Single 3.0 Coilover vs Dual 2.5's

[SHOP WERX]

Fox 2.5x2.5 bump in the front

You definitely have enough shock and bump stop to make it boogey. Tuning is everything. I cant remember the exact number, but it took me 4 or 5 tries to get my 2.5's where i liked them. Each time was more and more compression.

 

[the bodj]

I have 2.5x12 c/o and 2.5 bump shortened to 2” on the front (TTB), and 2.5x14 c/o and 2.0x4” bump in the rear (4 link). I have it working really well all around, but some compromises in each area. It’s plush so comfortable on razor chatter, but a bit soft for stuff spaced really far apart.

 

[SHOP WERX]

GNARLY!
Thanks for uploading lol and I thought my jump was big on that hill…..

Yep 14”coil 14” bypass

I think a 12” coil might work well with a 14” bypass.
The 12” coil might fit right under the break booster and master. Squeezing a 14” is a bit of a pain in the ass working around the break stuff.

I did some lurking and saw a little bit of your Link set up on the bronco. If you ever get the time throw some more pictures up. I’m sure there’s a few of us out there that would like to see what you’ve got going on.

The more i think about it, I actually like the idea of running the 12" coilover on the radius arm. If I can make it fit. I dont have the bronco in the garage right now but I could see the brake booster (like you mentioned) and the HVAC box possibly being in the way. Same strategy as a 4 link. Increase the leverage of the sprung weight over the speed sensitive shock, which also reduces shock shaft speeds. All are a big plus for an easier tuning window. I dont think it would have to be that far back on the RA either. Although I would probably need to build new radius arms. I would need them to kick out near the beam to get out from under the frame. Which also helps prevent the beam from bending backwards.

Hmm...now my damn wheels are turning! Definitely going to throw the old girl up on jackstands this weekend. Cycle it a bunch of times, tape measure a whole bunch of things, write nothing down, think of a 1000 different scenarios and solutions, forget all my measurements. Start all over. Sketch a bunch of hieroglyphs with a half eaten crayon. Forget about it for a week. Check back at my drawings, and try to decipher my busch latte induced Da Vinci code!

 

[SHOP WERX]

I have 2.5x12 c/o and 2.5 bump shortened to 2” on the front (TTB), and 2.5x14 c/o and 2.0x4” bump in the rear (4 link). I have it working really well all around, but some compromises in each area. It’s plush so comfortable on razor chatter, but a bit soft for stuff spaced really far apart.

I know the struggle of compromises. I love my suspension being "set to kill" when im down in California. Then I get back to montana, where every bump is hard and square. It'll rattle your teeth out! So I end up driving fast to smooth it out. But, we have this stuff called grass. Its really good at hiding really big, really hard obstacles. Then stuff breaks....