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Problem: I have been on my skids too much on level 5 & 6 trails such as: https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/trails/us/new-mexico/amatista-ledges {note, this is a 6 not a 7 as OnX has it) These sorts of trails which are "ledgy" and rocky are common around here and often run with my local club...

I'm catching up on the Dakar coverage and during stage six (I think it was) they feature one of those "human interst stories" of a competitor named Nathan Hayashi who modified a stock Bronco Raptor with a roll cage and other requirements and finished the Dakar...

Mr. Moylan's invention, the "Moylan arrow", a simple and intuitive icon more useful then any of the Bronco's dozen or start up screen pop ups, has few equals even in his day. Today's world of confusing and in-your-face screen messages is just a reminder that "progress" is not always for the...

I wish Ford would enter the Dakar stock class as Land Rover has. If Ford did it would of course be a (mostly - see article) stock Raptor, but more interesting would be a standard 2.7 model IMO. Unless the article is leaving things out, the modifications are fairly limited...

In this video the FDRS is being used to show the real time state of charge, amps (in or out), time (days) since last BMS reset, etc. Is this sort of data available in Forscan? I know you can tweak the state of charge %, reset BMS, but I'm wanting to see my current state of charge as well as...

So I noticed yesterday that my stock rear plastic bumper was hanging a bit low and was about 3/4 inch farther away from the vehicle on the passenger side. I figured I dragged it (scuffs on the underside were unremarkable however) when I went on a trail ride this weekend and because of the...

Spent last week in the Creede area, a nice area at the headwaters of the Rio Grande up at about 9K feet that is yet to be overpopulated and overbuilt. Did not spend as much time wheeling as I would have liked but it was a family vacation. Bronco in the driveway of our Airbnb rental (about 10...

We don't get much rain down here (8-9 inches a year average) so I have always questioned myself, but today I confirmed it: When I drive through on road standing water of say > 1 inch that triggers a large push/spray into the air and back onto the hood/windshield (such that I turn my wiper's on...

My wife has fond memories of summer vacations in Creede CO, so she booked us a house there for a week starting OCT 5th three weeks from now. Looking at OnX, Stony Pass over to Silverton (from hwy 149) and on the east side Medano Pass next to the Great Sand Dunes park look interesting. Anyone...

As is commonly discussed around here the stock muffler does its job a little too well, giving very little aural feed-back to a manual driver. So in an attempt to having to rely on the poor digital tachometer, I decided to try to remedy the situation through mods. In addition to eliminating the...

Perhaps learning from Hollywood, whose alliance/cooperation with Big Tech has been disastrous for them from a quality and financial perspective, manufacturers are realizing that Big Tech are masters of the 'Trojan Horse Business Plan'. From a personal perspective I have to admit that Apple...

If your looking for an off road event mid October of this year, consider visiting southern New Mexico and joining the Las Cruces Four Wheel Drive Club for our annual bash: Chili Challenge Homepage Trail Descriptions

I was under the Bronco changing my oil yesterday and I noticed this manufacturing defect on the inner sidewall of one of my OEM Goodyear SAS tires: I'm assuming this indentation was due to a flaw in the mold at the factory. My question is it a significant "thinning" of the sidewall, or is...

I'm in 4A (aka "Subaru mode") almost all the time now. With a Ford Performance tune, a manual, and the fact that I don't drive like I'm retired I got tired of spinning my rear inside tire pulling out into traffic with anything more than 'light' throttle application. On the "jeep trails" in my...

I have a 24 2.3 (4 cylinder manual) and my last oil sample tested real good excepting the viscosity was a bit thin even though there was relatively low (given the miles on the oil) fuel dilution. The Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-30 I am using apparently is closer to 5w-25 in reality. Next oil...

Despite the deserved goodwill for past efforts, Toyota's latest is not reviewing well: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a64379558/2025-toyota-4runner-trailhunter-hybrid-test/ It's pretty blatant that the hybrid powertrain adds too much weight (and takes up space) for its quite limited...

After getting my windshield replaced (hey, it lasted 4.5 months!! ;) ) I have a few scratches where the installer was less than careful around the frame. My touch up in the past has been mediocre at best, so looking for some good YT video's or whatnot that can help me improve my technique...

It does seem to be the most capable off road version of the Ford Escape: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a64408410/2025-ford-bronco-sport-sasquatch-drive/ "...The Badlands Sasquatch has additional suspension components including Bilstein rear dampers and front and rear springs that...

Taking the family for a few days of easy/moderate trails between attending Off-Roadeo on March 14th. I suppose this trip starts out with this story: As of today March 10th I have 4200 miles on my oil so I decide to do an oil change before I leave as the trip will be at least 1300 more miles...

Whole family is going with me to Moab next week where I will be doing off-rodeo and wheeling with the family for a few days. My wife is afraid of heights, so shelf roads are out - she has made this very clear to me ;) ... In addition, she had a surgery a few months back so I don't want her out...