The stock rear bumper sticks out way past the DV8 fender. I plan on swapping the rear bumper down the roadā¦
Ahhh gotcha, that's what I was afraid of with mine. It would have been cool if they did the modular rear bumper too where the end caps come off. (HELLO FORD IF YOU'RE LISTENING, which you're not lol). I haven't found a rear bumper that isn't too obnoxious that flows with the body lines yet that I like and the ones I do like I've seen you have to relocate the license plate which I don't want to do. Let me know what you decide to go withThe stock rear bumper sticks out way past the DV8 fender. I plan on swapping the rear bumper down the roadā¦
Hahah good point! I guess if I found that I really liked, it wouldnāt be hard to convince me to drop another couple grand lol
What size wheel did you go with and what offset. I love the way it sits.
Hereās a little writeup about my build so farā¦ Started out as a Badlands Sasquatch Lux package. Told my wife it wouldnāt need any modifications because it was perfect from the factoryā¦ Hahah
Started out with some simple modifications and then things got outta control.
First major modification was the suspension. Decided on Fox 2.5 coil overs to replace the Bilstein suspension. The ride quality greatly improved and it has been one of my favorite modifications so far. Couldnāt run the Fox suspension with the factory UCAās so I replaced them with Camburg Racing Billet UCAās.
The rear shocks were also replaced with Fox 2.5ās and the rear lower links were replaced with APG Offroad midrunner adjustable lower links.
Of course the OEM wheels and tires wonāt fit with the UCAās because of backspacing. I replaced the wheels with KMC KM549 GRS in Satin Black, wrapped in 37ā BF Goodrich KO2s. These really changed the look of the bronco and compliment the carbonized gray.
The factory Badlands sticker was embarrassing.. Luckily Archetype Racing released the Bronco script logos. I lucked out and picked them up off a Bronco6G member so I did have the long wait time. The plastic fenders were also swapped out with DV8 Metal fenders. The DV8 fenders provide additional clearance than the OEM plastic fenders.
The grille was replaced with an OEM Wildtrak grill and the hood was replaced with an ADV Fiberglass Ram Air Hood. Finish and paint was done by APG Off-road. A-Pilar and fog lights were outfitted with BajaDesigns lights and wired to the upfitter switches.
The interior Orange accents werenāt my favorite and I replaced it all with red accents. The red handles were purchased from ford and the air vent tabs were from Bronco Depot. I also had a Ford Performance tuner installed by a local dealership.
The Modular steel bumper is still my favorite option and I canāt justify spending the money to replace it at this point. I replaced the corners with the APG high clearance bumper corners. The headlights were also swapped out with OEM Raptor takeoffs. Direct plug and play from the signature LED headlights.
With the added weight of the 37ā rear tire, I needed to reinforce the tailgate. I went with the HammerBuilt tailgate reinforcement bracket. Super easy instal and no more creaking tailgate!
ADV One-Piece hardtop was pre ordered on day one. The most recent update says shipping mid January.. fingers crossed!
Whatās next?.. maybe a long travel kit from APG.. or sell it and buy a BRaptor!
Theyāre BFG KO2 37/12.5/17 (yes.. theyāre a little smaller that 37ā for all you BFG haters
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https://linktr.ee/bronco_oc
Those SAS bumper end flairs do come off btw, and can be swapped for non SAS so thatās cheap and easy option.
Hereās the link to the tire clearance crash bar deletes.
Good call! If anyone has the part number for the non sas bumper ends let me know
maybe try to put it on the marketplace that youāre searching for and will swap with someone you could probably do it for no cost. A lot of people looking for SAS flares are also looking for those.
Thank you!
