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Just for anyone in a situation like me where you are planning to keep factory Sasquatch tires for a while so you aren't looking for maximum lift out of your coilovers and in fact might be looking for closer to the minimum amount of lift.
We installed Fox performance elite coilovers, Icon UCAs, Icon rear trailing arms and the RC steering rack bushings. Also installed Metalcloak skids in place of the Badlands skids.
I was not looking for a lot of lift out of my coilovers quite yet because I am keeping my factory sasquatch tires until I relocate out West and I still wanted to fit the Bronco in my garage until I sell the house, and the clearance was already down to only a few inches when it was stock.
There is probably a bit of extra weight underneath due to the metal cloak skid plates which seemed a bit heavier than the Badlands skid plates they replaced, but my total lift, measured at the highest point of the fender flare arches was 1 inch front and 1/2 inch rear. I kept a bit of rake because I will be towing a small offroad teardrop trailer.
Now if you don't add the extra weight of the skids it might be more like 1.5 inches front and 1 inch rear, but that is still a lot of adjustability down from Fox's advertised 3.5 inch front/2.5 inch rear.
So we were able to go low enough on the coilover adjustability so the gap between the tires and fenders isn't excessive when keeping stock size tires and it still fits under my garage door opening.
I have heard several people mention they wanted the Fox setup but thought it was too much lift for them staying with sasquatch tires. So just know there is a lot of height adjustability down in height in these Fox coilovers and then plenty of room to go up later when I do larger tires and tie rod upgrades.
We installed Fox performance elite coilovers, Icon UCAs, Icon rear trailing arms and the RC steering rack bushings. Also installed Metalcloak skids in place of the Badlands skids.
I was not looking for a lot of lift out of my coilovers quite yet because I am keeping my factory sasquatch tires until I relocate out West and I still wanted to fit the Bronco in my garage until I sell the house, and the clearance was already down to only a few inches when it was stock.
There is probably a bit of extra weight underneath due to the metal cloak skid plates which seemed a bit heavier than the Badlands skid plates they replaced, but my total lift, measured at the highest point of the fender flare arches was 1 inch front and 1/2 inch rear. I kept a bit of rake because I will be towing a small offroad teardrop trailer.
Now if you don't add the extra weight of the skids it might be more like 1.5 inches front and 1 inch rear, but that is still a lot of adjustability down from Fox's advertised 3.5 inch front/2.5 inch rear.
So we were able to go low enough on the coilover adjustability so the gap between the tires and fenders isn't excessive when keeping stock size tires and it still fits under my garage door opening.
I have heard several people mention they wanted the Fox setup but thought it was too much lift for them staying with sasquatch tires. So just know there is a lot of height adjustability down in height in these Fox coilovers and then plenty of room to go up later when I do larger tires and tie rod upgrades.
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