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I’m clueless when it comes to desert racing. Will the Bronco R run Baja in full time 4x4, awd, or strictly 2wd?

I’m still partial to a SFA, but if it has to be IFS, why couldn’t Ford design something like these instead of just a wide-armed Ranger IFS?

I think the ball joints and tie rods do fine on stock or even lifted rigs but leveling kits force them to operate at angles they weren’t designed for. Just my experience with 200k on a leveled F-150.

I can’t wait until the new wears off that rig and you get to repeatedly change ball joints, tie rod ends, cvs, hubs, and IWEs like me.

According to the video, 20=the race class, 69 pays homage to the Baja early bronco.

Well they haven’t made any improvements since 2004. Either generation of Raptor would have been an excellent time to design something robust enough for a stock street driven F-150. It has nothing to do with the solenoid. Even when working properly the IWEs still fail because the splines are...

Running Baja doesn’t prove shit. The Raptor did it too and has the same junk IWEs that the F-150 has. My brother already had one fail on his bone stock ‘18 with 30k miles. I’m not totally opposed to a quality IFS but I have zero faith that Ford will use anything but wider Ranger parts on the...

Sounds like my Toro.

Stock vs stock the D44 is way stronger than Ford IFS. I was simply pointing out that there are tons of upgrades for the 44 if stock isn’t good enough. I highly doubt the Bronco will use components that are any beefier than the Raptor, which are mostly just regular F-150 parts, and those fail...

Durability is one reason. Ford’s vacuum operated IFS hubs are weak AF and there is no alternative. Tons of upgrades for Jeep’s Dana 44 and you can bolt a 60 in its place.

Hard to say just from the R, but it’s not looking good. I’m betting the JLUR would serve me better as far as off-road performance, durability, modifications... Just wish Jeep offered a TTV6.

How much travel will it have at production width though? 8”? The R is definitely a bad ass rig, just probably not what a lot of us are interested in. I don’t understand the need for another desert machine. The Raptor has that covered. While the Early Bronco has a history in the desert it’s not...

Sharp eye. Does the 3.0 use the same filter location?

So... you’re confirming the FrankenBronco is wearing Ranger wheels, not F-150 wheels like you said a few posts ago?

I’m really trying to be alright with the idea of IFS but had a bit of an issue yesterday... Out elk hunting on a snowy mountain road and had another IWE (locking hub) failure on my F-150. I’ve changed IWEs and hubs several times but they just don’t hold up to 35” tires. These are the same parts...

Maybe you you you you could use your brain. Your post still says the 2 door Bronco will be about 190 inches long. Then claims it will obviously be shorter than that? WTF kind of info is this?

No, no he didn’t.

My bet is that the top won’t be fully removable like the old broncos. Just removable panels/glass.

It is true that disconnecting the sway bar on most IFS vehicles has less benefit than most solid axle rigs, but it is still worth doing. This is mostly due to the fact that most solid axles have a lot more articulation than most IFS setups. Friend of mine snapped both sway bars on his rzr and...

My OPINION based on rumors, hearsay, spy shots, current Ford offerings, and my own SWAG: Please Fill in the Blank - if it is an very good educated probability for a 4Runner Competitor. Engine: 2.3 at launch, hybrid later, 2.7 later on Raptor or other higher trims Auto Transmission: 10 speed...