Jazer's Blu Pony

[KRAKEN]

Definitely like the blue grill letters best... great looking rig.

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[Jazer]

Ordered the Ford Performance rear diff cover and a friend/local Bronco buddy generously offered to paint match it for me. It is painted Velocity Blue with gloss black on the lettering. He did a fantastic job! Can't wait to see it under there. Just need to get some oil and do the swap.

I will say that I am even more motivated to swap out the rear muffler & lift Blu now, so I can see this a bit better

 

[BuckingBronco66]

Where did you get the grill inserts?

 

[Jazer]

Installed the @StickerFab gloss black hood overlay. Followed his install vid with soapy water in a spray bottle and it installed super smooth. No bubbles, etc.

I chose to leave about 1/8" ish hood exposed against the cowl, instead of wrapping the overlay around the edge. I figured that it would be less likely to peel up over time as well.

Where did you get the grill inserts?

I think it was ebay. They may have them on Amazon too.

 

[Jazer]

Rear diff oil change day. Kind of wish I did it sooner, but 25k miles is far better than Ford's recommendation! Fairly dark and lots of gunk on the magnet.

Looks prettier now too! She needs a lift and a smaller muffler now though.....

 

[HotdogThud]

Rear diff oil change day. Kind of wish I did it sooner, but 25k miles is far better than Ford's recommendation! Fairly dark and lots of gunk on the magnet.

Looks prettier now too! She needs a lift and a smaller muffler now though.....

Oooh, and you got the firsthand whiff of that Ford diff oil....

 

[Jazer]

Oooh, and you got the firsthand whiff of that Ford diff oil....

Stiiiiiinky

 

[Jazer]

It is time!

Eibach Pro Truck 2.0s. Hoping I don't shrink the 33s tooo much 🫣

 

[Jazer]

After a LONG weekend, I completed the install on the Eibachs!

Happy with my settings. Kept about 3/4" of rake. Have the rear's ALMOST bottomed out at lowest settings. Left a few threads for adjustment if needed. Didn't want to shrink my 33's too much.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

After a LONG weekend, I completed the install on the Eibachs!

Happy with my settings. Kept about 3/4" of rake. Have the rear's ALMOST bottomed out at lowest settings. Left a few threads for adjustment if needed. Didn't want to shrink my 33's too much.

Looking good Thanks for sharing!

 

[Snowdogyyz]

Looking awesome Jazer!

 

[Jazer]

Updated pic now that the suspension is dialed in & aligned, etc.. Love the stance on the Eibachs. 34-35's are in the future, which will really finish off the look, but only once these need replacing.

 

[Jazer]

Blu has been expensive lately. Few updates. She decided she didn't like her OEM battery any longer and wanted a new one, so replaced with an Optima Yellowtop DH7 a few weeks ago.

Last week I had an unfortunate incident where I picked up someone's apparent chainsaw tool and demolished my tire. On close inspection, the base of the tire where it went in was tearing, the tread block ripping off & the hole was quite large in diameter & too nearish the side wall for the shop to repair it, understandably.

In a position where replacement of these tires is in the near future anyways, and plans to upsize, replacing just the one was not an option. I ended up ordering a new set with a bump in size to 34s. Going from 285/70 Ko2s to 285/75 Toyos.

Showing how far it went in. Glad to have such beefy tires in this situation. This tool could have potentially caused wheel damage with a lower profile tire.

After installing the Eibachs, I've noticed extra lateral sway while driving. It isn't terrible but enough that it bothered me after awhile on a roadtrip and particularly a few weeks ago driving while I was recovering from Influenza. The "rocking boat" sensation really bothered me so I got home and ordered the Hellwig rear sway bar.

Finally had a nice enough day to crawl under the Bronco & install it. I set it at mid adjustment for "increased sway control". I only took it around the neighborhood so far, but definitely noticed an improvement. Less body roll, less rocking & less brake dive! I am eager to drive it at speed and see how much better it feels overall.

It hangs down a little and will definitely need to be cognizant of it's location when off road, so as not to hang it up on anything - but the day to day performance is worth the downside there.

 

[Jazer]

Toyos are on! I LOVE them so far. So much smoother than my ko2s were, even at a higher psi. They feel like driving on clouds in comparison. My Ko2s must have been showing their age and hardening more than I realized.

The 285/75 R17s seem like a really good happy medium to get a more filled out/beefy look without sacrificing TOO much in efficiency (power, MPG, overall drive experience with the 3.73s). I can feel a bit of initial power loss to move the increase in weight & size off the line, but driving is still pleasant and still has umpf once it's rolling. I have the JB4 off atm, so putting that back on will help too.

Bash plate is drooping because at my oil change 2 weeks ago the tech loosened/removed them and forgot to tighten them! I noticed this while washing the car today and found one loose and one completely missing bolt in the front! I had some extras and have since replaced & tightened it up.

 

[Jazer]

Couple recent photos next to my friends "stock" BL Sasquatch.

I haven't seen Blu directly next to a Bronco for comparison since installing the coilovers/new tires so it was nice to gauge the current stance. Sits close to an inch higher than Sasq, just a lil narrower with the wheel offset. Only thing I'd change at this point, but I love these wheels and eew to spacers.

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