Great news, just back from Colorado. I will have to share some thoughts on that. I pulled the new trailer and all was well with some sag as discussed. So have you towed yet? It seems with your post you have only driven. Am I correct? It will be nice to hear about towing and about off road. Great it works well on the road. Look forward to hearing more.
I leave for a 6 day overland trip on Friday and will post my feedback on E-Clik when I get back. Excited to put it to the test.
Awesome thank you. I had a brief look yesterday at the system. It looks like a great solution. Did you install yourself or have someone do it? We are not far from Hammer Built. I will start a conversation with them soon and get installation figured if this is the way to go. So far so good. I like what I see and hear from you.
It looks like around 10.7 miles per gallon on a 3000 mile trip. Maybe slightly more.
I did install it and its a pain in the @55! If Hammer Built could do the install I would recommend going that route. Ask for Shawn at Hammer Built, the guy knows his stuff. Good luck and will report when I get back.
Great thanks man. Look forward to your report.
oh man. Forgot to check the gas milage going to Colorado. Man. I never check it. For some reason I don't pay attention. I seem to fill up often..I will have to do that for sure.
Very cool nice trailer. I would like to hear about the E Click as well. This is about when I was planning on looking into the install. It does sound like the eClick works. @iambigd says it drives real nice and it has a two setting to stiffen up the rear so it will be nice to hear how it all works with a trailer.
I spoke with Hammer Built. We discussed the possibility of the coils being overwhelmed on the Raptor while towing. Sure the e Click would stiffen up the suspension but it would not overcome the coil being overloaded. That being said being able to stiffen up the suspension should help regardless.
I apologize for taking so long to respond. The E-Clik system is pretty damn excellent. Now, I still have sag. I ordered the Speedco springs for the rear. I think the Eibachs are still too soft. Overall, it was a huge improvement, and I am glad I did it. Tows much better, more control, less rear-end bounce with off-road. Plus, having the ability to dial it in on the fly is nice. I also ordered a weight distribution setup for my hitch, but I won't get a chance to test it out for a few months. I have the Lock and Roll hitch, and I'm just not sold on it, yet.
I have the Eibach springs and ordered HyperCo's for the rear. I hope this, plus a weight distribution setup, eliminates the sag. Its much better with the E-Clik and Eibachs but still sags a little. I hate hitch sag. I wish someone would create an airbag system for these. I would buy one in a second.
Sounds like the HyperCo's will fix it. Look forward to your follow up. The E Click is what I will do at some point.
I hope so, should have them this week and will get them installed ASAP.
I wonder if using a smaller tire/wheels on your trailer help a lot because it would lower the trailer (especially the tongue) and therefore allow a drop hitch on the back of your Braptor which should allow the trailer to be connected a lot closer (because the spare tire is no longer blocking your hitch point) and therefore significantly reducing tongue weight?
Maybe, but then you lose clearance, and some of the trails I overland on are pretty rocky. As I said, I am hoping someone builds an airbag system for the Bronco. I am actually looking at fabricating one using a lightweight universal setup. The airbags don't have to do much at all.
Understood. I'm patiently waiting for someone to develop a airbag setup as well because although mine is only about an inch of droop, id prefer none.
