Leveled Ranger Raptor on Bronco Sasquatch Wheels/Tires

[MAV]

Installed the Rough Country 2" leveling kit along with Bronco Sasquatch wheels and KO2 315/70/17 tires:

Removed the front crash bars, and so far have only seen minor rubbing on the passenger side rear crash bar. I suspect they will eventually need to come out because I haven't driven it much since installation.

I have not had the alignment checked professionally, but the camber seems to be straight up 0 degrees according to my angle finder, and my fancy string toe alignment setup showed an initial toe-in of .6 degrees. I set that to .17 and will see how it goes.

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[telenerd]

Looks good. A little surprised on the rear tire poke.

 

[jeffers]

you know what the offset is on the wheels?

 

[ag02m5]

Nice. Did you do the front spacer install yourself? Leaning toward that option but waiting a bit longer to see if anytbing else comes out.

 

[MAV]

Looks good. A little surprised on the rear tire poke.

It appears to have more poke from the front view since the fender flare tapers down from the top towards the front of the truck. When I get around to posting some pictures from the back, you'll see the poke is very minimal from the rear of of the truck.

 

[MAV]

you know what the offset is on the wheels?

Bronco SAS wheels are +30 offset. Ranger Raptor wheels are +55.

 

[MAV]

Nice. Did you do the front spacer install yourself? Leaning toward that option but waiting a bit longer to see if anytbing else comes out.

Yes, it was marginally difficult, but the Rough Country instructions are pretty good, including photos. One thing I found is that you don't have to remove the tie rods, and you only need to remove the sway bar end link on one side.

Something I did that the instructions did not specify is to loosen the upper control arm and rotate it downward slightly, then retighten. This just moves the "sweet spot" of the bushings down to the new normal ride height. You could do the same thing on the bottom, but you're going to screw up your camber/caster alignment in the process. If you take the truck to get a professional alignment, they will probably do it on the rack.

 

[ag02m5]

Thx. Hiw was the spring compression?

Id really like some progressive springs to smooth out ride on small bumps.

 

[MAV]

Thx. Hiw was the spring compression?

Scary. I don't have a strut compressor, so I had to rent the two-screw deal from the local parts store. It pulled them down enough, but just barely as the screws were starting to bend by the time I got enough compression to loosen the hat and clock the mounting plate. I don't know what the spring rate is on those, but they're stout!

 

[MAV]

And by the way, this isn't an official sales post (I'll post pics and my User ID later), my original beadlock wheels, tires, and full-size spare are now for sale. If you or anyone you know in or around Arkansas interested, let me know.

 

[jeffers]

Bronco SAS wheels are +30 offset. Ranger Raptor wheels are +55.

Do you know the offset for the FX4? It would let me no the minimum offset required for every tire width.

 

[ag02m5]

Scary. I don't have a strut compressor, so I had to rent the two-screw deal from the local parts store. It pulled them down enough, but just barely as the screws were starting to bend by the time I got enough compression to loosen the hat and clock the mounting plate. I don't know what the spring rate is on those, but they're stout!

Thx. Been there done that before. I may let a pro risk their lift and limbs these days.

 

[cc1999]

Looks great !

 

[ag02m5]

Something I did that the instructions did not specify is to loosen the upper control arm and rotate it downward slightly, then retighten. This just moves the "sweet spot" of the bushings down to the new normal ride height.

Can you elaborate on this a bit more? Thx.

 

[51T]

When I did the install I didn't remove the tie rod and scraped the shock against it, removing some of the orange, when reinstalling it. I removed the tie rod when installing the other side so I didn't have to be so carefully.

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