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Spectacular! I'm an older guy and I don't like black rims so my plan is a non-SaS Badlands and add aftermarket beadlocks that look aluminum and 35's. And my order is CO. Great to see how yours looks with the wheels. Sweet! (y) :)

I tried to find what Ford spec'd for the Bronco but didn't find it, since I know Ford uses synthetic gear oil in other applications. I threw that out there as another perspective, since so many things around topics like this are speculative with little real hard studies or info. Currie requires...

I understand, which is why I comment that it's just another way of looking at it. I also live in SoCal, well Bakersfield is is still southern in CA. I have wheeled the Hammer trails in JV for 25 years, plus rock crawling trails in AZ, UT, CO all over the west, plus all the Sierras trails like...

I didn't mean sensitive in a negative way, it's actually a positive. Some drivers feel and notice things other drivers don't notice at all. Just trying to talk about it since you posted it. Easy to say it's a shitty design, but what is that conclusion based on? Do you know how many vehicles are...

Nice idea. I've had the portable Smittybuilt compressor for quite a while, never thought it was any kind of a problem to just turn it on and then air up the tires. Never went back and forth turning it on and off, just let it run. Not a bad little compressor. I also have hard mount ARB...

Well, it's interesting. I wonder what type of bushings are in the track bar, and I wonder since the track bar has been replaced have the bolts been retorqued after a few miles. I'd check the bolts. Also, how strong are the track bar mounts. When the Jeep JK's came out, replacing the earlier...

Sorry, what do you mean by "shimmy"? What is the suspension doing, or what are you experiencing that you are describing as a shimmy? I've been 40+ years in automotive and people mean different things with difference words when describing what a car is doing. Like, is the suspension bouncing up...

Please describe what you are talking about. Rear end shimmy..........meaning what? What does it feel like. This is interesting.

That track bar is very long and it's very flat, so it would be exceptionally unlikely that you can feel any side to side rear movement. Any actually movement would be VERY slight, and for only a few inches of suspension travel virtually nothing. BTW, you can take speed bumps faster if you hit...

In the FWIW department, Currie Enterprises (who's business is building rear ends) requires non-synthetic diff fluid, and using synthetic gear oil will void their warranty. Also, whether conventional or synthetic the metal wear bits still float around inside the diff oil and it should be changed...

I own an auto repair shop, and I can say from experience that the best odds of not have an oil leak are to reuse a factory reusable gasket, if the application comes with one. :)

While some folks are talking about the rear lower shock mounts, which agreed are low, I'm much more concerned with the low hanging front mounts on the rear lower control arms, which are going to snag on rocks. And the gas tank. If I didn't want my Bronco to be a (mostly) stock daily driver I'd...

You are likely to get turtled more on the full skid plates. Most rocks are irregular and the little high points rub and grab underneath. Less area for rocks to grab is usually better, as long as critical components are protected from damage. For example, I've seen skid plates under the...

Nice write up. Good testimony on the power of the 2.3/auto. I could care less about the mileage, 17-18 while doing 75-80 sounds great to me. Better than my Jeep, or my F450, or my motorhome. And we rarely take my wife's Prius out of town. :giggle:

Travis, I probably won't see my 2dr Badlands until summertime. Still haven't decided on Sasquatch or not, my wife needs to be able to get in easily. Do you still go out to KOH? I'll be in the Tech Tent and doing Contingency as usual. Retired from racing. Richard

Remember that when in the rocks the tires lift up to go over rocks, so anything that's close to the tire is way less likely to hit on rocks. Also, you consider this when picking a line, keeping the tires mostly on the high spots. So, while those shock mounts hang down pretty low it isn't that...

Seriously? Have you been reading around here? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: ;)(y)

My Air Force One brake system supplies it's own vacuum to the booster, since the engine isn't running anyway. Boost comes from the control box converting air pressure from the coach to vacuum which is supplied to the booster. Great question, if it's possible to keep boost going on other...

So, other than needing to spend money on something, what are the reasons to put this intake system on? Not trying to be a wise ass, serious questions about what folks think they are gaining with this or another intake modification?

I'm old, I don't like black wheels. I want aluminum wheels that um.......look like aluminum.