I just ran a VIN of a similar 4 door bronco and it came back with the MB3Z-18125-K. So it looks as if the information in that post you’re talking about is either incorrect or outdated. The 2 door and 4 door rear shock is not the same.
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Yikes! Sasquatch Springs and Shocks Lifted my 2 Door Black Diamond 3+ Inches. Need help!
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Sounds like they need to do a proper alignment. Mine is lifted 3 1/2” and drives straight and confident as it did (maybe better) than stick height. Make sure they use Sasquatch alignment specs. Not the stock specs.
There's alignment specs for SAS and non SAS? You got details on this, where to find, etc...
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Thanks. Now at least I'm certain to get the right springs.Yes, I found a VIN to look it up. The part numbers are straight out of HVBOM. I haven’t looked through that post that you’re referencing, all I know is those are the part numbers listed for this bronco:
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I would appreciate those measurements. I'm running 33s too. So they should be comparable. Also, which shock (part number) did you use in the rear? I'm a little concerned that even if I swap out the springs, the rear may still be too tall.
Any idea what the difference is between the MB3Z-5560-F and MB3Z-5560-K rear shocks? Is it the perch height, valving or both?
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If you end up just swapping out the coils let me know, I could use them.
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That's probably what I'll be doing. I'll let you know tomorrow. Thanks.
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The shocks and springs I used were based on Badlands specs, so they would be different than what you would need for the Squatch package.
I could not find where I had written all my measurements down, but did find where at one point I had measured the center hub/axle to fender at 23 3/8 inches for the rear with the Hitachis. I measured today and am at 25 inches at the rear. So after 10 months of use, I am at 1 5/8 inch lift using the Badlands Bilsteins. That measurement is center hub to metal fender, not the plastic flare.
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The springs will be available later this week (along with the shocks and insulators). PM if you're still interested. Thanks.
What did your measurements end up being? I just replaced my Bilsteins with Icons and am at 27.5 inches rear, 26.6 inches front center hub to fender.
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It's still at the shop (undrivable) and I haven't had the chance to measure it myself. The shop manager told me that he did pre and post measurements and that my eyes are correct--it sits 3" taller than stock.
I'm certain that I bought the wrong springs and possibly the wrong rear shocks. I've decided to not gamble with it anymore (I have a trip coming up soon), cut my losses, reinstall the base suspension with a 1" spacer lift (front and back), and live with it that way for now.
Did you install ICON coilovers or just the shocks (EXP)? The EXP shocks was an option I was considering, but decided to go the Sasquatch route to get additional suspension travel and save a few bucks. Obviously that turned out poorly. With hind sight, I should have gone with the ICON EXPs. Oh well.
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I went with EXPs up front, which is why I'm looking for coils. Didn't want to reuse mine. They seemed to have the least drawbacks of the cheaper stuff.
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Given what I know now, I should have gone with the EXPs. It's a better shock than the stock Bilsteins. The only drawback with the EXPs is that by reusing the stock coils, the suspension travel stays the same. I was aiming to improve that with the Sasquatch suspension--although not by very much. I should have just accepted the fact that without spending a ton of money, my Bronco will never get anywhere near the suspension travel that my (now my son's) XJ has.
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