Shock reservoirs on non sasquatch badlands are lower than sasquatch, might contact shock skid plates

[OffroadBandit]

I'm creating this post in the hopes of finding someone on here that's managed to mount a shock skid on a badlands without sasquatch.

Yesterday, I unboxed my Barnes 4wd shock skids in order to pop them on my non sasquatch badlands. During the installation, I realized that the reservoir rubber covering was contacting the skid, and that the lowest mounting bolt wasn't able to enter the skid fully as the reservoir was in the way there also.

After doing some digging and comparing to my friend's sas'ed base, it looks like the badlands, nonsas, Bilstein shocks have lower reservoirs than the sas shocks. This causes them to interfere with the bolt and press against the skid plate when mounted.

Unfortunately, this also means it's possible that all shock skid plates that were manufactured and tested on sas broncos will be incompatible with nonsas badlands.

Pics for reference. The dirty one is my friends sas base, lol, he's had his since January and has been enjoying it!

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[OffroadBandit]

Bumping my thread hopefully to get visibility. Anyone else with a non sasquatch badlands have shock skids installed?

 

[‘21OBX]

@ScoutandBronco you have skids on yours right?

 

[Classic28]

These from DV8 don’t use those mounting holes so they might work for you. I plan on getting these since they cover the shock mount and the lower link.

https://dv8offroad.com/products/6th-gen-bronco-rear-shock-guard-skids

 

[ColeTrain84]

i installed these last friday and they didn't seem to touch at all. the bolts were a bitch to get in correctly but no issues with them touching. Once mine gets back i'll take some pics. Its in getting an oil pan replacement. Dealership changed the oil on friday and noticed the oil plug(2.7) was out just a little. Felt inside the pan and it had no tabs inside the pan. Are you sure the distance between the spring and reservoir isn't just how the spring perch sits on either model? My understanding is the shocks are the same.

 

[OffroadBandit]

These from DV8 don’t use those mounting holes so they might work for you. I plan on getting these since they cover the shock mount and the lower link.

https://dv8offroad.com/products/6th-gen-bronco-rear-shock-guard-skids

Thanks for the suggestion. I was trying to avoid loosening the factory shock bolts as long as I could, but this might be the way I go.

i installed these last friday and they didn't seem to touch at all. the bolts were a bitch to get in correctly but no issues with them touching. Once mine gets back i'll take some pics. Its in getting an oil pan replacement. Dealership changed the oil on friday and noticed the oil plug(2.7) was out just a little. Felt inside the pan and it had no tabs inside the pan. Are you sure the distance between the spring and reservoir isn't just how the spring perch sits on either model? My understanding is the shocks are the same.

Unfortunately, I'm pretty confident the badlands nonsas reservoirs sit lower. Were you saying you installed the Barnes skids or the dv8's? You have a badlands without sasquatch?

Just to make sure I tried everything, I just tried removing that rubber covering on the reservoir and putting another washer in front of the lower bolt for the barnes, the bolts cleared fine, but the skid still pressed against the reservoir, which I feel like puts the shocks at an even greater risk of damage since any hit in the skids will transfer to the reservoir.

 

[4avor8ntfair]

I got the Broncbuster shock skids. I didn’t personally install them… think the mechanic needed a 3’ breaker bar.

 

[ColeTrain84]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was trying to avoid loosening the factory shock bolts as long as I could, but this might be the way I go.



Unfortunately, I'm pretty confident the badlands nonsas reservoirs sit lower. Were you saying you installed the Barnes skids or the dv8's? You have a badlands without sasquatch?

Just to make sure I tried everything, I just tried removing that rubber covering on the reservoir and putting another washer in front of the lower bolt for the barnes, the bolts cleared fine, but the skid still pressed against the reservoir, which I feel like puts the shocks at an even greater risk of damage since any hit in the skids will transfer to the reservoir.

Non-sas Badlands and they are Barnes skids

 

[ScoutandBronco]

@ScoutandBronco you have skids on yours right?

Yes, I added the SkyJacker rear shock skids and they installed fine with no bumping. Only issue I had was one of the front bolts they included sheared when torqueing down. Install went pretty smooth overall.
https://skyjacker.com/shop/ford/bronco/fb21rss-rear-lower-shock-skid-plates-kit-for-ford-bronco/

 

[Sitruc_btb]

I installed the Broncbuster skids on my stock Badlands. Fit fine. Clears the reservoirs.

 

[RubyRedGT]

I installed JCR Offroad rear shock skids on my non-SAS Badlands last weekend and they also fit fine.

 

[ronij]

Non-sas Badlands and they are Barnes skids

Have you had any issues with the barnes skids on your non-sas badlands? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?

I'm creating this post in the hopes of finding someone on here that's managed to mount a shock skid on a badlands without sasquatch.

Yesterday, I unboxed my Barnes 4wd shock skids in order to pop them on my non sasquatch badlands. During the installation, I realized that the reservoir rubber covering was contacting the skid, and that the lowest mounting bolt wasn't able to enter the skid fully as the reservoir was in the way there also.

After doing some digging and comparing to my friend's sas'ed base, it looks like the badlands, nonsas, Bilstein shocks have lower reservoirs than the sas shocks. This causes them to interfere with the bolt and press against the skid plate when mounted.

Unfortunately, this also means it's possible that all shock skid plates that were manufactured and tested on sas broncos will be incompatible with nonsas badlands.

Pics for reference. The dirty one is my friends sas base, lol, he's had his since January and has been enjoying it!

Did you ever figure out how to use the barnes skids? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?

Thanks!

 

[OffroadBandit]

Have you had any issues with the barnes skids on your non-sas badlands? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?



Did you ever figure out how to use the barnes skids? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?

Thanks!

Barnes shock skids are good now on all stock suspension. I reached out to Barnes and explained the situation and they reworked their solution. The updated model is now available on their site.

 

[ronij]

Barnes shock skids are good now on all stock suspension. I reached out to Barnes and explained the situation and they reworked their solution. The updated model is now available on their site.

Thank you!

 

[ColeTrain84]

Have you had any issues with the barnes skids on your non-sas badlands? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?



Did you ever figure out how to use the barnes skids? Is your wheel/suspension setup stock?

Thanks!

No issues with them. I am stock now(stock levels, 33's). I WILL be doing a leveling kit this friday.

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