DV8 Bronco broke down in the desert *rescue video*

[ColeTrain84]

Looks like they were out testing some stuff and snapped the tie rod. I really dig their soft top rack. Looks like the bumper held up well too.

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[JediMcMuffin]

I would guess that soft top rack prevents lifting the back. I still think Raket has the best solution. The JCR offroad one runs a support between the fabric I'm not fond of

 

[techdisaster]

Looks like they were out testing some stuff and snapped the tie rod. I really dig their soft top rack. Looks like the bumper held up well too.

Did we watch the same video? The front bumper twisted and pushed the winch into the grill.

While I love DV8 products, and I have first hand experience with their great customer service, this was not a good look for the bumper. It absolutely should not be used for lifting the front end in a recovery.

EDIT: DV8 has corrected the record. The frame mounts bent. The bumper is fine.

 

[BlarneyStoned]

Did the bumper bend, or the frame mounts? I'm not sure I'd use the recovery points for lifting the front end but it'd be nice to know why the bumper bent up like that.

 

[mike8675309]

Snapped the tie rod and busted out the front diff housing when the passenger side CV was unhappy with the angle it was placed in.

Definitely radius the inside of those recovery points welded to the front of the bumper if you want to use soft shackles as they were sharp and cut soft ones.

 

[Tricky Dick]

Did we watch the same video? The front bumper twisted and pushed the winch into the grill.

While I love DV8 products, and I have first hand experience with their great customer service, this was not a good look for the bumper. It absolutely should not be used for lifting the front end in a recovery.

I would be comfortable lifting like that from the mod bumper. I'm not sure how DV8 does their tie ins.

I like those flares they have on there. Finally tubular flares that aren't a square peg in a round hole.

 

[Scott R Nelson]

Saw that. Not sure their bumper is quite tough enough. One more modified Bronco breaks the steering.

 

[DV8offroad]

Did the bumper bend, or the frame mounts? I'm not sure I'd use the recovery points for lifting the front end but it'd be nice to know why the bumper bent up like that.

Frame Mounts bent. Bumper was completely fine!

 

[DV8offroad]

Did we watch the same video? The front bumper twisted and pushed the winch into the grill.

While I love DV8 products, and I have first hand experience with their great customer service, this was not a good look for the bumper. It absolutely should not be used for lifting the front end in a recovery.

Our bumper held up to the test with no issues! Fords frame horns were the weak point that bent.

 

[swooshdave]

Frame Mounts bent. Bumper was completely fine!

So the recovery points should not be used for lifting, only pulling? Can you post pictures of the damage?

 

[cbrenthus]

How is anyone going off road like that without beefed up or spare tie rods?

 

[techdisaster]

Our bumper held up to the test with no issues! Fords frame horns were the weak point that bent.

I stand corrected. I will edit my original post to ensure people have the right information.

 

[BlarneyStoned]

Frame Mounts bent. Bumper was completely fine!

So can the frame horns be reinforced, or what is the fix to prevent similar issues?

 

[DV8offroad]

Here are photos of the bent Frame Horns.

 

[adamruiz2001]

I was more in aww of the recovery vehicle, that thing is a beast! So freakin cool

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