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I’m amused your design priority was fitting two enclosed subwoofers. But it certainly makes a nice stand for the repurposed JCR!

Whoops thx for the reminder! Aside from oil every 5k, I’ve changed no fluids. Bronco 2.7 autoT is at 45k miles and perhaps 2k offroad.

Thanks, I understand. I also understand being bored and doing stuff!!

I understand installing this if you need more power draw than the OEM wires safely support. But what’s the reason to replicate the OEM upfitter setup for the other relays? Is it primarily to be consistent and have a clean wiring hub? I bought the WeatherPak extender/connector set from SPV that...

Thanks for the United Tire validation. I tore a sidewall this weekend. Had to cut the trip short as a result. Found United Tires on eBay and bought a KO2 with similar tread wear for $70. Hope it works! It’s E rated but the other 4 are C rated. But shouldn’t matter as a spare with similar tread...

Did Shock Surplus try to sell you on new UCAs? Are you running OEM UCAs? Looks like yes from your photos

The cost to build solar farms higher gets exponential in cost and engineering complexity (mainly wind sheer). So it’s not cost effective, even before the solar rebates were cancelled. I’m actually working with a friend on mobile solar arrays for agricultural land. Most of the big solar farm...

Oh yeah I remember the F load now. But the weight difference wasn’t as great as I expected. Not sure about onroad ride harshness though. On my C KO2 33s at 44k miles, and about 1200 miles off road, I have many sidewalk gashes and one slow leak. Time for new tires.

What size do you want? Thought they already have 35s

Thx for the details. Yeah I understand. Resistive heating sucks power. Tested an electric kettle for hot water but quickly ditched that idea. Still carry a tiny backpacking stove + 1.5 liter pot as a result. But the electric griddle… hmm. Not as worried about power drain as I generally don’t...

That Blackstone electric griddle is very enticing. You like using it? I assume you ditched the propane because you were already lugging around a battery?

My 2000 Miata is my rowdy ass go kart! The 2023 Bronco is my daily but also has well over 1k miles offroad and 45k total. Including some crawling (not a lot but some). Love this thing. Very minor issues so far. The OEM bash plates are actually very good assuming you don’t pound on them all day...

I’m generally connected by USB cable. Gotta keep the phone charged! What I mean by glitch is CarPlay will completely crash/disconnect. Sometimes it auto re-connects. Sometimes not and I gotta actually stop the car, open the door, and then re-start the car. Generally when this happens it will...

Yeah the only thing I really hate is the electric parking brake and the switch placement. I just want a handle to pull up or a foot pedal to push. And a manual brake. When sync + CarPlay glitches (normally on long drives) I hate it at the time. But the only CarPlay vehicle I’ve had that worked...

I went in for oil change. I hadn’t noticed the leak. They brought it to my attention and replaced it. Had the parts on hand. my dealer has been 100% awesome so far. Replaced 3 seatbelts and the tailgate strut. Let me crawl around under the lift looking for trail damage during oil changes. Love...

My dealer replaced mine with the leaking reservoir. I didn’t even ask. This was in October 2024.

Join the Bronco groups on Facebook (Bay Area, Central Coast and Gold Country). That where most of the event action takes place. (It’s the one thing that pulled me back into Facebook…) If you’re new to off-roading I also recommend The Driving Company, based out of Hollister Hills. All ex law...

I’ve had my front driver replaced twice and passenger once. Under warranty. They do get dirty when off-roading. But my dealer is easy to work with.

Indeed the soft top windsail saved the day!

Great trip. There’s an offroad route in/out of Yosemite on the Old Coulterville Rd (one of the original roads into Yosemite). It passes through Foresta, a small community of private homes inside the park. Did you get ice cream @ The Bank in Guernville? Good spot. And Rio Nido just down the road...