Long term reviews on Eibach Stage 1 and Stage 2 lift kits and my recommendations

[Bigguyry2000]

I have a Badsquatch I want to do the Stage 2 on.
I'm going with the Icon UCA's and tie rods as well.

Question:
Is the track bar relo bracket a must have?

I didn't use any relocation for my track bar.

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[carrellslake]

@Bigguyry2000, what's the roof rack on the 2-door? It looks like it's just on the back half of the roof. How does it mount to the Bronco?

Found the product page.

https://badasstents.com/product/2021-23-ford-bronco-2-door-rear-only-short-roof-rack-for-hardtop/

 

[Bigguyry2000]

what shop helped you with installation? I'm in Southern California and been thinking about going with the stage 2

Eibach installed at their HQ for me and for testing purposes. I have a few shops depending on where you are.

The Adventure Offriad guys do good work they have a few locations. And Peak Suspension opened up for some installs of limited items. Those are the 2 shops I work with on the regular.

 

[Bigguyry2000]

@Bigguyry2000, what's the roof rack on the 2-door? It looks like it's just on the back half of the roof. How does it mount to the Bronco?

It's a badasstents.com rear rack. It's available for 2 or 4 door. I like it a lot, really helps with the limited space in the 2doors

 

[DBC Offroad]

Since when is there 2 different adjustable Eibach systems I thought stage 1 was just springs and stage 2 were complete adjustable coil overs?

Stage 1 is for Non-Sasquatch Broncos. Its more like a Bilstein 5100 kit.
https://eibach.com/us/2959/E80-35-056-03-22-FORD-Bronco-pro-truck-lift-system

There are also replacement Coil Springs for the SAS Bilsteins ESCV shocks. Or the Stage 2 coilovers which appear to be compatible with all trims.

 

[Bigguyry2000]

Stage 1 is for Non-Sasquatch Broncos. Its more like a Bilstein 5100 kit.
https://eibach.com/us/2959/E80-35-056-03-22-FORD-Bronco-pro-truck-lift-system

There are also replacement Coil Springs for the SAS Bilsteins ESCV shocks. Or the Stage 2 coilovers which appear to be compatible with all trims.

The sasquatch system is a set of replacement springs. The stage 2 and the sasquatch is pretty comparable and not a huge upgrade like the base to a stage 2. The main advantage is the threaded adjustable height of the stage 2 vs the fixed sasquatch bilsteins.

 

[zane8stacks]

what roof rack is that?

 

[Bigguyry2000]

what roof rack is that?

https://badasstents.com/new-full-size-ford-bronco/

 

[cgv]

Have a set going on this Tuesday. Along with Icon UCA's and track bar relocation bracket

What relocation bracket did you go with?

I was going to go with Rock Jock's, but Eibach told me the compressed length of the rear coilovers was shorter than what Rock Jock listed as the minimum required compressed length.

 

[VIRUS]

What relocation bracket did you go with?

I was going to go with Rock Jock's, but Eibach told me the compressed length of the rear coilovers was shorter than what Rock Jock listed as the minimum required compressed length.

If that's the case, don't tell my wife I bought a paper weight.

 

[murphtron]

Is the main advantage of going with the Stage 2 to maintain original ride height (or slightly increase it) while carrying a lot of gear? And then be able to decrease the ride height when cruising as a daily driver without gear?

Do you have stock tires, ie. not trying to fit 35+ tires on it?

Thx, just trying to understand the whys and the problems you’re solving.

 

[Tex]

Stage 2: Just the coilovers in picture but the arms are Core 4x4...

Those shock bodies look pretty skinny, are they the same diameter as the OEM shock?

 

[orion]

Those shock bodies look pretty skinny, are they the same diameter as the OEM shock?

I don't know. I have a Black Diamond and the Hitachi's and didn't care about diameter.

 

[Bigguyry2000]

Is the main advantage of going with the Stage 2 to maintain original ride height (or slightly increase it) while carrying a lot of gear? And then be able to decrease the ride height when cruising as a daily driver without gear?

Do you have stock tires, ie. not trying to fit 35+ tires on it?

Thx, just trying to understand the whys and the problems you’re solving.

Yea the ease of adjustability is a seling point on the stage 2. In my opinion they ride better that my stage 1, but that also might be because I had a pre-production stage 1 set. They revised some of the shock tuning and, I think, went with a lighter spring for the stage 1 system.

Having the adjustability for things is nice. Let's say you install the lift, then later on you get a winch, and bigger bumper. You can just raise the front, no big deal. To set the eight on the stage 1, you have to dismount them. Here is a video they made about adjusting it.



I have 33s, 285/70r17 KO2s. I had them at stock height and now have a bit over 2 inches of lift. I can't go all the way up because I need to get this into the garage. I'll probably end up on 35s when I buy my next set of tires. I'm kind of a jew when it comes to that, I'll wear the set out before I change. Especially since my tires have a ton of rock damage from offroading, chunks of tread lugs missing and such (i couldnt or wouldnt sell them like that). Nothing against the tire, that just happens with the hard granite and stuff we have in the mountains here. It's not sandstone, it eats tires.

 

[Bigguyry2000]

Those shock bodies look pretty skinny, are they the same diameter as the OEM shock?

Eibachs are a 2 inch shock body. I have the stock black hitachis at home, I can measure in a few days when I get back from vacation. I don't have the original stage 1 to compare it to, but I can with the stage 2.

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