They're all great vehicles dude, it's all about what your use case is, I've been on trails & have seen base models on 30" tires handle it. With that aside id say the HOSS 3.0 does come with much better suspension and the heavy duty steering rack, if you're a rock crawler, a simple manual...
My wife kept saying the constraints were a marketing ploy, so much for waiting the year, I love my big bend but man just took this for a spin, it feels like you're going back to a wrangler after...feeling blessed, hope everyone gets their baby with no more issues!
Car runs great no issues, soft top, has 6,400 miles on it, oil changed at Ford dealership at 3000 miles with Full Synthetic, selling it as my Wildtrak is almost arriving.
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Adding to the other persons comment, you should look into the ford performance 2 inch lift coilovers, they're Bilsteins tuned specifically for non Sas OBX BD BB base models.
Hey all 6/14 blend date here, Anyone notice that the daily build number dropped substantially? I remember seeing that number at 599/1000ish up till yesterday.
I attached a link from a earlier thread, I put on 34s on my big bend with no other suspension mods, no issues, I do a lot of snow trails, light over landing with it, no issues, my mpg was averaging 20 now it's around 18. Hope those pictures help...
Intakes, exhaust & intercoolers often get lost in translation, yes it does add HP & torque, but the additions are minimal. The main benefits of it is air flow which relieves stress on your engine, power is secondary in those applications.