Hello. I just installed the Rough Country 2" spacer kit. Your video was spot on. So much better than splitting the ball joint and removing the drive shaft. The only thing I would say is you do need to rotate the bottom of the strut slightly so it will lineup in the factory position. Great video.
Thank you! This was a great walk-through! I have 4 jack stands and 2 floor jacks and I needed all of them to manipulate the rear end. Also, you weren't kidding about the torque on those lower strut bolts on the rear.
Did a 2.5 inch front-level via bilstein 5100 on my 2019 ranger last weekend, and dropped the LCA to do it. Looks exactly the same as on this build video (same chassis, so it makes sense). Was much easier than taking EVERYTHING apart like the ford manual suggested. Heads up, my toe was 2 degrees in on each wheel after doing it. Not even close to driveable... made it to the alginment shop, but the tires howled the whole way there :) Also, those LCA nuts have factory torque specs of 195 ft. lb. I had a hard time getting a big enough breaker bar under the truck to get them loose. I don't have a lift and i'm not a big dude, and yankin' on a 15" breaker bar required about everything i had in my shoulder. I torqued them back to 100 ft lb on the reinstall just to get it to the alignment shop. They took it from there.
Utilized this video to swap in Bilsteins. Very much appreciated. Great camera work and clear and concise steps. Install was a breeze thanks to you. Cheers.
Is it really necessary to disconnect the rear track bar? I don't see the purpose as the track bar has plenty of range of motion. Also, same question for the front sway bar. Couldn't you just disconnect the end-links and rotate the sway bar up and out of the way? Then removing bottom skid plate wouldn't be necessary either.
Did this install on my brother in laws 2022 bronco. Not necessary to take off the front sway bar or the rear one…….. for the front you can just disconnect the end links
I really like this makes it so much more simple! Question for you I was looking up Rough stuff 2 inch lift kit. A customer on there put a 2 inch on his Sasquatch 2door, but they say that it won’t fit a Sasquatch, but it looks to me like the top hats are the same so what’s the deal? Rough Stuff said it doesn’t fit, I said well obviously it does, or the guy modified it? I think they just wanna sell you an upper control arm is my opinion? What do you think?
It will physically fit, but the 2" lift on a sasquatch would allow the stock strut to travel too far into rebound, beyond the design limit of the front halfshaft. Since the non-sasquatch broncos are not lifted as much from the factory, a 2" lift is ok for the halfshaft angle.
Thanks! The Bronco Sport sits on a very different platform from the regular full size Bronco so I don't think this video will be much help in that regard, but there are some small lifts and spacers available for the Sport to clear a larger tire. Sadly, since I haven't spent much time with the Bronco Sport I don't know what sizes would fit best.
Any idea how much a shop would charge to do this? My days of working on cars was a couple of decades ago and I have limited experience with suspension stuff.. and limited space to do the install even if I had the desire or confidence to do it myself.
So I just bought this lift/leveling kit and when I went to re-install the coil over, I noticed that there is a 4.5 degree tilt on the top of it. When you add the spacer (now plastic), you have to rotate the entire unit 180 degrees. This will now introduce a 4.5 degree tilt in the opposite direction. So now we have a 9 degree tilt from factory. Is this correct and should I be worried or is this a non-issue and I can drive my bronco for 200K miles with no issues ?
It's more complicated to take your truck to an alignment shop after dropping the LCA's and screwing with the eccentric position. Separating the UCA from the spindle doesn't require you to do that, so their method could be done by anyone in their garage.
I welcome all replies - want to put fatter tires on a 2023 Outer Banks. Currently have stock P255/70R18 32" tires. Looking to move toward LT315. Sasquatch-esque. I believe that by going fatter, I will increase diameter - probably needing 35" tires. I want to know about required lift to accommodate that tire diameter and if I must change the wheels from 18 to 17 to do so. Thank you in advance for the guidance.
This guy said “ford likes to torque these down to 6,000 ft/lbs. LOL. I had to watch that part again because I thought I heard him wrong. 😂 I’d like to see this guys torque wrench that can torque 6,000 ft/lbs. Haha… do you know how long that torque wrench would have to be? 😂😂😂
Hello. I just installed the Rough Country 2" spacer kit. Your video was spot on. So much better than splitting the ball joint and removing the drive shaft. The only thing I would say is you do need to rotate the bottom of the strut slightly so it will lineup in the factory position. Great video.
This is hands down the best way to Install a lift on the Bronco.....Thanks for the great tip....
Thank you! This was a great walk-through! I have 4 jack stands and 2 floor jacks and I needed all of them to manipulate the rear end. Also, you weren't kidding about the torque on those lower strut bolts on the rear.
Best video yet I’ve seen on this install
This is the easiest and most straight forward install video I have seen. Thank you so much for posting.
Did a 2.5 inch front-level via bilstein 5100 on my 2019 ranger last weekend, and dropped the LCA to do it. Looks exactly the same as on this build video (same chassis, so it makes sense). Was much easier than taking EVERYTHING apart like the ford manual suggested. Heads up, my toe was 2 degrees in on each wheel after doing it. Not even close to driveable... made it to the alginment shop, but the tires howled the whole way there :)
Also, those LCA nuts have factory torque specs of 195 ft. lb. I had a hard time getting a big enough breaker bar under the truck to get them loose. I don't have a lift and i'm not a big dude, and yankin' on a 15" breaker bar required about everything i had in my shoulder. I torqued them back to 100 ft lb on the reinstall just to get it to the alignment shop. They took it from there.
Thanks you! Just did it on my bronco and it was super easy.
I watched a number of these videos now, first one I seen where taking out the skid plates is part of the process
It seems like the front strut method you showed might be easier on F-150’s as well. Thanks for the tips.
Really great video. Would love to see these for all bronco lift kits
Nice tip! Thanks for the help
Knoll great installation and information Mr. Thanks for sharing 👍 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸
The Vermonter
Could probably use thread lock when bolted the spacers to the coil over.
I like they way you do this compared to the RC instructions. And isn't that axle nut a 1 time use item as well??
Did this on my garage floor without removing the skid plates and trackbar.
Super helpful! Thanks.
Utilized this video to swap in Bilsteins. Very much appreciated. Great camera work and clear and concise steps. Install was a breeze thanks to you. Cheers.
Excellent tip, thanks!
Is it really necessary to disconnect the rear track bar? I don't see the purpose as the track bar has plenty of range of motion. Also, same question for the front sway bar. Couldn't you just disconnect the end-links and rotate the sway bar up and out of the way? Then removing bottom skid plate wouldn't be necessary either.
Did this install on my brother in laws 2022 bronco. Not necessary to take off the front sway bar or the rear one…….. for the front you can just disconnect the end links
@@dannyb5863 looking at mine it seems like you would have to take the sway bar frame mount off to get the lower control arm bolt out.
I thought you're supposed to keep the control arm bolts loose until the weight of the truck is on the ground so you're not preloading the bushings
Why isn’t it solid like other puck lifts? That thing looks like it’s just waiting to fold.
I see some installers disconnect a wire harness located underneath for the steering rack…..is it necessary?
Does this kit level the front with the back? Even if all 4 pieces are the same size?
Great info.
I really like this makes it so much more simple!
Question for you I was looking up Rough stuff 2 inch lift kit.
A customer on there put a 2 inch on his Sasquatch 2door, but they say that it won’t fit a Sasquatch, but it looks to me like the top hats are the same so what’s the deal? Rough Stuff said it doesn’t fit, I said well obviously it does, or the guy modified it?
I think they just wanna sell you an upper control arm is my opinion?
What do you think?
It will physically fit, but the 2" lift on a sasquatch would allow the stock strut to travel too far into rebound, beyond the design limit of the front halfshaft. Since the non-sasquatch broncos are not lifted as much from the factory, a 2" lift is ok for the halfshaft angle.
Very informative step by step video. Can this be done on a Bronco Sport Badlands? What size tire fits a 2” lift. Thank you. Tom T.
Thanks! The Bronco Sport sits on a very different platform from the regular full size Bronco so I don't think this video will be much help in that regard, but there are some small lifts and spacers available for the Sport to clear a larger tire. Sadly, since I haven't spent much time with the Bronco Sport I don't know what sizes would fit best.
Would this same method apply for a 2023 bronco??
Do you know if the outer bank factory wheels will allow a fit without spacers with 2957018 tires and not rub?
Any idea how much a shop would charge to do this? My days of working on cars was a couple of decades ago and I have limited experience with suspension stuff.. and limited space to do the install even if I had the desire or confidence to do it myself.
It calls for 3hrs labor so depends on shop rate.
In Canada, Action Car and Truck quoted me 300$ to install the ReadyKift kit. That's around 2-3 hours. Ford quoted me a bit more.
So I just bought this lift/leveling kit and when I went to re-install the coil over, I noticed that there is a 4.5 degree tilt on the top of it. When you add the spacer (now plastic), you have to rotate the entire unit 180 degrees. This will now introduce a 4.5 degree tilt in the opposite direction. So now we have a 9 degree tilt from factory. Is this correct and should I be worried or is this a non-issue and I can drive my bronco for 200K miles with no issues ?
Do you have the torque values?
wow those are 37'' tires?
Any rubbing with just a 2" on 37's?
Will this work on a Big Bend Edition?
nevermind....it does not...
Yes it does lol
Someone important needs to push fifteen52 to make damn 8x170 Turbomac HDs again
i followed your instructions and i also forgot to install the front sway bar
😂
Why doesn’t the factory ship the trucks leveled? That is how everyone wants them.
Because if you're not a peasant, you'll have a bumper and tire carrier on the rear that will level it for you.
Why does RC try to make this so much more complicated?
It's more complicated to take your truck to an alignment shop after dropping the LCA's and screwing with the eccentric position. Separating the UCA from the spindle doesn't require you to do that, so their method could be done by anyone in their garage.
I welcome all replies - want to put fatter tires on a 2023 Outer Banks. Currently have stock P255/70R18 32" tires. Looking to move toward LT315. Sasquatch-esque. I believe that by going fatter, I will increase diameter - probably needing 35" tires. I want to know about required lift to accommodate that tire diameter and if I must change the wheels from 18 to 17 to do so. Thank you in advance for the guidance.
This guy said “ford likes to torque these down to 6,000 ft/lbs. LOL. I had to watch that part again because I thought I heard him wrong. 😂 I’d like to see this guys torque wrench that can torque 6,000 ft/lbs. Haha… do you know how long that torque wrench would have to be? 😂😂😂
Bronco may be the ugliest rig ever created
You must own a cheap , I mean a Jeep
@@xaviernavy4267 nope, I have a 67 F100 that I drive.
Yo mama
@@joekerspokane It's a close second behind your 67 F100
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper whoa, whoa, whoa. That escalated quickly.
What is the offset on the wheels?