Lobo Autocross Test by Grassroots Motorsports

[OWP]

Agree. The Lobo’s torque vectoring rear differential & slightly lowered center of gravity help though?

Oh yeah I'm sure it does, but if a Lobo and non Lobo were both lowered the same, same tires etc with only the torque vectoring being the difference between the two I wonder how much ahead the Lobo would be on a track.

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[colinl]

Oh yeah I'm sure it does, but if a Lobo and non Lobo were both lowered the same, same tires etc with only the torque vectoring being the difference between the two I wonder how much ahead the Lobo would be on a track.

with an experienced driver taking turns in both vehicles, and the trucks otherwise set up identically, I think the Lobo's RDU would be a significant advantage on a course with tight turns. if you have open, higher speed turns, since the truck isn't all that fast it would probably make less difference.

in the real world it's going to be the driver, but the lobo will be more fun to drive for any skill level.

 

[mouse185]

They work just fine on the track...

 

[Chops]

with an experienced driver taking turns in both vehicles, and the trucks otherwise set up identically, I think the Lobo's RDU would be a significant advantage on a course with tight turns. if you have open, higher speed turns, since the truck isn't all that fast it would probably make less difference.

in the real world it's going to be the driver, but the lobo will be more fun to drive for any skill level.

Agree! And in addition to the advantages of the torque vectoring RDU - the Lobo lets you shift manually using the paddles. Especially fun in a tight turn course that requires only second and third gears!

 

[OWP]

Agree! And in addition to the advantages of the torque vectoring RDU - the Lobo lets you shift manually using the paddles. Especially fun in a tight turn course that requires only second and third gears!

The paddle/manual shifting is the only thing I'm jealous of, I'm kind of surprised that in 2022 a car with an auto non-cvt trans didn't offer it. Everything I've bought 2010 model year and up has had some form of a manual mode.

 

[SilverBullet2.0]

Any thoughts on getting my truck to spec?

So yesterday I was unable to race in an SCCA Autocross event with my Ford Maverick Lobo. They DQ'd the truck.

I either need to lower it or widen the track width by adding spacers.

The vehicle cannot be taller than it is wide. Front track width was measured to be 63 3/4" wide and from ground to roof near the C-Pillar is 66" tall.

Apparently the tech snuck me through last time, but this time they put a hard stop on it.

Any opinions on spacers as I think that would be ideal in terms of budgeting rather than lowering.

Kind of disappointed that Ford already lowered the Lobo, but apparently not enough.

 

[Maverick123]

If you're still on 225s, going to 245s should net you about an extra inch of width and probably more if you get "fat" 245s so you'll be around 65" wide.

Check the rules to see if spacers are allowed

 

[Manning]

SCCA measures track width (centerline of tire to centerline of tire), not overall width. In other words wider tires won't help.

My Lobo with Goodwin springs just barely passes tech. The roof height is ~1/8" lower than the track width.

 

[SilverBullet2.0]

SCCA measures track width (centerline of tire to centerline of tire), not overall width. In other words wider tires won't help.

My Lobo with Goodwin springs just barely passes tech. The roof height is ~1/8" lower than the track width.

Yeah, I did not know they measured the center of the tread, so that threw me for a loop.

Goodwin springs, huh? I guess springs are almost as much and still safer than quality spacers.

Can you send me a link to the ones you got?

Thanks.

I got shopping and came across Eibach and H&R as well.

 

[Manning]

These are the ones on my Lobo: Ford Maverick Lowering Springs For AWD By Good-Win Racing & Progress Technology for Maverick

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