The pictured Cactus Gray rig is a Badlands despite the caption calling it a Wildtrak…. Hope the FoMoCo shock and tie rod upgrades make it across the entire model line as a upgrade/option…
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I think that is highly plausible. But it just goes to show how much people buy in to marketing department hype........If Ford would of called it the Urban off-roader, or the Luxury Treker, no one would associate the Wildtrak with desert running... Or if Ford Marketing would've thrown on a aluminum skid plates and the BLs suspension on the BD, raised the price $8k and called it the high speed desert runner, we'd be hearing the same talk about the Black Diamond Desert Racer being the Pinnacle in it's field. We'd see hundreds of posts saying the same thing, if you're into rock crawling go BLs if you into desert running go BD.I think that the original intent of the Wildtrak was very likely to have the upgraded Fox shocks from the start. Then Fox had supply chain disruptions that scrambled the original plans. That was the differentiator from the beginning and will likely be a standard Wildtrak configuration beginning in MY2023.
good point, so did they race last year with BD with or without Sas ? Desert racing without Sas does not make sense when your competitors are trophy trucks. Also curious about 1.9' wider track compared to what ..?? BD with or without Sas or compared to base....The measurements are compared to a non-sas badlands...... It would have the same ground clearance and width as every Sasquatched Bronco. The Hoss 3.0 isn't adding any additional lift or width. That the way I see it. No(?)
No SAS last year on the BL.good point, so did they race last year with BD with or without Sas ? Desert racing without Sas does not make sense when your competitors are trophy trucks. Also curious about 1.9' wider track compared to what ..?? BD with or without Sas or compared to base....
If I were a guessing man, it was likely a larger 2.5" diameter premium (8112) version from Bilstein. The welded body and fully machined parts are completely different sides of the business. As time went on, the capacity for the 8112 wasn't there, so a switch to Fox happened.I think that the original intent of the Wildtrak was very likely to have the upgraded Fox shocks from the start. Then Fox had supply chain disruptions that scrambled the original plans. That was the differentiator from the beginning and will likely be a standard Wildtrak configuration beginning in MY2023.