Ford Patents “G.O.A.T.” Dynamic Suspension System (Including “Daredevil” Mode) for 2021 Bronco

[Seabee1973]

Given that I saw some toggle switches in one of the spy photos, could this have been used for tuning the suspension or the ride height? My speculation is yes after seeing this about suspension

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[Seabee1973]

I see a TP on there so is there also a tire pressure adjustment too?

 

[BHALE44]

Well to be honest I think this system sounds way too much engineering and something that will break and be extremely expensive to fix. I would be happy with a tough off-road beast without this nonsense

 

[MaverickMan]

I see a TP on there so is there also a tire pressure adjustment too?

If TP is tire pressure then what is FG? Float guage? Or is it FQ for frequency?

 

[Engineerd]

This is pretty neat. Pretty sure every time someone has tried to assume some production facts out of a patent they have been disappointed. Lets try not and get our hopes up too much. Dont forget about what is actually in production right now though with the Fox Live Valve shocks. If you want to be mind blown, check out some of the patents Fox has applied for/received.

I have seen the ROW Ranger Raptor style front shocks on the development mule, along with a conventional electronic disconnect front sway bar. Everything else looks pretty 'normal'. Remember this guy is gonna share a platform with the Ranger, they cant make the base Ranger cost $70k just because the top spec Bronco has cool bits.

 

[frinesi2]

Well to be honest I think this system sounds way too much engineering and something that will break and be extremely expensive to fix. I would be happy with a tough off-road beast without this nonsense

Sorry, which part of the theoretical computer code is going to be expensive to fix?

 

[MaverickMan]

Sorry, which part of the theoretical computer code is going to be expensive to fix?

Either the "1" or the "0" i cant remeber which costs more.

 

[Stampede.Offroad]

Sorry, which part of the theoretical computer code is going to be expensive to fix?

Code isn't going to change anything on its own ... the moving parts and sensors are what will break or be "working as intended" when you take it into the shop repeatedly.

 

[frinesi2]

Either the "1" or the "0" i cant remeber which costs more.

0 is usually the high voltage state and 1 is the low state so I guess if the 1 is broken it's stuck at 0 which will drain the battery so there we go I answered my own question.

 

[frinesi2]

Code isn't going to change anything on its own ... the moving parts and sensors are what will break or be "working as intended" when you take it into the shop repeatedly.

I know, I know. I'm just tired of the same throwaway argument where all technology should be immediately dismissed because of some imagined failures down the road.

 

[BroncoRevital]

So our speculations with the spy shots of the four door in action might be right after all. Ride hight adjustable.

Looks like Ford is going with answer D: all of the above. Suspension wise. Thus avoiding the chairs. Best I could hope after seeing IFS.

Let’s just hope it’s implemented and not overly complicated. Very interesting.

Random reference; did anyone play Xbox’s Test Drive Off-Road secret moon level . . . ? Just me, well they had an early Bronco you could play with and you could drive it on the moon. Truly a game ahead of its time.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Sorry, which part of the theoretical computer code is going to be expensive to fix?

All the parts that would move independently sometimes, and like a SFA other times, and have electronic things that don’t go well with vibrations, dust and water over the long term controlling them.

Probably wonderful on the street and your occasional deep snow in the driveway, trip up a dirt road to the winery, or parking in a field at the steeplechase. Not good when it goes in the back woods.

Example: I met a guy who’s electronic sway bar disconnect fritzed out in the mud. He said it was almost $2000 to repair it. A mechanical sway bar disconnect link is easy to replace on the trail and costs between $50-$175.

Second example: a little plastic circlip broke off my transfer case cable on the boat ramp (in neutral). I was able to use a screw driver to pull the cable into 2WH and some wire to hold it on until I could get another clip. If it had been a dial on the dashboard - a tow truck, maybe two, and a $200 module instead of a 50 cent clip plus a couple spares.

 

[MaverickMan]

All the parts that would move independently sometimes, and like a SFA other times, and have electronic things that don’t go well with vibrations, dust and water over the long term controlling them.

Probably wonderful on the street and your occasional deep snow in the driveway, trip up a dirt road to the winery, or parking in a field at the steeplechase. Not good when it goes in the back woods.

Example: I met a guy who’s electronic sway bar disconnect fritzed out in the mud. He said it was almost $2000 to repair it. A mechanical sway bar disconnect link is easy to replace on the trail and costs between $50-$175.

Second example: a little plastic circlip broke off my transfer case cable on the boat ramp (in neutral). I was able to use a screw driver to pull the cable into 2WH and some wire to hold it on until I could get another clip. If it had been a dial on the dashboard - a tow truck, maybe two, and a $200 module instead of a 50 cent clip plus a couple spares.

Im on all sides of the fence on this being a strictly older car guy for most of my life. I hate having to rewire junk attached to computers, however BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS ARE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!!! I have never met a electrical connector clip that i havent broken.

 

[Adk_st]

I see "towing mode"...

YES! MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF REAL HOPE!

Well duh. These are Jeep rescue vehicles. It'll have a tow rating equivalent to the heaviest Wrangler ?

 

[FirstOnRaceDay]

Driving around today, I saw a prototype for the 2021 ram TRX. Doing some research found out that it will be all wheel drive or four-wheel-drive only. No rear wheel drive mode. (AWD, 4H, 4L, 4Lock)

It too will have some sort of adaptive suspension. Adjustable on the fly. So I think Ford had better have something similar to that on the bronco ranger raptor and new F150 raptor.

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