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Moab Off-Roadeo BYOB -- will my Bronco do it

MilesTeg

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I see that Ford is doing Bring Your Own Bronco (BYOB) events in Moab.

I am really interested in these, but I am concern about whether my Bronco will be good enough.

I have a 2024 2DR 7MT Badlands, with stock everything that actually matters. On the FAQ page, the BYOB implies heavily that you should have a SAS. Specifically, they say "if you don't have SAS or at least a 2" lift, then take off your running boards to avoid damage to your Bronco".

So, the questions are: has anyone done one of these events? Will I be able to comfortably do what they take you on, or will I be holding up the group and/or easily damaging my Bronco in trying to? What trail do they take you on?

I did the Moab Off-Roadeo last year, and they took us to, I think, "Half Dome". All the supplied Broncos were SAS of course, and they all did the whole thing without breaking a sweat. But, I really don't know enough to know just how breathing room those SAS had and if my Badlands, being just shy, will do fine or if it'll be a SNAFU.

Thanks for your input.
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There are two answers here

You can run the trails just fine.

But you are gonna risk getting a scratch or a ding - that’s just part of off roading

So if you wanna run the trails - a Badlands will do 95% of them stock no problem. But you may bang a skid plate in the process - so don’t if you want your Bronco to stay showroom perfect.

That answer doesnt really change no matter how much lift or what size tires you run - there is always a bigger rock to roll over somewhere
 

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When I did the Moab offroadeo I was given a 4dr non Sasquatch badlands…it did just fine but it did hit the skids a couple times (but I was kind’a trying to do that)…made me realize or reinforced that I would need a lift and bigger tires for the type of wheeling I planed on doing….you should be fine…
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