How HIGH is ok?

[Charles Miller]

I have a 2023 Ford Bronco Badland Sasquatch.

Installed:
37” Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT
Icon fully adjustable 2.5 shocks
FMI uppers
Core 4x4 track bar
Heavy-duty steering rack and tie rods

Current measurement:
(ground to edge of fender)
Front 42”
Rear 43”

Obviously, 1 inch is due to the tires. There are a lot of posts about axle angles, shock, comparisons, and so forth. It all includes saying that extreme angles cause heavier wear, which I accept. My question is for people with setups near mine, what are your measurements and how long have you run at that height with no issues?

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[Oldhippie]

I am also at 42”/43”…been running there for about 12k miles without issue but I also added a diff drop for some piece of mind…nice setup!

 

[XxxTowelie]

Finally. It's my time to shine.

Do you wanna get high?

 

[Charles Miller]

I am also at 42”/43”…been running there for about 12k miles without issue but I also added a diff drop for some piece of mind…nice setup!

My RCI skid plates would need to be cut for a diff drop. Which brand are you using? Plus using a diff drop defeats the extra inch I get with my tires

 

[Baja Bronco]

ICON Stage 8 System, sitting at 43 F, 44 R. Rear has ICON’s heavy duty springs, when I lode the truck for a run, rear squats an inch to be 43 at all 4. Roughly 15K miles, 13K of them in Baja, no issues.

 

[james1414d]

Mines the same height as yours, but with the normal amount of doors. No issues at all for a couple years

 

[Charles Miller]

ICON Stage 8 System, sitting at 43 F, 44 R. Rear has ICON’s heavy duty springs, when I lode the truck for a run, rear squats an inch to be 43 at all 4. Roughly 15K miles, 13K of them in Baja, no issues.

Well, that’s definitely an inch higher than I am, and am I right you have 37s too? Did you do any other upgrades, steering?

 

[Charles Miller]

Mines the same height as yours, but with the normal amount of doors. No issues at all for a couple years

Do you have 37” tires too. Any other upgrades?

 

[Baja Bronco]

Well, that’s definitely an inch higher than I am, and am I right you have 37s too? Did you do any other upgrades, steering?

Yep, 37 Toyo RTs. Haven’t upgraded the steering box yet, but I did install Foutz full tie rods. They’ve been on for all the miles.

 

[Charles Miller]

Yep, 37 Toyo RTs. Haven’t upgraded the steering box yet, but I did install Foutz full tie rods. They’ve been on for all the miles.

I had Icon tie-rods, but one of them started leaking. So now I'm using the HD rods from my new rack.

 

[KABQ]

Finally. It's my time to shine.

Do you wanna get high?

This is your thread!

 

[Baja Bronco]

I had Icon tie-rods, but one of them started leaking. So now I'm using the HD rods from my new rack.

The Foutz rods were expensive. $1K, but just about every Foutz product is over engineered, and over built. You don’t have to worry about their stuff. I thought that they were the best out there.

 

[helifino16]

I believe the Byrds set it at “Eight Miles High”

 

[Oldhippie]

My RCI skid plates would need to be cut for a diff drop. Which brand are you using? Plus using a diff drop defeats the extra inch I get with my tires

i would be very careful at full droop with Icon (or stock King) coilovers without a diff drop…their extended length is more than recommended for CV extension…ya only lose the clearance at the diff itself (still not as bad as a solid axle) and modifying the skid isn’t much of a job…I have stock skids…party on!

 

[Charles Miller]

i would be very careful at full droop with Icon (or stock King) coilovers without a diff drop…their extended length is more than recommended for CV extension…ya only lose the clearance at the diff itself (still not as bad as a solid axle) and modifying the skid isn’t much of a job…I have stock skids…party on!

What is the brand of diff drop you have?

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