This is an update to this thread, so feel free to merge them, but I thought this might warrant another thread. The service center told me to video startup issues, and as I thought it was related to the doors off, I took a video as I started my Bronco this morning with no doors. Here is the...
If you upgrade to the rear locker in the BB as I did, you would have 4.27 gears. The issue wouldn't so much be the gears as the front unit itself--the lighter duty 190 vs. the 210 in the Sasquatch.
That said, moderate use would be fine for 35's IMO. It's heavily debated here though.
Thanks for the input ;) Here's the deal:
1. I always bring tools when I camp.
2. Lots of downtime and an O'Reilly 5 minutes away.
3. Some had said it might be good to do, and since my kids are already fighting over the Bronco when I die, I figure I need to take care of it.
4. I wanted...
Believe me...I was not happy about it. But I was camping and had my socket set, but none of my other assorted sockets, including the ones over 1". So I grinned and bore it this time. I will designate a special socket for the filter housing next time.
I got an OEM Motorcraft 2062 a. But it didn't have the black plastic caps at either end of the filter as shown here:
the new filter is laying down while the old is standing up. Note the black plastic cap facing the camera on the old one vs the bare ends of the new.
I have around 1600 miles on my Big Bend 2.7. I decided to change the oil ASAP after my 1000-mile breakin. We have been camping, and this is the first chance I've gotten.
This video from another thread is a good reference:
I had trouble getting a filter...you can't just walk in to O'Reilly and...
This is correct. And I have found that you don't have to latch the front button straps. So you can open and shut the top without any latching or unlatching of the sunshade.
UPDATE # WHATEVER:
I found I can leave the center clips fastened when closing the top. This makes it much easier!
in fact, if I can drive like below around town, that means no work to transition from open to closed and back.
As a 13-year-old, this was my dream truck. The car dealership in town had one in the showroom. When my dad went to buy something, i spent the whole time drooling over it.
Now it just looks goofy.
Careful! It is my understanding that the Badlands can't take ANY spacer lift as the suspension is already at max height for the geometry of the other components.
I stopped by Davis Ford in Fulton, MS to get an oil filter for the Bronco. Talked to some of thr salesmen and got to compare mine with their mannequin BL nonsquatch. Overall, very similar stance. The BL had more clearance, but overall I was impressed with the similarities.
I have one of these sitting in my foyer waiting on me. Now I just need my friend to clear his schedule so he can help me. Friends can be so selfish sometimes.