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Big thanks. Excited to hear all you learned. For that Trail Rig, does anyone know of those are the Badlands optional rims or aftermarkets?
Those are the optional rims. They have a bead lock ring that is a little darker grey than the Badlands SAS rings.
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FYI The Broncos are coming back to AZ for the Barrett Jackson Car Show. I was promised there will be different rigs.
 
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FYI The Broncos are coming back to AZ for the Barrett Jackson Car Show. I was promised there will be different rigs.
Maybe the velocity blue sleeper unit!!!

 

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HAHA! You weaseled him out of hiding by leaning over the barrier rope and folding down the driver seat!! I didn’t have the balls to try that. Glad you were there to partake in the glory.
Did you hear my GF ask to honk the horn?! LOL talk about balls!!
 

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Perhaps. We were chatting next to the 2-door model at that time. He may have just been thinking of that. I should’ve clarified.
I wonder if he was only referring to the FE and Wildtrack models, which lost their expected modular tops. The 4 door Badlands comes stock with the soft top; I can't imagine that Ford is planning on not making any Badlands Broncos until MY22.
 

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I like the 2 inch optional lift Availability as well as the comment about interior trim colors matched to trim (i.e. orange in Badlands, Blue in Wildtrk) which may not hold to production and might have neutral/other color options or tied to exterior - that would be great. Not sure he is 100% in the know but sounds good, hope he’s right.
 

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Was going to make my own thread on this, but I’m going to just add here!


So I made the trip out to Westworld in Scottsdale, AZ tonight for the International Off Road Expo, primarily because there was info out there that there would be a Cyber Orange Metallic sport in attendance.

CO has been my first choice since reveal, but I wanted to lay eyes on it before order time.

Unfortunately, there was no cyber orange in sight, so that was a little disappointing, but the guys from Sanderson as well as the Bronco Nation guys were nice to chat with.

I asked the guys a few questions that had answers that I thought you guys might find interesting. Disclaimer - this is out of the guys mouths tending to the Bronco display, so it it ends up being inaccurate, I’m just relaying.

Q: Aside from Wheels/tires and larger bump stops- Is there any other difference between a Badlands and a Badlands Sasquatch?
A: There is also a slight suspension lift. There are some parts that are not the same part number in the suspension between Badlands and Sasquatched Badlands. He empathized that it was a very slight lift, and clarified this is beyond the lift provided by just adding larger tires.

Q: I know the winch obstructs the front camera, but does the OEM brush guard?
A: camera is tilted down and does not show the OEM brush guard bar in the view. (I looked at the cam angle on the 4 door and this is believable.)

Q: Will there be a pull out tailgate on the 2 door?
A: cargo area is too short behind rear to really accommodate one.

Q: can the rear lift up glass clear the spare so it can open with the rear door closed?
A: no, door/spare must be open and out of the way

They also had a display of some engine cutaways outside including the 2.3L ecoboost. Im interested in the 2.7, and I was talking to the tech answering questions. We got on the topic of the compacted graphite iron (CGI) material the 2.7 block is made of, and he shared that he actually made most of the cutaway engines on display. Apparently CGI is some extremely tough stuff. They use a concrete saw with a metal cutting blade like a big cutoff wheel to make the cutaways, and can get 2-3 iron blocks cut with a wheel before it needs to be replaced. When they do a CGI block, they need 2-3 wheels PER BLOCK. Thought that was interesting and makes it seem like you are actually getting a nice strength benefit for the extra weight vs the aluminum 2.3L.

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I like the 2 inch optional lift Availability as well as the comment about interior trim colors matched to trim (i.e. orange in Badlands, Blue in Wildtrk) which may not hold to production. Not sure I fully think he is 100% in the know but sounds good.
Yea. I hovered around the expo for about 30 minutes to listen in on random conversations with different reps. I wanted to see who was full of bullshit and who was knowledgeable before I dedicated a half hour to a discussion. I skipped the guy who said “Yea. You should be able to take the back seats out. Let me rephrase that. You can take them out in the Wrangler, so why not in the Bronco?” hahah yeaaaaa hard pass on that expertise.
 
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Was going to make my own thread on this, but I’m going to just add here!


So I made the trip out to Westworld in Scottsdale, AZ tonight for the International Off Road Expo, primarily because there was info out there that there would be a Cyber Orange Metallic sport in attendance.

CO has been my first choice since reveal, but I wanted to lay eyes on it before order time.

Unfortunately, there was no cyber orange in sight, so that was a little disappointing, but the guys from Sanderson as well as the Bronco Nation guys were nice to chat with.

I asked the guys a few questions that had answers that I thought you guys might find interesting. Disclaimer - this is out of the guys mouths tending to the Bronco display, so it it ends up being inaccurate, I’m just relaying.

Q: Aside from Wheels/tires and larger bump stops- Is there any other difference between a Badlands and a Badlands Sasquatch?
A: There is also a slight suspension lift. There are some parts that are not the same part number in the suspension between Badlands and Sasquatched Badlands. He empathized that it was a very slight lift, and clarified this is beyond the lift provided by just adding larger tires.

Q: I know the winch obstructs the front camera, but does the OEM brush guard?
A: camera is tilted down and does not show the OEM brush guard bar in the view. (I looked at the cam angle on the 4 door and this is believable.)

Q: Will there be a pull out tailgate on the 2 door?
A: cargo area is too short behind rear to really accommodate one.

Q: can the rear lift up glass clear the spare so it can open with the rear door closed?
A: no, door/spare must be open and out of the way

They also had a display of some engine cutaways outside including the 2.3L ecoboost. Im interested in the 2.7, and I was talking to the tech answering questions. We got on the topic of the compacted graphite iron (CGI) material the 2.7 block is made of, and he shared that he actually made most of the cutaway engines on display. Apparently CGI is some extremely tough stuff. They use a concrete saw with a metal cutting blade like a big cutoff wheel to make the cutaways, and can get 2-3 iron blocks cut with a wheel before it needs to be replaced. When they do a CGI block, they need 2-3 wheels PER BLOCK. Thought that was interesting and makes it seem like you are actually getting a nice strength benefit for the extra weight vs the aluminum 2.3L.

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Gorgeous photos dude!!! I hesitated to take any because of that stupid purple light they had. Dedicated time to questions instead. I’ll add your Q&A to the first page and give credit!!
 

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You are the man! Thanks for getting those Q's answered!
 

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Gorgeous photos dude!!! I hesitated to take any because of that stupid purple light they had. Dedicated time to questions instead. I’ll add your Q&A to the first page and give credit!!
What purple light???
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Thanks dude! Answered quite a few of my questions, the only one I have left is that if mid package on the BD gets the LED tailights. Besides that, I'm ready to order!
 
 


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