Bronco Badlands Wheel Evolution (non-Sasquatch)

[Favero]

Hoping for your input and deep Badlands knowledge.....has the color of non-Sasquatch Badlands OEM wheels evolved or changed over the years, EXCLUDING the obvious change here for 2026 to a black wheel? I personally prefer the older, more metallic, OEM non-Sas stock look of Badlands - and I have a 2026 on order so I'm looking to swap stock wheels for a clean set of 2025 or earlier Badlands OEM wheels.

I saw a 2025 Badlands yesterday and I swear its wheels had a darker gray look than earlier versions - my ChatGPT doesn't see any changes over the years and claims that wheel color called "Carbonized Gray," and I'm likely seeing different reflections in different light. So I'm clearly crazy.... that's obvious

Anyone noticed a color change over the years, 2021-2025? Or is it the lighting playing tricks on me?

Attaching 2 examples - The 2025 Carbonized Gray Bronco looks like it has gray wheels, but this Ruby Red one looks more silver.

Sponsored

 

[Smocaine]

2025 Badlands wheels were indeed darker, as they omitted the machined face of '21-'24 and made the whole wheel grey.
They are the same color in the pockets, '25 is darker on the face.

 

[RagnarKon]

Yes, it's changed.

2021-2024 were a carbonized grey with a machined face.
2025 effectively the same, without the machined face.
2026 is obviously different.

There was some overlap between the model years. Many of the early 2025 builds got the same wheel that was on 2024, for example. (Probably just leftovers and remaining stock from the previous model years.)

 

[TomC]

I have a set of four 2021 BL in my garage you could swap out, but I'm 480 miles south you. Having said that I see these regularly on here for sale, as well as CL. FWIW I went with Ford performance wheels that were on sale and were an impulse buy.

 

[crzyhawk]

I have a set of the older (23 I think) Badlands wheels on my Big Bend. I bought them from a local forum member, you may be able to find some in the for sale section

Sponsored