Wife's '12 Wrangler is starting to do this. Just last week I finished rear rotors & pads (went to shit in less than a year), parking brake shoes, axle seals, 2x lug studs, washer fluid pump, and found all 4 ball joints up front are going to shit. Not to mention the tires are almost 7 years old now.
No.
My wife actually asks me about updates.
"Any word on the production dates?"
"Have you figured which dealer you want it sent to?"
"You given any thought to a vanity plate?"
"Did you get the *______* feature?"
Perhaps reevaluate your choice in partner.
You dont need that negativity in your life.
Thanks for reminding me of the dread.
I had a dream a few weeks ago, that I got the call that my Bronco has arrived at my selected dealership. And as I pull in, my shiny blue Badlands will be driving off the lot with someone else behind the wheel, right next to me. I go speak to the sales rep...
2dr, 2.3L, 7spd, Velocity Blue
MGV
High package
MIC hard top
Sound deadening headliner(its still listed as something I have to pay for)
Paint protection
Keyless entry
Roof rack
Floor liners
Door storage(to keep the doors safe from garage happenings)
Tow package(simply for the factory wiring, and...
Yeah yeah, I know suspension lifts are where the performance is, and body lifts are for mall crawlers. But hear me out!
Aftermarket suspension lifted or lowered, 99.9% of the time ride stiff. Plus, you can buy factory parts idividually of you break them; not an entire new lift kit for one...
My chief concern is that all four 2.3L engines are turbo'd: Mustang, RS, Ranger, Bronco.
The trucks SHOULD have more TQ, but they dont. They have less TQ, and less HP. If you google the dyno sheets, the torque curve across all is pretty wide/flat. The truck application being detuned for...
This is absolutely true, and like the title said Car Vs. Truck application.
For example, my F150 has a 4.6L with nearly 8" of intake runner from the main plenum. Less HP, more TQ.
But the 4.6L mustangs had the main plenum dump right into the head ports. More HP, less TQ.
That being said, the...
The 2.3L has gone into the Bronco, Ranger, Mustang, and Focus. Much like in the past, each application get a different power yield. Cars get high HP, trucks get high TQ. But it would seem the Bronco/Ranger doesnt get as high a TQ rating as its siblings. Its almost left caged.
Bronco...
Update: We got the slot! Yesterday we got the email.
Back story: Wife deployed to Afghanistan February 2020, and put in the first Bronco order with the military auto sales program. Due to the high demand, they had to lottery off the slots Ford had allocated the armed forces programs.