I do find it rather humorous that there is concern about crash ratings on a vehicle that we voluntarily take the doors off. I've owned several jeeps over the years and although i have been aware of the lack of protection having the doors off it's not anything I was overly concerned about. But...
Over 125K on the 2.3 in my Mustang and still gets daily driven by the wife. That car has been run hard for most of those miles and no engine issues. Only 10K on the 2.7 in the bronco so far but I have the same heavy foot in it and no issues so far.
Previously had a 17 JKU Recon and then a 05 Power Wagon for my off-road play time. I finally pulled the trigger on a 23 Badlands 2.7 with Sasquatch. Back in the day had a 68 Bronco and was super excited when the rumors of the Bronco coming back started. Just couldn't bring myself to pay the...