Improve Sasquatch handling

[San Diego Bronco]

I’m a new badlands Sasquatch owner, and trying to get used to how floaty this thing feels on the highway. Any advice on tightening up the performance? Thanks!

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[Muskrat14]

What’d ya drive before the Bronco? Personally think the Squaat Bronco handles well for an SUV on 35” tires. You may have recalibrate what your definition of good handling is.
Is id brand new or purchased used?

 

[MFP2241]

The "performance" is tight... it's an off-road focused utility vehicle with 35's. No matter how much money you pour into it, its not going to handle as well as a minivan.

 

[not on the rug]

What air pressure are you running in your tires?

Honestly, I feel like my Wildtrak handles pretty well for what it is. I come from a background of fairly high performance Cars and SUVs so my expectations are limited for a Bronco, but it does drive pretty well overall. Some guys on this forum think their broncos drive like sports cars because they've never driven anything even remotely high performance. Perspective and expectations are everything.

 

[cbrenthus]

interesting, I came from a ‘19 wrangler rubicon and the bronco handles like a corvette in comparison! The wrangler used to give me panic attacks on the highway over 55, but when I got the bronco I’d be doing 90 before I knew it!

 

[KRAKEN]

2 door Sasquatch and I feel the same way...floaty. But, I have always driven half ton pickups. Took some getting used to the lighter weight and short wheel base. It would be nice to firm it up some.

 

[Smocaine]

If you didn't get a rear swaybar from the factory, you can probably add one fairly easily to reduce the body roll on the road.

 

[Kiwi Matrix]

I have a 2025 Badlands with the Sasquatch Pkg. I'm impressed with the highway handling. Tracks nicely and straight, sits well in high-speed corners. I have even made it slide in low-speed corners in the wet, and it reacts predictably. Over potholes and ruts, it is on the hard side. For me, it doesn't match the smooth highway handling of my Audi Q7, but the Bronco is now my preferred ride. The Bronco is way better than a Wrangler or F-150 that I drive at work.

 

[userdude]

Explain floaty.

 

[SierraBronco]

If you didn't get a rear swaybar from the factory, you can probably add one fairly easily to reduce the body roll on the road.

And if it did come with a rear sway bar…add another one. Gonna be carving corners

 

[userdude]

If you didn't get a rear swaybar from the factory, you can probably add one fairly easily to reduce the body roll on the road.

I think this is probably what they're talking about. Does the BL come with a rear sway bar?

 

[Smocaine]

I think this is probably what they're talking about. Does the BL come with a rear sway bar?

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...tall-with-tips-and-initial-impressions.99512/

I'm not clear on which get it and which don't myself, but it should be fairly easy to see if one has it or at least has the mounting provisions for it.

 

[crenca]

I’m a new badlands Sasquatch owner, and trying to get used to how floaty this thing feels on the highway. Any advice on tightening up the performance? Thanks!

As you can tell by the replies so far, most of us (who have experience with other/past 4x4's) are confused as the Bronco with the Sasquatch "yellow" Bilstein digressive shocks has to be the least "floaty" 4x4 to ever come out of a factory.

When you say you are a "new" owner, do you mean your Bronco is new off the lot? If it is used, check the (rear in particular) yellow Bilstein's and verify they fluid has not leaked out of them and that the resorvor's are still attached - this is a known problem and perhaps you are driving around on failed shocks...maybe?? Perhaps your tire pressure is unusally low??

In any case your expectations will have to be re-calibrated. The Bronco is a top heavy, body on frame, loud, unrefined, truck that is the opposite of "low and stable" at speed...

Believe it or not, the majority of owners here think the shocks that come with Sasquatch are entirely too stiff (I disagree, but I'm in the minority).

 

[23OBX2.7]

I know exactly what OP is talking about as I experienced in test drive coming from an HPP Mustang. and can confirm it's not the damper spring package after putting take off HOSS2 coil overs on my OBX, which improved street manners a lot. I don't think I even need to add a sway bar now.

It's the tire size and type, but increase pressure to see if that helps until find a permanent solution. You can also change the tires to perhaps less width and more AT or street orientated.

If you swap to 18s with a more street orientated tire with side lugs that look the part it will help a lot. My OBX 18s with Michelin ATX Trail and the current Blizzak DMV2 278 65 18, while too skinny for SAS unless change offset and flares, both handle extremely well with the HOSS2.....way better than than stock Hitachi coil overs that I just tossed out.

 

[bassist]

I’m a new badlands Sasquatch owner, and trying to get used to how floaty this thing feels on the highway. Any advice on tightening up the performance? Thanks!

Only solution is to sell it.

Also, up your air pressure in your tires if you aren’t running what the sticker says

Everyone here seems to think you need to drop pressure because of a few bumps, but running pressure below stock makes the front end feel like mush when you turn.

But let’s be real: it’s a body on frame vehicle with big tires. If you want a decent sized SUV that handles well, buy an Acura because the torque vectoring AWD is amazingly good.

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