Carli 3.5" Lift E-Venture Suspension System 23-26 Ford 6.7L Powerstroke

Time to take your Ford SuperDuty to the next level! How can you make the world's best suspension leveling kit even better? Easy, make it tuneable to any road (or off-road) conditions with the flip of a switch. What? Yes, you read that right, an electronically controlled suspension system. Carli Suspension has teamed up with SDi to offer Carli tuned shocks that are electronically controlled via an interface mounted inside the cab. The E-Venture system stays two steps ahead of the driver thanks to data input from a provided engine-mounted sensor and factory sensors via the OBDII port. The in-cab-mounted “Brain” of this system processes the information through a proprietary algorithm. Thanks to this cornucopia of electronic goodness, the E-Venture System reads and reacts to the terrain 250 times per second. The resulting ride is the Best. The “best” is an absolute statement… On road? Off Road? Gravel? Rutted, pot-holed unmaintained lease roads? The surface of the Moon?? Yes… Yes to all of it... well, we haven't tested the last one (yet). This system takes the capability of a 2.5″ Shock well beyond the threshold anyone has come to expect!CARLI / SDI TUNED 2.5" SHOCKS The shocks themselves are top-tier construction. Hard-anodized aluminum bodies and reservoirs paired with 17-4 stainless shock shafts will stand the test of time and elements. Billet rod ends house Teflon lined bearings to ensure industry leading performance and longevity. ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT The “Brain” of the system is the ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The ECU Harness uses a large OEM-style connector with a rocker linkage to ensure it remains secured once fastened. Carli played with a few mounting locations during the initial R&D process and the heat-cycling of the initial under-hood location proved detrimental to the ECU’s operable temperature range. To alleviate this issue, they redesigned the harness to accommodate an in-cab mounting location (under the driver’s seat) and completely solved the issue. EXTENSION HARNESS OPTIONS The ECU Harness is home to the connectors for the 4 harnesses in the system that allow all transmission of power and data. All connectors are unique to ensure connections to the ECU can’t be mixed up. Front Shock Harness: Male connection on the harness, Female on ECU harness. Connects 2 front shocks to the ECU. Rear Shock Harness: Female connection on the harness, Male on ECU harness. Connects 2 rear shocks to the ECU. Power Harness: Wires power and ground for the system and includes a fuse tap to indicate ignition power to the system. Communication Harness: OBDII, Touch Screen, and IMU Sensor Connections all feed into ECU. SENSORS Via the communication harness, the ECU accesses data from the engine mounted IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit). This unit senses any change in the pitch/roll of the vehicle. The data from this IMU combines with information gathered from the OBDII port (Brake Pressure, RPM, Steering Angle, Throttle, etc.) to anticipate changes in chassis movement. Subsequently, it firms and softens the shocks where necessary to maintain a chassis that’s as level as possible. TOUCH SCREEN The most important part of the interface is the one with which you interact. SDI put in a TON of work here to ensure a user-friendly interface with clean integration, and Carli worked with them to take it a step further. The bracket and touch screen mount in place of the bottom grab-handle bolt cover placing the touch screen both visible and out of the way. Also provided is a longer bolt to secure the screen. This location allows for clean routing of the wiring harness that feeds the touch screen without the need to trim the grab handle or weather-stripping. CARLI MODES Carli worked with SDI to refine the drive modes, wanting to increase the seat-of-the pants change between each mode. Offered on the E-Venture System are Mountain (Rock-Crawl), Street, and Desert Modes. This is in order from softest/least sensitive to most controlled/active. These modes have been EXTENSIVELY refined; there’s nothing standard about them. All you need to do is select the mode and the system will activate the profile instantaneously. Within each of the above modes, users can refine the ride to their taste and it will auto-save the profile. There are adjustments for the front and rear shocks independently to increase control or comfort within each of the drive modes. Carli tuned and refined their own recommended settings to be centered on ALL drive modes but that doesn’t mean you won’t prefer to run the front in the center of the adjustment and rear all the way toward comfort. Point is, it’s completely up to you! PRO MODE This mode takes it a step further for those who like to get nerdy. This mode allows users to adjust the Pitch, Roll, Brake, Throttle, and Steering Response. Don’t worry, if your curiosity gets ahead of your knowledge or you fail to track your changes, there's a “Restore Default” setting. OPERATING SCREEN While driving, the screen is defaulted to your interface showing the real-time correction at each corner. Numerical values between 0-10 show the adjustment intensity. You’ll notice these numbers change in speed of correction and amount of correction as the drive modes are altered. Swipe the screen to the right and you’ll find the roll/pitch read-out indicating the data being fed by the IMU. This screen is also dimmable to a few different brightness to avoid distraction for those long, late-night drives where you won’t be looking at the touch screen. HAULING Arguably the most handy feature is the Rear Load Adjustment. This gives the user incremental control over the rear dampers. When loaded, the rear can be adjusted to find the balance of comfort and support, or even max the rear support to prioritize load support. This adjustment makes a huge difference in the rear control when loaded; this will likely be the most championed feature. Front Sway Bar Option No Sway Bar: The Communter System is optimized to be used with a torsion sway bar giving a huge ride quality upgrade. Staying with the factory sway bar is not recommended unless you have a truck with a snow plow, or in-bed camper, or constantly hauling to capacity. Sway Bar Drop Bracket: The economical solution as it keeps the Factory Sway Bar End Links but corrects the factory sway bar geometry. End Link and Drop Bracket Kit: This kit combines End Links and Drop Brackets for perfect sway bar position and excellent articulation. Sway Bar Kit and End Links: This kit replaces your immoveable factory sway bar with a custom torsion bar and has brackets and links to make sure it fits as it should. There will be a huge ride quality improvement when you install this kit. Rear Leaf Spring Option No Rear Leaf Spring: Unless you have your own set of Carli leaf springs you can use, this will result in a "floaty" rear end and unknown height as the Commuter System is designed to be used with any of the below options; NOT factory leaf springs. Carli Add-A-Pack: While these are compatible, there will be a noticeable ride quality difference between on and off-road. The Add-A-Pack is not recommended for F-350, F-250 with High Capacity Tow, or Tremor Package. Full Progressive Leaf Springs Kit: The Commuter 2.0 Kit is optimized to be used with this Rear Leaf kit. Heavy Duty Progressive Leaf Kit: These Heavy Duty Leaf Springs are designed for those trucks which have 1,000 lbs constantly in their bed. Leaf Spring Shackle Option The SuperDuty can have a rather jarring ride quality in its rear due to factory vulcanized bushings in the leaf spring pack and shackle. While the shackle is tough, its design didn't take into account ride quality. Replace it with the Carli shackle to get both strength and smoothness. Pinion Shim Kit OptionRecommended for when you are modifying rear leaf springs, these shims correct an angle issue for your driveline that can cause vibrations once you get 70mph. It's better to take care of the issue now when you install your suspension kit and then realize it later. Adjustable Radius Arms OptionPut the nail in "Death Wobble"'s coffin with these radius arms from Carli. A full .5° to 2.5° of adjustable Caster correction comes with these full-length internal structure arms. Steering Stabilizer Option A lift kit brings many benefits but it does come with some added snags to your drive comfort. Smooth them out with steering stabilizers. Choose high, low, or both for the ultimate dual opposing combination you can adjust more times than you can count.