DV8 Bronco broke down in the desert *rescue video*

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Was she steering when she hit the bump?

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[DV8offroad]

We spent our week out at United By Bronco in Sand Hallow, Utah and broke on our first trail! We were being spotted up Menios Choice on the West Rim Trail and next thing you know we broke our tie rod and front differential at the SAME TIME!!! Weren't too sure how to get off the trail without damaging more stuff, so we called Matt's Offroad Recovery and they helped us out.

Check out our video here:

 

[TheGriffin1313]

I didn't see where it mentioned if it had a lift kit or it was running 37's.

 

[Sewie]

I didn't see where it mentioned if it had a lift kit or it was running 37's.

If you look at the truck on their website, it has 37" Falken Wildpeaks and what look to be Eibach coilovers.

 

[TheGriffin1313]

If you look at the truck on their website, it has 37" Falken Wildpeaks and what look to be Eibach coilovers.

I see thanks good to know they took the truck beyond the mfg specs.
But dang it Ford for not putting stronger parts to allow for some form of “margin of safety”

 

[sko]

@DV8offroad about to order your spec bumper, how worried should i be about it bending the front attachment points? Or was it just the towing situation and if so how could it be avoided if you need to be towed off? Suggestions on what you'd do differently?

 

[lakesinai]

How is anyone going off road like that without beefed up or spare tie rods?

Gitten and Healy have made the point that in modified Broncos with upsized tires, the OEM tie rods serve as a fuse, and are better left unreinforced (ie, carry spares for trail repairs). Beefing up tie rods just transfers the breaking point to the steering rack, they said, a worse repair. I understand thats why some are looking to upgrade to Raptor steering racks.

 

[chtucker]

Did we watch the same video? The front bumper twisted and pushed the winch into the grill.

While I love DV8 products, and I have first hand experience with their great customer service, this was not a good look for the bumper. It absolutely should not be used for lifting the front end in a recovery.

EDIT: DV8 has corrected the record. The frame mounts bent. The bumper is fine.

And that is why the Warn bumper, Factory winch mount and LOD have frame stiffeners behind the front bumper mounts. All winch bumpers should get them.

 

[sko]

And that is why the Warn bumper, Factory winch mount and LOD have frame stiffeners behind the front bumper mounts. All winch bumpers should get them.

Which bumper you describing?



Edit: black ops frame tie in brackets?! Those are universal correct?

 

[chtucker]

LOD
https://lodoffroad.com/products/2021-bronco-black-ops-front-bumper-frame-tie-in-brackets

 

[chtucker]

Warn winch bumper

 

[sko]

Warn winch bumper

Yeah looking at this is should definitely be an option or included after seeing what happened in that area.

 

[chtucker]

And the FPP winch mount engineered by warn has them.
https://performanceparts.ford.com/download/instructionsheets/IS_M-1821-B_082521.PDF

 

[chtucker]

Yeah looking at this is should definitely be an option or included after seeing what happened in that area.

Anyone can by the LOD brackets to do this if you need a retrofit.

if you can't tell I read a lot of instructions and dissected a few mounts before we built mine.

 

[lakesinai]

Our bumper held up to the test with no issues! Fords frame horns were the weak point that bent.

I'm no expert, but lets be fair or think this through. Ford's mounts were not designed for the Torque created from lifting attachments on the front edge of a specialty bumper that protrudes an extra foot(?). When disigning a bumper, then putting lifting points on the outer front end, instead of where the OEM shackles meet the frame . . . I dont think its reasonable to place all the blame on Ford. This is an unforseen design flaw of a very nice bumper, IMHO. That is, as others have said, use stronger attachment hardware for that bumper.

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