Thanks for the tip on weathertech. Have you ever tried the Hothead ones?Got the Ford's on two vehicles and have had the Weathertechs on two others. I'll be buyng weathertechs for my Bronco. Nothing wrong with the Ford's, but for the same ballpark price, i'd rather have the weathertechs.
In some States I would say yes. Here in Missouri, an object has to extend past the rear of the vehicle by 5 feet before it needs a flag or light if travelling at night. Personally, the bike rack they put on this Bronco is rather obnoxious with how far it protrudes past the rear of the vehicle. Just tow a trailer with your bikes at this rate as it is almost the same. Wait a bit and the aftermarket will hopefully bring a solution that will not make you look like a goofball.That sticks out quite a bit. Wouldn't you need a flag for that in some states?
There are a few good tire racks out there (the Saris rack with tray being my number one choice) but as you say....hanging a rack and two trail bikes off the hinges isn't my ideal scenario either.Don't know much about the Bronco tailgate hinges yet. On the Jeep if you want to hang a 33" tire with a bike rack and bike off the tailgate, you're most likely going to upgrade your hinges like I did. It'll be interesting to see how the Bronco holds up. I was holding off until MY '22 or '23 anyway, so maybe I'll know by then...
Weathertech makes floor liners (among other things), hothead makes head liners.Thanks for the tip on weathertech. Have you ever tried the Hothead ones?
Cactus grey looks really great in these pics! ?Thanks for posting! Great find!We recently caught this four-door Bronco Big Bend testing with a hitch-mounted Yakima bike rack. It’s our first look at a bike rack set up on the new Bronco, and gives us an idea of its application with the rear-mounted spare tire.
The bike rack is mounted to a Ford receiver extension, which comes in shorter versions for a less extended set up.
Quadratec sells a heavy duty extension for 2 in hitch that keeps the rack just clear of the spare tire. We have a 4 bike allen rack on it for our 4 door wrangler and everything is solid as can be.. NO Play in it at all.. rack lowers to let tailgate open, easy set up.They sell better ones that do exactly what you describe.
I have something very similar, just a different brand, but works just like you describe. Very happy with it. It'll fit 4 bikes very snug, but you have to pad it a bit to prevent them from rubbing on each other. I wouldn't pay for one through Ford to save $$$.Quadratec sells a heavy duty extension for 2 in hitch that keeps the rack just clear of the spare tire. We have a 4 bike allen rack on it for our 4 door wrangler and everything is solid as can be.. NO Play in it at all.. rack lowers to let tailgate open, easy set up.
Quadratec also had the 4 bolt hitch with wire harness for the wrangler that we added ourselves since we are not doing any towing. Saved a bunch on a dealer added hitch. Wonder if the Bronco will have a bolt configuration for after market hitch?
My thoughts exactly. ?That sticks out quite a bit. Wouldn't you need a flag for that in some states?
I like that.While I’ll use a hitch mount for my multi bike rack, I’m also going to get a tire mount rack that will stay more snug against the vehicle and swing away with the rear door like this one on a wrangler.
What model rack is that?While I’ll use a hitch mount for my multi bike rack, I’m also going to get a tire mount rack that will stay more snug against the vehicle and swing away with the rear door like this one on a wrangler.