But if you want more-if you want a factory engineered off-road package with parts you can't get at the local off-road shop-you need to write us david. This truck represents Ford's willingness to give you a real off-road vehicle, something worthy of Ford's off-road heritage and not just some rebadged Escape.
If you want solid axles with lockers, long-travel suspensions with progressive dampening, and traction control systems that really work, speak up. Ford is listening, and this is your chance to be heard. Close Ad. The Future. Join MotorTrend. David Kennedy Writer. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Travel above 20 mph or press the button to reconnect the bar, and when this control piston passes through the center of its travel, a pin locks it in place, freezing the larger piston and locking the ends of the anti-roll bar together.
Flow restrictors in the lines connecting these cylinders provide damping, so that if a wheel is up on a rock and you disconnect, the body won't suddenly slam down. The system also includes internal hydraulic diagnostics that can alert the driver to any faults more easily than electromechanical systems can. Engage "Rock Crawl" mode in the Bronco, and the bar will automatically disconnect whenever the speed drops below 25 mph, reconnecting automatically above 20 mph, but of course DIY drivers can press buttons to make this happen if they prefer all of which feeds into the Bronco's stated aim to "flatter the novice; reward the expert".
When connected, the control device rotates with the bar, and the bar behaves like a solid 33mm 1. Four links and a Panhard rod locate the live axle, with the coils and dampers mounted as far outboard as possible to afford maximum mechanical advantage. The lower rear spring rates improve pitch sensitivity, allowing the truck to remain flat on jumps. Ford claims class-leading overall suspension travel of 8.
Opting for the larger 35s adds 0. Optional across the board, the Bilstein position-sensitive true monotube dampers replace the base Hitachi twin-tube dampers, providing three zones of varying damping rates with nitrogen-charged remote reservoirs. They're softest in the middle to allow small imperfections to be absorbed easily.
As the wheels approach the end of their travel in either jounce or rebound, "end-stop control valves" engage, with an additional piston supported by a coil spring designed to ramp up the damping rate at each end by times what it is in the center. All Broncos ostensibly get H. The stabilizer bar disconnect system is only available on the Badlands and First Edition models at least for now , where it is standard equipment on those trims.
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