BROOX's 2DR Shadow Black Squatchy Boy

[broox]

While we're on the tailgate, I also added a MOLLE panel from Addictive Desert Designs. I wanted a place to throw a little snow shovel in the winter and to mount up other accessories while off-roading (ax, loppers, recovery gear, etc).

I went with the ADD MOLLE because I think it fits the lines of the tailgate the best, has holes for mounting quick fists, and I didn't want a fold-down table... which nearly every other tailgate MOLLE features.

My only complaints about this panel came with the mounting. The instructions have you drill the top holes out about 1/16" too large in my opinion. I'd like the rivnuts to fit a little tighter there. And Rivnuts seem like the wrong hardware to use for the tailgate slots on the bottom. Drilling to expand a portion of the slot is tricky without making a guide, and the rivnuts kind of got deformed while tightening them down into something that is not a hole. The unit feels solid, but I'm not super confident that the bottom rivnuts will stay solid over time. Some kind of t-nut probably would've been a much better piece of hardware here.

That said, I love the look of the actual panel and it's super functional. Now, I just need to get some more things mounted.

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[Wickedbronco]

Nice build!

 

[joell king]

Great build !

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[broox]

After months of deliberation, I finally decided to grab a set of @Vorsteiner (Venomrex) VR-601BL wheels in Tungsten Graphite, with a set of BF Goodrich KO2s 315/70R17 tires (C-load, S-speed).

We do some long hauls pulling our tiny camper, so gas mileage and comfort was a priority for me. The wheels are ~8lbs lighter than the stock Sasquatch wheels and the KO2s are ~10lbs heavier than the stock Sasquatch tires. So, I only gained about ~2lbs per wheel, which I'm happy with.

I ordered the wheels from @Nick@Apollo-Optics, who was awesome and even threw in a Gorilla Nut Set. Great company!

I got the TPMS sensors from TPMS.com (Ford Schrader 33500 EZ Sensor TPMS Sensor F2GT-1A180-AB JX7Z-1A189-C 315Mhz), which came pre-programmed and worked perfectly.

I'm loving the darker look with the stealth ppf wrap. The tungsten graphite color is similar to both the hardtop and the grille. IMO, the 0 offset is the perfect amount of poke on the Sasquatch.

 

[KRAKEN]

Man... those are some bad ass wheels, look great with the stealth wrap.

 

[broox]

For extended spare tire bump stops, I picked up the Fishbone off-road Wrangler JK bump stops and modified em to work with the Bronco.

I simply cut the original rubber tabs off and used the clips from the OEM bump stops by drilling a 1/4" hole through the center.

The rubber at the base of the fishbone bump stop is much thicker than the base of the OEM bump stops, so if you want to use the OEM clips, you've also gotta drill a larger hole 3/4 of the way through it so that you can get the clips in far enough.

Then just cut em to length!

 

[ElonMuk]

Are you still on stock suspension with no lift or level? Looks good at that height with those wheels/ tires

 

[broox]

Are you still on stock suspension with no lift or level?

Yep! Although I’m planning to do the Broncbuster perch collar leveling kit to give it a slight lift and flatten it out a bit.

 

[broox]

I forgot to mention that I added a Midland MXT275 GMRS radio with the MXTA25 Ghost antenna. To mount it, I used the @Mountains2Metal concealed radio bracket with a custom roll bar antenna bracket that I built.

For the Mic I used the Archetype Racing SLAP/BPM dash mount with their 1" B.A.L.L.S, a RAM mount arm and a Tackform CB mic holder.

More details on the full install here: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/brooxs-concealed-gmrs-radio-install.89260/

 

[broox]

I recently went to hang out with @Wickedbronco and got to install the @BroncBuster perch collar leveling lift. The install was all pretty smooth sailing - especially since he had a lift and experience replacing Bronco shocks.

We chose to drop the lower control arms to get the shocks out, which exposed some damaged threads on the driver's side adjustment bolts... This resulted in a trip to Ford to get some replacements.

I'm super happy with how it turned out and think this lift is the perfect fit for 35" tires.

 

[Wickedbronco]

If anyone is wondering, these wheels look even better in person.

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