New Ford Performance B-Bow & C-Bow Brace Kit

[KRAKEN]

... of course not everybody needs this, but you can't have every single product, doo dad, widget, etc, etc, bolted on your Bronco if you don't have these.

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[Obeh4ve]

Toyota Tacoma and the 1st and 2nd Gen Tundras had frames that intentionally flexed.

Both of those design methodologies can be correct. Now hug it out

 

[Obeh4ve]

I came from drag racing my Fox body back in the late 80's early 90's and those are a uni-body. Not a frame with a body attached to it. I have seen many, many stangs, yes even convertibles, with no rollbar and big power tweek the doors, hatches, so to that aspect I agree with you. In that case a rollbar will stiffen the chassis because the chassis and the body are one, hence UNI-BODY. But. That is a uni-body vehicle, no frame. The Bronc is a body on frame.

In theory you can drive a Bronco with no body. The chassis is the chassis, independant of the body. In my above example you will notice that Steeda has put the brace on the coilover top mount, ON THE CHASSIS, NOT the body. This will help. Now if you were to, or if Ford did, put the roll bar onto the chassis THEN you would benefit because the roll bar is mounted to the chassis. As of right now the roll bar is part of the body not the chassis. Therefore it has rubber body mounts and doing anything to the roll bar without it being on the chassis will gain very minimal results. IMO.

Yea I've seen many 3 wheeled wonders going down the track. That's a straight line where NVH and body flex takes a back seat to weight reduction, acceleration and traction. I get your point about unibody vs BoF. I also remember how squeaky and rattly the old Fox bodies were. A body that flexes less tied to a frame that flexes less will be an improvement. For me. All said and done I'll still look in to a brace. No I will not got to delrin body mounts. I'm not THAT in to stiffening things up

 

[Obeh4ve]

I had an open wheel license. Like I said designed and required for the 1%. sold and marketed to the 99%. Did not claim it served no purpose, only that a majority of those buying it likely could not identify it's presence or not

Might be because I don't consider myself a 1%er but I still like a body and chassis that flexes less. I'm happy for you that you're a 1%er and are more knowledgeable than the 99% of the ignorati. You do you and keep telling folks how ignorant they are all while providing nothing that helps people learn.

 

[0ne]

Does the B and C kit work on 2 door or just the C kit or neither?

 

[6inthefamily]

I have a 2023 4 door SAS with dual tops and I am surprised with the amount of creaks and rattles with the softop (up or down) that the hardtop just doesn’t have.

Do these braces help?

 

[i911fire]

I got this kit (B & C). I came over from Wrangler and liked the bar over head in it. I have installed the B cross brace. It looks nice. The fit and finish is aesthetically pleasing. I am also taking the opportunity to utilized the B brace to add an additional light. Should be able to hook into the rear interior light with the extra light provided in the kit.

My '21 Wildtrak does not have the rivnuts so I have to drill. I'll post pics when it is done.

 

[dcg2]

My '21 Wildtrak does not have the rivnuts so I have to drill. I'll post pics when it is done.

Thank you. Look forward to seeing some details!

 

[Texasgrillchef]

Can someone show these installed please. I am confused about where these go.

thanks

 

[Gluestick]

They go on the bronco

 

[5GENIDN]

Can someone show these installed please. I am confused about where these go.

thanks

You probably do not need them then....

they attach to the roll cage above the "B" pillar and on the back side of the roll cage from the down tube to the cross bar (where the back speakers are).

can't show you a pic because I do not have them.... They are to stiffen the roll bar and by default the entire body.

 

[SavvyG]

If you add support and strength to the roll cage this will stiffen up body flex mostly but the rigidity of the body does translate to the frame through the body mounts. So this would slightly stiffen the frame but mostly stiffen up the body from flex. The strut brace is similar idea to bracing done in prerunner truck to add support to the shock mounts to keep them from buckling in under impact.

 

[Strykerwsu]

Can someone show these installed please. I am confused about where these go.

thanks

Just check out naked Raptors.

 

[Texasgrillchef]

You probably do not need them then....

they attach to the roll cage above the "B" pillar and on the back side of the roll cage from the down tube to the cross bar (where the back speakers are).

can't show you a pic because I do not have them.... They are to stiffen the roll bar and by default the entire body.

nope don’t need them or want them.

 

[dgorsett]

Any issues encountered installing nutserts in the rollbar, other than the difficult drilling? I'd like more connection points on the rollbar, will probably use a cobalt drill bit.

I've already installed this quick and dirty 2x4 kayak carrier on the rollbar, using existing nutserts (photo below). But would rather have attachment points in better locations on the rollbar for fastening various items. In this case, I would have moved the front 2x4 further forward, if there were nutserts closer to the windshield.

You are getting good linear stiffening with the yaks, and lateral stiffening with the 2xs but I might suggest lashing the paddles cross ways yo limit twist.

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