Except they don’t fail the second a larger tire is installed. Aside from the broncbuster rig running 40s and intentionally trying to break the rack, do you have examples of other racks failing?
That’s not correct, at least not for the Bronco Raptor which uses F-150 Raptor inner and outer tie rods and a higher capacity motor. In a new case. I don’t know what the differences are on the Wildtrak if it uses the same rack as the Raptor (I don’t think so) or a modified rack. From all the details I’ve been aware of the Badlands rack was used as the basis for designing the Raptors rack though I can’t confirm if that’s just purely for a difference in the rack because of the sta bar disconnect or if the Badlands has a unique rack already.
Yes I’ve seen investigations for internal gear failures regarding the Bronco
That was a poor choice of words, I did not mean I think that the rack explodes the second you put big tires on it. They certainly are not that weak, I just think many people had the idea it could take more abuse. I do know Michael Cox popped one at KOH and I have seen a few issues with the rack skipping teeth from other people besides BroncBuster. Obviously, his driving style and the fact that he runs 40-inch boggers filled with water certainly are an issue. I think things are further exacerbated by people doing taller spacer lifts that allow the rack to potentially overextend as well. With that said if it wasn't a potential weak point for hard driving, it would not have been upgraded on the Wildtrak HOSS 3.0 and Raptor, the two packages with larger tires, meant for high-speed off-roading. It should also be noted that the 4600 cars do not run the stock rack either. All in, I am not in the "BrOnCO R4Kk TrAsH FeRD Big dUmMy" camp by any means. I am sure you could run 37s, and as long as you are gentle and do not drive like an idiot the stock stuff is probably fine. More or less I was just offering my theory as to why this component could potentially be underrated compared to some people's expectations.
The broncbuster sleeves make me nervous that the force will instead break the rack. I’ve seen a recent FB post of his with a busted steering rack, but I don’t know if the sleeves played a role or not. Instead, I’ve got two extra tie rods I plan to keep in the bronco with me.
that's interesting. I was just sharing what I was told. But what you describe would be great.
I edited my post with a little more information about things. It’s not much more but stuff I’ll try to look into when I can. I have prototype part numbers but that doesn’t get us anywhere as I’m sure retail numbers will be in line with the current rack numbers (I think there are 6 right now)
There no way that Ford is gonna use that guy's redneck engineering! ROFL! His fix is a band-aid for a bigger problem.
That’s a broken tie rod, not a full rack failure.
@flip might be able to answer this
Need a VIN from a WT already produced with this setup.
If I see one I’ll get you one but review Raptors are getting built at the end of this month I can give you a VIN for one of those possibly.
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