If ever there were a case to be made for buying a soft top and storing that hard top someplace else long term .... this is it.
Storage unit
Brothers back yard
In-laws back yard
a buddy that has space
I can't believe I didn't take a pic, but I set my hard top on a little cart made for pulling...
This has been the EXACT argument of the manual trans fans for years now.
Dealers would only order what sold fastest, people would only buy what was immediately available.
I'm leaning towards their other full width bull bar that isn't quite as bulky as that one.
But sometimes I consider the extra whitetail protection your bar will give.
NOw that you have it on, what are your thoughts?
I've not seen one in person and sometimes photos just don't do the trick or...
A forum such as this tends to severely skew our view of reality.
Every other thread here may be a complaint, but for every thread, there are 10,000 Broncos that have had zero issues ... but NOBODY ever searches out a forum just to stop in and say,
"Hi B6G, just stopped by to let you know...
The BD wheel at 7.5" wide will MOST LIKELY be ok with a 315 on it.
The slightly narrower 11.5 inch tires are rated for a 7.5" wheel, so all good at that point.
Tire Rack and Tiresize.com have some great info and tools to help you understand much of the tire/wheel mystery/magic.
I think...
Just for grins....
Base - base, no squatch, no lift, crash bars removed
Method 703 17x8.5 +35mm
Toyo 35x11.5
Just BARELY nudging that 3rd brake light.
Nestles perfectly on the rubber bumpers.
Ragnar pretty much has shot you straight up above.
My base Base has 35 x 11.5 - 17's on Methods with +35mm offset. No Lift.
If you intend to flex it offroad, you'll need a lift, but in over a year of normal street driving I've not had it rub yet.
Crash bars must come off with any Bronco once...
Yep, more info on the BIg Bend needed...
2dr/4dr?
Squatch?
rear locker?
tow?
Mod bumper?
Key things will be the rear locker and maybe tow, if that is important to you, though it can be added aftermarket very easily.
We may joke about the Sport, but it is pretty capable in the Badlands trim...
Imagine, if you will, a Base Bronco with:
optional cold weather package (heated seats, mirrors, wheel)
optional rear locker
tow
...without having to pay the $4000 Big Bend tax which gets you not much more than the option to pay for more options.
OR...
MId with Manual in Big Bend and Black...
I thought it was in the fall, which is about normal. Sep/Oct????
So many variables at the moment. Assuming they have caught up enough to open the 2023 order banks to new orders, then maybe fall as usual for 2024, but if they are still catching up on the old orders, it's anybody's guess.
The...
Your idea?
I think not.
4x4trucknutz has already had that idea and had his lawyers file for a patent on it.
Patent pending.
Please cease and desist before they own everything, including your life story.
These are the numbers from the smallest, lightest unit Grand Design has ...
UVW - 3560 lbs
Hitch - 425 lbs
GVWR - 4795 lbs
Length - 19' 11"
Height - 10' 11"
In town , yes, it took a hit, but it has been awhile since I figured the mileage. I don't recall exactly what it was getting.
On the highway, it's about the same, sometimes even improving from stock.
I have a manual, so 4.46 gears. The 34.5" tires are, in my opinion, just a bit too tall for...
MY DEALER SAID!!!!! 🍻
"My Dealer Said..." is a drinking game we play here whenever somebody posts up info that came from their dealer ... because dealers are notorious for for being perpetually wrong or outright lying about, ... well ....anything and everything really.
To be clear... as you...