Recent content by 85_Ranger4x4

My wife has a Bronco, I have a '16 F-150. For a DD I would never trade. The 150 is much more refined/polished and has much more room. Much quieter, I don't have a b pillar in my armpit, the center rear view mirror isn't below my chin etc. Bronco is better on a trail because it's...

I have them on two vehicles, I really like them as well.

Central axle disconnect. Basically "breaks" one axleshaft so the entire front driveline doesn't turn with the wheels in 2wd. Historically a weak point in every 4wd system it graces.

My favorite part of 4A is that it eliminates the CAD in the front axle. I dont like how it does all the behind the scenes stuff and masks road conditions. Just because you can go doesn't mean you can stop or turn. My trucks have never had it and aside from deleting the CAD nonsense I won't...

We did the Texas offroadeo in a Wildtrack as I wanted to mirror our Black Diamond as much as I could. We did everything without issue. It is like comparing a potato to an orange but off roading on our own the articulation of our BD is far from impressive. I can pick up a rear wheel in our...

Yeah, not bad and an interesting drive.

We did, wasn't really needed for us but one couple ahead of us put a wrinkle in one of the rear doors somehow. We had Nick, he was great.

We had fun last october, it goes fast. Nobody really stuck around afterwards. Make sure to connect with others to share pictures/videos. We stayed at the Motel 6 in Marble Falls which was perfectly adequate for us.

The Ranger was not a captive import, it was built in the US for 11 years before they started hanging Mazda badges on it. Mazda probably diddled with the styling but they had little to nothing to do with the base truck. They did the same thing with the Ford Explorer/Mazda Navajo.

The 21 Wildtrack we drove in the Texas Offroadeo last fall was annoyingly solid. I discovered on the 15hr drive down there in our car if I push on the window with my elbow it would give me a temporary reprieve.

They were great for the first year, had the dealer do the adjustment tsb when they started making noise and it was great for a week. Sounds like I am driving a Styrofoam cooler, same noise with the doors open or closed.

How does rattling windows aid in removing the doors?

No, a poor design is a poor design. Window rattle issues are non existent in the real world on cars that actually sell for $28k new. Bronco starts at $39k for a 2dr Big Bend. Ford has supposedly been working on a fix for like two years and counting.

Can't say I disagree, they certainly left a lot of room for improvement. I have been driving trucks for 24 years and not very fancy ones. However ours does flirt with 25mpg which for a brick on 32" AT's ain't bad IMO. I don't mind the actual road manors but the cramped cockpit, and air...

Yeah, dealer did the adjustment tsb and it worked great for about a week.