My Bronco sucks off-road! Terrible rock chips after 80 miles on county dirt roads.

[Laddyaddy19]

My Bronco is a Sasquatch so no crash bars from the factory, the flaps are on the front of my Outer Banks SAS. The picture of the rear flare shows all the snow/slush that is being thrown on the rear flare.

Do you ha

My Bronco is a Sasquatch so no crash bars from the factory, the flaps are on the front of my Outer Banks SAS. The picture of the rear flare shows all the snow/slush that is being thrown on the rear flare.

Do you have a link to where you got these? Sorry if I overlooked it. Looks very nice!

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[_finack]

I'm pretty sure that Sasquatch deletes the crash bars.

 

[mbagne]

I'm pretty sure that Sasquatch deletes the crash bars.

I believe only in the SAS 2.7, for overall weight reasons.

 

[Lewie]

Just ordered these on Ford Accessories site, 15% discount available till year end. These fit vehicles with rock rails.

Order Summary

Bronco 2021 Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Rear Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550D Bronco 2021 w/Rock Rails Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Front Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550C

 

[GoesOverAnyTerrain]

Just ordered these on Ford Accessories site, 15% discount available till year end. These fit vehicles with rock rails.

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Order Summary

Bronco 2021 Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Rear Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550D Bronco 2021 w/Rock Rails Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Front Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550C

Shop around a bit. Lots of other places cheaper online.

 

[mike8675309]

Just ordered these on Ford Accessories site, 15% discount available till year end. These fit vehicles with rock rails.

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Order Summary

Bronco 2021 Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Rear Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550D Bronco 2021 w/Rock Rails Gatorback Bucking Bronco Logo Splash Guards Front Pair (Qty - 1)​ $381.65​ Part Number: VM2DZ16A550C

Just a couple of things to consider with any mudflaps.

Due to the compression ability of the suspension, you will want to be careful of going somewhere where you might compress it enough that the splash guard hits the ground, possibly bending the mounting system. For sure remove the rubber portion if going off-road.

This also means you need to be careful of how low the rubber goes, having a trade-off between protection for the side of the vehicle, and limits to suspension travel just driving down the road and hitting a bump. The splash guards are attached to the body, which means the suspension can compress enough to cause the splash guard to hit the ground.

I can see why the splash guards you ordered are expensive after watching the install video. They provide a lot of hardware, and special brackets, which adds cost.

 

[ilbastarge]

To Ford and anyone who will listen. The Bronco Sasquatch is terrible. The tires, fender design destroy the vehicle.

My family has some land and I have to drive 40 miles each way down a county dirt road to access it.
After just driving around town I already had two chips in my door due to the tires picking up rocks so I had PPF installed on all four doors, this cost me almost $1,000
After traveling to my families land this last weekend I was appalled at what I found when I returned home and washed my Bronco. My rear fenders are trashed, one door handle torn up and my PPF is destroyed. I also took a rock chip on the front of the door even ahead of where the PPF is located on the passenger front door.

How can Ford sell a vehicle that literally rips its self apart driving down a county dirt road??

For reference, I've owned a 2011 FJ Cruiser, 2015 F-150, 2017 F-250 and 2018 Ford Raptor. These vehicles all took dozens of trips down the same road and never took any damage at all. One trip with my Bronco and I'm sure I have hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in damage to the vehicle.

Ford, How I am supposed to take this vehicle off-road without destroying it?!

That is pretty stinky. Resolution for going forward - MUDFLAPS of some variety.

 

[Rocky88]

To Ford and anyone who will listen. The Bronco Sasquatch is terrible. The tires, fender design destroy the vehicle.

My family has some land and I have to drive 40 miles each way down a county dirt road to access it.
After just driving around town I already had two chips in my door due to the tires picking up rocks so I had PPF installed on all four doors, this cost me almost $1,000
After traveling to my families land this last weekend I was appalled at what I found when I returned home and washed my Bronco. My rear fenders are trashed, one door handle torn up and my PPF is destroyed. I also took a rock chip on the front of the door even ahead of where the PPF is located on the passenger front door.

How can Ford sell a vehicle that literally rips its self apart driving down a county dirt road??

For reference, I've owned a 2011 FJ Cruiser, 2015 F-150, 2017 F-250 and 2018 Ford Raptor. These vehicles all took dozens of trips down the same road and never took any damage at all. One trip with my Bronco and I'm sure I have hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in damage to the vehicle.

Ford, How I am supposed to take this vehicle off-road without destroying it?!

It’s not just the Sasquatch..My non Sasquatch Badlands has a rock chip in the front passenger door and the back fender flares have rock pits also..I think the flares where stoped to short.They should have came down to the rock rails.

 

[SupremoSombrero]

Just a couple of things to consider with any mudflaps.

Due to the compression ability of the suspension, you will want to be careful of going somewhere where you might compress it enough that the splash guard hits the ground, possibly bending the mounting system. For sure remove the rubber portion if going off-road.

This also means you need to be careful of how low the rubber goes, having a trade-off between protection for the side of the vehicle, and limits to suspension travel just driving down the road and hitting a bump. The splash guards are attached to the body, which means the suspension can compress enough to cause the splash guard to hit the ground.

I can see why the splash guards you ordered are expensive after watching the install video. They provide a lot of hardware, and special brackets, which adds cost.

I'm not sure that mud-flaps are in-line with the rugged look of a Bronco. Using long running boards feels like the right choice. This isn't a station wagon.

 

[Raskew]

local autoparts store. They are generic truck ones. IN Canada, Canadian Tire

local autoparts store. They are generic truck ones. IN Canada, Canadian Tire

lol. I’m in Canada, and in BC. I’ll Che k it out

 

[mpeugeot]

Maybe SAS doesn't have them? They are in front of the wheel and behind the wheel to keep the front from entering the cabin during an accident. If yours doesn't have them, that explains why the mudflaps work!

Sasquatch definitely removes the crash bars (or rather neglects to install them).

Ordering the Sasquatch package is an indication that you intend to engage in off-road "abuse" of your Bronco (similar to the guy that had a bent Raptor).

Now, the smart move (lol) would have been to get the steps which double as mud flaps and door ding protection devices.

 

[Con]

Maybe SAS doesn't have them? They are in front of the wheel and behind the wheel to keep the front from entering the cabin during an accident. If yours doesn't have them, that explains why the mudflaps work!

Sas doesn’t have them. Just remove them on yours and throw on mudflaps like others with sas have already done

 

[ATLBronco75]

Here’s a quick write up on the factory splash guards if folks are still looking.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/more-oem-splash-guard-installed-details.28166/#post-965288

 

[Southern Girl]

Sas doesn’t have them. Just remove them on yours and throw on mudflaps like others with sas have already done

That is weird. I would think bigger tires would actually need them. Thanks for the info.

 

[Con]

That is weird. I would think bigger tires would actually need them. Thanks for the info.

I removed them on my ranger, and if ford is cool removing them on a stock vehicle for the Sas package, it seems like it’s not a huge concern to have them or not. This way you can protect yours sooner and cheaper than waiting for aftermarket to accommodate multiple barriers

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