confirmed the 6100's do NOT fit with the OEM coils as the perch is too large for the OEM coil.
what bronco did you buy your 5100's for ? I was looking at bilsteins site, but im not positive which one to put in. what did they run you at the time ?Hereās the current state of my Ranger XLT with FX4 package:
Method 703 17x8.5 +35 offset Bronco Ford Performance Wheels (ordered through dealership)(black lug nuts)
BFGoodrich KO3 285/70r17 tires
Rallyflapz extended arch mudflaps (ordered these from the UK and had to cut them down a bit as they were just too wide for the truck, and also had to fabricate a bit of a bracket for the fronts, just bent one of the arms of an L-shaped bracket and bolted it down under the crash bar bolts *pictures)
Bilstein 5100 suspension +2ā lift in the front; fronts coilovers are actually made for the Bronco and fit great, the rear shock absorbers are made for the 5G Ranger.
Gas mileage has dropped from around 23 mpg to about 20-21 mpg for mixed highway, city driving.
*FORScan has released update 2.3.61 which has allowed me to write changes to the BdyCM. The ideal tire circumference for this tire size is 2612mm, but Iāve seen that you want to account for some squish in the tire to get the speedometer just right. The posts I saw said to multiply the ideal circumference by 0.96 to get the āreal worldā circumference which came out to 2507mm. I entered 2500mm (cuz I like the round number better) for the new circumference and my speedometer is reading 75mph at 75mph in the OnX GPS app, pretty much perfect!
EDIT 08/17/2024:
Hereās the end link solution I came up with:
I bought the link kit from Ruffstuff and then I also bought their Sway Bar Quick Disconnect Pin Kit (not pictured above). The pins just bolt into the knuckle and the sway bar and then the Heim joint rod ends slide onto the pins and are captured by the smaller retaining pins.
The rod ends that come with kit are unfortunately too large to allow enough motion in the rod end as it was made for a Jeep with a solid axle, not an IFS truck. I bought these Left Hand Rod Ends and these Right Hand Rod Ends from Speedway Motors. Theyāre just a bit narrower in the body and allow the rod ends to articulate enough for the IFS.
They seem to be working pretty well, and they are removable fairly easily, so Iām satisfied with them for now. The narrower rod end spherical bearings are pretty loose, so they might be a bit creaky after a few months, but weāll see.
I bought the 4-door, 2.3L model based on overall vehicle weight. Hoping they release some ā24+ specific models soon!
absolutely, what year? did you enter the sport or the regular ? did you install yourself or have your dealer install to maintain warranty ?
Itās gotta be the regular bronco, the sport is much smaller and not a truckā¦ I think I just did the current year, which woulda been a 2024. Installed them myself
right on, I dont know anything about the broncos haha, thanks. did you get new springs from bilstein as well, or are you using factory springs?Itās gotta be the regular bronco, the sport is much smaller and not a truckā¦ I think I just did the current year, which woulda been a 2024. Installed them myself
No problem! I just re-used the OEM springs ?
Any idea how much more lift going up one notch to the sencod lowest setting? Im getting 285/75R17 Toyo mt which is 34" on the same wheels as you with 0 offset so might need closer to 2.5" of lift.Here ya go! I couldnāt get the removable sway bar endlinks to stay quiet and it just wasnāt worth it over the clunkiness to have disconnecting links. So I swapped in some universal Godspeed 230-280mm adjustable sway bar end links. Definitely loctite the lock nuts on or they will back off.
Did you check how much lift you got? Im wondering how much the 2nd lowest position would be. Also how is the ride now vs stock? Did you the rear shocks also?Got it done yesterday, installed the struts at the same setting as yours turned out well. Did you have to get an alignment?
It looked like about a quarter inch between notches. Strut mounts at about the halfway point on the control arm, so I'd say the 2nd or 3rd notch from the bottom would get you to 2.5". Mine settled in around 1.8" or so.
Itās gotta be the regular bronco, the sport is much smaller and not a truckā¦ I think I just did the current year, which woulda been a 2024. Installed them myself
Any coilover that bolts into the bronco front end should bolt into the front end of the new rangers. The bronco is capable of a little more lift than the ranger, so donāt get anything that lifts super high. A +3ā lift for a Sasquatch bronco is way too much for the ranger. Best bet is get something that leaves a Sasquatch bronco at stock height at its lowest setting. Looks to me like the 8112s would be perfect for that, from what Bilstein says on their website.
Really appreciate the quick and detailed reply ā that helps a lot.
No problem! I noticed youāre from Peru right? You might need to look into what the differences are between US and rest of the world (ROW) rangers are before you buy any US suspension. There might be some differences. I havenāt used anything outside of the 5100s I put on the back of mine, so I canāt really say what works or doesnāt. In the US, anything from the previous generation ranger works for the new trucks. Kings are probably nice though.
