The Definitive Guide to 2021+ Bronco Ride & Lift Heights with Wheel & Tire Sizes

[Martiin]

I can safely state that you do not need a lift with a 295/70R17, so based on this data

Old = 275/70R18
New = 295/70R17

Parameter	Old	New	Difference
Overall diameter:	33.2"	33.3"	+0.1" (+0.3%)
Section width	10.8"	11.6"	+0.8" (+7.3%)
Circumference	104.2"	104.5"	+0.3" (+0.3%)
Sidewall height	7.6"	8.1"	+0.6" (+7.3%)
Revs per mile:	608.3	606.4	-1.9 (-0.3%)
Clearance	Clearance changes to 0.1"

You should be good to go without any lift. Here is my OBX - No lift. One caveat, I went from a +55 Offset to a +30 Offset, which moved my tires out 0.6" (which when considering the section width (11.6" - 10.8")/2 = 0.4") the difference means that at most you are talking less than 1/4" of inside clearance lost compared to my Bronco.

Ya, you miss out on the electronic Sway Bar Disconnect with the OBX, but really, did you need it for "Mild" to "Moderate" trails... No. Don't stress it... sure the SBD is nice to have, but not worth giving up carpet (or cloth seats in South Texas) for. If I could have had any interior I wanted, I too, might have gone for the Badlands... But I have no regrets.

Quick question that rough country winch plate you install or had a shop do so and was it difficult to install? What's your opinion on it, is it sturdy ? I got a OBX 4 door 2.7L sasquatch i live in south Texas mild trails a lots of sand thanks to SPI and was thinking on ordering it today but wasn't sure. I did get rough country hood struts and i gotta say that are nice for $60.

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[mpeugeot]

Quick question that rough country winch plate you install or had a shop do so and was it difficult to install? What's your opinion on it, is it sturdy ? I got a OBX 4 door 2.7L sasquatch i live in south Texas mild trails a lots of sand thanks to SPI and was thinking on ordering it today but wasn't sure. I did get rough country hood struts and i gotta say that are nice for $60.

Martin, I am in south Texas, let's just get together sometime and I can show you what you want to see.

And believe me, this got much worse and crazy enough to hit the skid plates on 33.5" tires.

One last note, I do my own wrenching.

 

[MMJ]

I have a 4DR Base that I was able to get the takeoff wheels and tires from a Wildtrack. Using the guide, if I put a Zone 1 leveling kit on should solve my tire rubbing problem. Does that sound correct? Thanks for posting such great information.

 

[North7]

I have a 4DR Base that I was able to get the takeoff wheels and tires from a Wildtrack. Using the guide, if I put a Zone 1 leveling kit on should solve my tire rubbing problem. Does that sound correct? Thanks for posting such great information.

What is the amount of lift with the Zone 1 kit, front and back?

 

[MMJ]

What is the amount of lift with the Zone 1 kit, front and back?

It is a leveling kit so it only adds 1 in to the front.

 

[North7]

It is a leveling kit so it only adds 1 in to the front.

It should take care of rubbing in the front but you may still have rubbing in the rear at full compression. You're better off going with 1 inch spacers front and rear.

 

[MMJ]

It should take care of rubbing in the front but you may still have rubbing in the rear at full compression. You're better off going with 1 inch spacers front and rear.

Thank you!!!

 

[Martiin]

Martin, I am in south Texas, let's just get together sometime and I can show you what you want to see.

And believe me, this got much worse and crazy enough to hit the skid plates on 33.5" tires.

One last note, I do my own wrenching.

Yea definitely man it be nice to see it installed. I'm against the wall on ordering it due to it mounting underneath the truck not sure it be Ridgid enough or if it fit on a 2.7L

 

[mpeugeot]

Yea definitely man it be nice to see it installed. I'm against the wall on ordering it due to it mounting underneath the truck not sure it be Ridgid enough or if it fit on a 2.7L

I would hold off, I would expect RC to come out with a revision to address the 2.7 at some point. I think that it's rigid enough, but I see a few ways that it could be much more stout (and only adding a minimal amount of extra metal to do so). It's probably rigid enough for starters, but.... I tend to overbuild this kind of stuff.

A large part of the winch mount plate is a flat piece of unbraced steel (braced on the ends somewhat). Welding a 1" or 2" flat bar of 1/8" steel across the front and back of the mount would stiffen it tremendously. Making bending or warping the winch mount highly unlikely under any load that wouldn't break something else first.

 

[OL SKUUL]

Thanks for the great work!

 

[North7]

Thank you to Jason hamilton for posting what appears to be the first vendor Bronco suspension info page along with available coilovers. Much of the information appears to be similar, if not identical, to my information in post #1 of this thread, perhaps another case of Bronco6g being use for source material.

2021+ Ford Bronco Suspension & Shock Guide

 

[tjparisi]

It should take care of rubbing in the front but you may still have rubbing in the rear at full compression. You're better off going with 1 inch spacers front and rear.

Does anyone offer a kit for that? ... or how would one raise the rear to match a level kit installed in the front? I have a Badlands Non-Sasquatch and am looking to do 0.5" - 1" of lift but would prefer to keep the existing rake.

 

[cpmartin1999]

Does anyone offer a kit for that? ... or how would one raise the rear to match a level kit installed in the front? I have a Badlands Non-Sasquatch and am looking to do 0.5" - 1" of lift but would prefer to keep the existing rake.

these folks discussed this im thinking of the exact same
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...r-level-kit-2dr-ob-squatch.31246/post-1052293

 

[kodiakisland]

Thank you to Jason hamilton for posting what appears to be the first vendor Bronco suspension info page along with available coilovers. Much of the information appears to be similar, if not identical, to my information in post #1 of this thread, perhaps another case of Bronco6g being use for source material.

2021+ Ford Bronco Suspension & Shock Guide

It does seem B6G is driving most of the knowledge of the Bronco, doesn't it.

 

[ChadNC]

Sorry for the nubbie question in advance.
Are most people adding lift kits to the existing Sasquatch suspension factory kit or just adding a lift kit , wheels, & tires and not ordering a Sasquatch package?

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