2-Door BASE Bronco @ MAP

[Pancho Kornwallace]

The difference is $6000 once you add the rear locker. That is 20% of the Base Bronco's price. All I want is the $500 rear locker. I don't want any of the other stuff. I'll just have to get by because I'm not paying $6000 for a $500 locker. Personally, there is no value going from Base to Big Bend besides that.

Aftermarket will take care of you. You are buying a lego set. You can add pieces later.

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[hellahella]

I love it!

But maybe I'd want some skid plates.
And might as well add some steel bumpers.
I like the signature lighting too.
Do I want MGV? Yes.
Ok, I have to have 4.7 gearing.
And MT.
Yea, 33" looks good on you Badlands

 

[markregel]

2DR Base @ MAP all by itself

Bronco base looks awesome hardly a bare bones vehicle. Smaller tires have advantages these sweet 16s are perfect for us non wheelers not into the giant tire look. I wish they offered an aluminum wheel option but warming up to these steelies. I'm adding a few options like HD Bumper, B&O bar and aux switches and still thousands less than Big Bend. Base is a great deal and yes folks it still is a "real bronco".

 

[VoltageDrop]

I'm happy and sad at the same time.

All along I planned on Base until it became evident you can't get a rear locker from the factory without losing the EB-looking steelies.

In a perfect world Ford will let us add a rear locker to Base for MY22.

The steelies are $75 apiece.... sell the sasquatch wheels/tires and come out ahead

 

[mC.242]

I'm happy and sad at the same time.

All along I planned on Base until it became evident you can't get a rear locker from the factory without losing the EB-looking steelies.

In a perfect world Ford will let us add a rear locker to Base for MY22.

Every time I did that, I ended up going back to BaseSquatch for the better value......just cannot get past that $5k Big Bend tax that nets you nearly nothing, except more expensive boxes to click.
The BaseSquatch just intrigues the heck outta me....all the great driveline parts that I like about the Badlands...for $7k to 9k less.

I'm assuming you are talking about the 2dr, and for that I agree. But on the 4dr, the value of the base compared to the BB isn't there. I am not getting Sasquatch, it's just not a good fit for what I will use it for. If I was to purchase a base 4dr I would have immediately spent at least $2K for wheels/tires, had a significantly uncalibrated speedo (with no help in sight for that, something I've researched and discussed with aftermarket vendors/Ford/etc. extensively), 3.73 open diff, no Cactus Gray, and a bunch of extras like tint and fog lights to still buy. And if I wanted to re-gear and get a locker at least another $2K. When you add all that up the Big Bend makes a lot of sense.

 

[Tony Sorrento]

So glad I am getting 35's ... imagine those on a 4 door

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Bronco base looks awesome hardly a bare bones vehicle. Smaller tires have advantages these sweet 16s are perfect for us non wheelers not into the giant tire look. I wish they offered an aluminum wheel option but warming up to these steelies. I'm adding a few options like HD Bumper, B&O bar and aux switches and still thousands less than Big Bend. Base is a great deal and yes folks it still is a "real bronco".

You could probably use the new Ranger Tremor/Raptor wheels..... not silver though..
Summit has a 4-pak with this sensors for around $900. As I recall. Seems like a GREAT deal.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-s0004

 

[Xploit]

I love it!

But maybe I'd want some skid plates.
And might as well add some steel bumpers.
I like the signature lighting too.
Do I want MGV? Yes.
Ok, I have to have 4.7 gearing.
And MT.
Yea, 33" looks good on you Badlands

CLOSE>.. Had they allowed for more choices, I could see a build with steelies (black or other) and 32 or 33's plus high package. Or even the build in the OP with sig lights and 12" screen plus larger tires.

 

[markregel]

I wish they had, too—like the Black Diamond tires and wheels, except silver steelies instead of black—but when I get my Base I’m going to swap to 30” all-terrain tires and call it complete.

Hey Mississippi we agree on something! I think the standard sweet 16s are great and they are plenty wide 255 series. You can get mud tires in this side and don't cost a fortune like the giant tires do.

 

[bbostic5]

It is hard to match the cool factor of the BaseBase IMO. Non squatch BD comes close.

 

[The Driving Viking]

Glad I got sasquatch on my base. They should have at least offered 32" tires

Once you upgrade to Sasquatch it's not a Base model anymore IMO. It's a $40k Off-Roading animal called Sasquatch.

 

[markregel]

You could probably use the new Ranger Tremor/Raptor wheels..... not silver though..
Summit has a 4-pak with this sensors for around $900. As I recall. Seems like a GREAT deal.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-s0004

Nice wheel! I will consider upgrading at the first tire change, or maybe sooner if not happy with the seelies.

 

[brocotect]

Agree. Love the base. I also saw the video someone posted of a squatched 2-door going down the highway, and all I could think was how dumb and obnoxious the monster tires looked driving down the highway. I guess it's different strokes for different folks, but I bet 80% of the people who try and clown the base for its wheel size will never take their 50K+ rock crawler on anything rougher than a groomed dirt road. Their Ed Hardy decals are probably already ordered.

You're goddamn right my ed hardy stickers are ready to go on.

And my evil eye grille.

 

[Fly by Nite]

Once you upgrade to Sasquatch it's not a Base model anymore IMO. It's a $40k Off-Roading animal called Sasquatch.

And you even get the cool Sasquatch badges stickers!

 

[The Driving Viking]

And you even get the cool Sasquatch badges stickers!

This is the equivalent of the Hellcat badge in the Off Roading world.

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