35.5 ground to arch height with the rear adjuster at the minimum height.
