Bronco Badlands gets ADV widebody kit + 37's [Gatekeeper crawling & jump videos added]

Updated with videos crawling up Gatekeeper at Grizzly Lake during Super Celebration West and a jump clip:








I've owned my Bronco Badlands Sasquatch since March 1st 2022 and it has already been through so many changes.

Started off with just some new wheels - Method 315 17x9-12 with some 35" General Grabber X3s. Before I started wheeling it, I had all the Broncbuster steering upgrades done (which I still have) as well as the 3" Body Lift and Zone 3" with their UCA's




I loved the look and the height, it looked very nice. Paired with the stripes from @Underground Graphics it felt perfect to me. Also installed the @MandRautomotive dual pods in the bumper and his 40" lightbar which fit just perfect on the capable bumper. Ditch lights I went with @Diode Dynamics. Wanted to go 37's but there was a shortage with General Tire at the time so I went with the BFG KM3s which did great.

Wheeled it a bunch, with zero issues. From there I upgraded my stock Sasquatch Suspension to the Eibach Pro Coilovers set to max length. Added KBD fender flares which made it look even taller and provided a bit more clearance. Also added the Flowmaster Flow FX catback and cut off the tips so I could tuck it under more.



Made it out to Sand Hollow for the first time and it was amazing. Jumped and wheeled the Bronco a lot in the dunes in Sand Hollow with zero issues. From here I met Chris, the owner of @Lobo Off-Road and thought his high clearance bumpers looked great. Ended up adding his bumpers and front skid to the Bronco and his rear plate relocation. In the process, I removed my body lift which made it a lot lower but it felt so much more grounded. Also picked up the @Quake LED trail site deletes and their 4.5" square pod lights for the front bumper.

In Moab we did a lot of wheeling and some dunes, that's where I kinda F'ed up and jumped a little too high. Crunched my fenders all around. Got a hold of @ADV Fiberglass and talked to them about running their 8" widebody kit.



Sent it a little too hard there buddy.



Recently I got the fiberglass panels installed and have been testing it off-road a bit here in TX and out in Colorado for SuperCel. There's hardly any rubbing and it looks great! I also swapped out my wheels for Fittipaldi Beadlocks with 2" spacers (until I get my Long Travel kit) and back to 37's with General Grabber X3's. Installed the Hammerbuilt tailgate reinforcement as well. Have a few @Metalcloak goodies on it as well, their trailing arms and some lower control arm skids.



Colorado was amazing!






So from here, my Bronco is currently at a shop getting the final prep done on the Fiberglass and then to a local wrap shop. Once wrapped I'm going to be shopping around for a 3.5" Long Travel kit and new coilovers to go with it and then some tuning. Would love to run it in some of the upcoming Raptor Rallys. Special thanks to my sponsors that have helped me out so much with this build, and the community, y'all are awesome! 35k+ miles with zero issues unrelated to anything stupid I caused my self. I love this thing!

fields_day said:

Colorado was amazing!

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That LAUNCH is CRAZY!! I do some sketchy stuff, but only at slow speeds. You've got guts doing stuff like that.
Also, where in Colorado was that picture taken? I ask because I'm driving to Denver/Golden in my Bronco next week and want to hit a trail or two while I'm there.

I absolutely love this.

So just to understand, you have a 3" body lift AND 3" suspension lift? And what shocks are you running?

mattymik said:

I absolutely love this.

So just to understand, you have a 3" body lift AND 3" suspension lift? And what shocks are you running?

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Thank you! My previous build (first few pics) had the 2-3" Zone lift (spacers on the stock Sasquatch Bilsteins) on top of the 3" body lift. I'm currently running Eibach Coilovers until I switch with the new Long Travel kit.

Bikeric said:

That LAUNCH is CRAZY!! I do some sketchy stuff, but only at slow speeds. You've got guts doing stuff like that.
Also, where in Colorado was that picture taken? I ask because I'm driving to Denver/Golden in my Bronco next week and want to hit a trail or two while I'm there.

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Ha yeah, I do sketchy things slow and fast

That pic was at the top of Grizzly Lake, beautiful spot! The gatekeeper was kind of tough for people but the rest of the trail is easy. This is it (video):

Copied your Eibach Coilovers, Method 315’s and 37’s. Following you on Instagram

How did that landing go?

Curious since I’m also running the Eibach coilovers and 37s.

Triathlonfun said:

Copied your Eibach Coilovers, Method 315’s and 37’s. Following you on Instagram

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Hell yeah! Love the look man.

Looks great Chris!

fields_day said:

Updated with video crawling up Gatekeeper at Grizzly Lake during Super Celebration West:

I've owned my Bronco Badlands Sasquatch since March 1st 2022 and it has already been through so many changes.

Started off with just some new wheels - Method 315 17x9-12 with some 35" General Grabber X3s. Before I started wheeling it, I had all the Broncbuster steering upgrades done (which I still have) as well as the 3" Body Lift and Zone 3" with their UCA's

I loved the look and the height, it looked very nice. Paired with the stripes from @Underground Graphics it felt perfect to me. Also installed the @MandRautomotive dual pods in the bumper and his 40" lightbar which fit just perfect on the capable bumper. Ditch lights I went with @Diode Dynamics. Wanted to go 37's but there was a shortage with General Tire at the time so I went with the BFG KM3s which did great.

Wheeled it a bunch, with zero issues. From there I upgraded my stock Sasquatch Suspension to the Eibach Pro Coilovers set to max length. Added KBD fender flares which made it look even taller and provided a bit more clearance. Also added the Flowmaster Flow FX catback and cut off the tips so I could tuck it under more.

Made it out to Sand Hollow for the first time and it was amazing. Jumped and wheeled the Bronco a lot in the dunes in Sand Hollow with zero issues. From here I met Chris, the owner of @Lobo Off-Road and thought his high clearance bumpers looked great. Ended up adding his bumpers and front skid to the Bronco and his rear plate relocation. In the process, I removed my body lift which made it a lot lower but it felt so much more grounded. Also picked up the @Quake LED trail site deletes and their 4.5" square pod lights for the front bumper.

In Moab we did a lot of wheeling and some dunes, that's where I kinda F'ed up and jumped a little too high. Crunched my fenders all around. Got a hold of @ADV Fiberglass and talked to them about running their 8" widebody kit.

Sent it a little too hard there buddy.

Recently I got the fiberglass panels installed and have been testing it off-road a bit here in TX and out in Colorado for SuperCel. There's hardly any rubbing and it looks great! I also swapped out my wheels for Fittipaldi Beadlocks with 2" spacers (until I get my Long Travel kit) and back to 37's with General Grabber X3's. Installed the Hammerbuilt tailgate reinforcement as well. Have a few @Metalcloak goodies on it as well, their trailing arms and some lower control arm skids.

Colorado was amazing!

So from here, my Bronco is currently at a shop getting the final prep done on the Fiberglass and then to a local wrap shop. Once wrapped I'm going to be shopping around for a 3.5" Long Travel kit and new coilovers to go with it and then some tuning. Would love to run it in some of the upcoming Raptor Rallys. Special thanks to my sponsors that have helped me out so much with this build, and the community, y'all are awesome! 35k+ miles with zero issues unrelated to anything stupid I caused my self. I love this thing!

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Bad ass!

1979 said:

How did that landing go?

Curious since I’m also running the Eibach coilovers and 37s.

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It went rough lol. There was a bad bounce at the end. I ended up crunching the main harness on the driver side wheel well and everything shut off. After zip tying it back, everything eventually came back on after a few hours thankfully.

Amazing rig!

Damn bro!! Totally sent it! Are those the stock rock sliders? They did good on the rocks.

Wow your suspension clearly isn't set up well. That was a big send but especially in sand you shouldn't have bounced so radically. You need more rebound damping and possibly multiple other changes. A rig can crawl and jump on the same setup but fast, real time electronics also help a lot...

Bikeric said:

That LAUNCH is CRAZY!! I do some sketchy stuff, but only at slow speeds. You've got guts doing stuff like that.
Also, where in Colorado was that picture taken? I ask because I'm driving to Denver/Golden in my Bronco next week and want to hit a trail or two while I'm there.

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Thanks for the new phone wallpaper