Snacktime's Broken Bronco Build

[mpeugeot]

They are not going to honor the price or let me change to 4.45 for the insanely low price. They did order it so they will have one in stock for $2695

They just sent me an email about how they are lowering prices, you might want to get a copy and send it to them.

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[Snacktime]

They just sent me an email about how they are lowering prices, you might want to get a copy and send it to them.

From Ford or Levittown? I am pretty sure the price will come down, just not soon enough for me.

 

[mpeugeot]

From Ford or Levittown? I am pretty sure the price will come down, just not soon enough for me.

Levittown

 

[Snacktime]

Going to try round number 2 on the drivers cv axle. Hopefully Thursday afternoon, as I will have a new doohickey for my slide hammer.

 

[Snacktime]

So round 2 was wigle the CV axle out with a slide hammer. Literally hit one side the turn the tool 180 degrees and it slowly walked out. Literally was using calipers to figure out if it was coming out. Took a solid 3 hours of banging. Also mounted my new license plate mount.

 

[Fishwrinkle]

i absolutely hate tedious shit like that! would it be possible to use a porta power and also, where did the plate mount come from? looking at these for when i build my rear bumper/carrier. oh, one more question. will that plate work with a spare tire delete? looks like it should or i could chop and weld it to it.

i lied, last one i promise. how are you liking the delium's and what pressures are you running and do they feel like they flex enough at those pressures offroad? i'm interested but the e load is scaring me away. compound last question, lol

 

[Snacktime]

i absolutely hate tedious shit like that! would it be possible to use a porta power and also, where did the plate mount come from? looking at these for when i build my rear bumper/carrier. oh, one more question. will that plate work with a spare tire delete? looks like it should or i could chop and weld it to it.

It is a DV8 product, it is well made. I really like how it makes it really hard to see the plate from the passenger side. Should work with a delete kit as it uses factory bolt holes.

https://dv8offroad.com/collections/...-bronco-rear-license-plate-relocation-bracket

 

[Fishwrinkle]

i lied, last one i promise. how are you liking the delium's and what pressures are you running and do they feel like they flex enough at those pressures offroad? i'm interested but the e load is scaring me away. compound last question, lol.

i was editing my post when you probably replied

 

[Snacktime]

@Fishwrinkle The tires have been extent off and on road. The wet/snow/ice is right there with the best of them. I will say they chunk more than other tires but that is normal for tires with lots of sipping and smaller sized lugs(compared to solid block mud terrains). I can not comment on tire life as I will change them out due to rock rash long before they wear out. I have zero plugs in them and no sidewall damage.

They flex, are soft and triple peak rated. Everything I could want in a tire. I would pass them over if you don't like seeing a lot of tire weights(they took a bit to balance) and want more than 40K miles out of them(I will most likely get 15-20k).

 

[Snacktime]

So when you technically don't scratch your front bumper but still hit something. It was a little tweaked on the bronco, but it's done...

So I switched to aluminum fairlead and 1/2" synthetic winch line. Some testing showed I gained 1/16" of clearance...
Initial

One full 1/16th of an inch later

Final product, yes I am so cheap I used the included red hook that matches nothing.

 

[Snacktime]

Got stood up today twice, one time at the Rubicon and a second time by the fish. At least the beer was cold and the weather was amazing.

 

[Tricky Mike]

So when you technically don't scratch your front bumper but still hit something. It was a little tweaked on the bronco, but it's done...

I did the same thing and switched to this style, I think it should hold up better and maybe not even hit as much. https://www.amazon.com/Smittybilt-Slim-4-Way-Roller-Fairlead/dp/B004XG3NJ2/ref=asc_df_B004XG3NJ2/?

 

[Snacktime]

I did the same thing and switched to this style, I think it should hold up better and maybe not even hit as much. https://www.amazon.com/Smittybilt-Slim-4-Way-Roller-Fairlead/dp/B004XG3NJ2/ref=asc_df_B004XG3NJ2/?

I ended up doing a synthetic line with an aluminum fairlead. Figured it was worth the safety since you really can't cut the exposure down enough snow wheeling. If I booger up this fairlead, warn makes a cast iron one!

 

[87-Z28]

What is this snow wheeling you speak of? Sounds fun. Around here that is a distant dream.

 

[Snacktime]

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