I do like the idea of vertical mounting the hitch to keep the winch close to the front of the Bronco. The challenge of your approach might be the amplification of the forces created by the large lever arm from the bumper tow points to the bottom of the hitch junction at the winch plate. It...
I live in Mesa. Day 4 reservation here. I ordered over a year ago. Ended up switching from a Phoenix area dealer to Granger because the Phx area dealers I dealt with were non committal on pricing. I felt like I was going to get screwed. Did you get MSRP? That's an impressive turn around...
Terrific write-up and story. I just hope those Ford folks on the assembly line dot the "i's" and cross the "t's" on my rig. Jesus .... that's sloppy work.
It looks like you installed a platform to raise the back floor up a bit to match the ledge when the rear seat is down. Could you...
Looks terrific! Two questions:
1 - do you need the solenoid relocation kit for the camera to be unobstructed? Can you show a photo of the camera view with and without the relo kit?
2 - will it work with the parking sensors and ACC in the Lux package? Website adds extra cost for a relocation...
You'd have no trouble with Murphy's Hogback or Hardscrable. I just did the White Rim last week in my Rubicon. STEEP! But easy peasy. I can't wait until I have my Badlands to do it again.
Sounds like a guy who's been way out in a jeep ;)
Seriously though, if you're 100 miles from anywhere like I often am in my Rubicon, it drivess the list of recovery gear, tools and repair stuff that you'll want haul around. I once lost a serpentine belt 88 miles from the pavement. That ain't...
Me too. Dealer says they can install but that's not what Ford said in the recent BN video. In fact, Ford said to 99 your 2022 order to wait for the factory installed floor to be available before ordering. Makes me nervous because I really want that feature.
Damn man, that's nice. Exactly what I need. It would be sweet to have another jerry can holder on the other side of the spare too. On my Rubicon I have an Atlas rear bumper swing gate where i can carry 5 gallons of gas and 5 gallons of water. I realize that it might be too much weight though...
EXACTLY. I placed my 2022 order with Granger today (signed by both of us). Easy peasy. No BS. Badlands/SAS/LUX/Towing. I know that I might not get it fast, or even in 2022, but for damn sake I'm not dealing with a slime bucket dealer trying to f--- me every step of the way. I'm willing to...
I'm sorry to hear this man. It's complete CRAP that any dealer would shove an ADM charge on a customer at the last minute after representing that they would charge MSRP. It's unethical. They don't have carrying costs for the Bronco that you reserved directly though Ford. I selected the...
Great question. I haven't seen one (yet) that meets my needs. Perhaps Smitybilt will get into Bronco mods and adapt the Atlas to fit. That would be a huge win.
I have a Warn winch on my Rubicon and it works quite well. This guy bought a winch from an Australian manufacturer I'm not familiar with, but after looking at the specs I'm quite impressed. It's a lot less expensive than a Warn and seems to be well built. The low profile is perfect for the...
Here it is. I watched this last night too. I'm super impressed with what this guy is doing. He got a follow from me. I can't tell if his winch solution works with the ACC, but it seems to solve the front camera problem with the low profile of the control pack being on the side. It's very...
For those of you wondering if a winch on your Bronco could be useful, you just saw the answer. I'm really hoping Ford solves the winch problem so a winch works with the parking sensors, radar antenna, and front facing camera.
If you owned a jeep you'd understand. ;) I own a manual Rubicon lifted on 35's that's pretty tricked out. It likes to veer off the f'ing road if you're not paying attention. It breaks often. Sometimes the radio doesn't come on. You have to turn off the key, exit the vehicle and walk away a...
It's not as bad as I let on. It runs quite well for what it is. It's an overlanding build with an AEV 2.5" lift and their tuned Bilstein 5100's. I can rip along at 60+ mph on rough dirt roads and it rock crawls well for where I want to go. I have no interest in a super rock crawy rig with a...