Photos: Antimatter Blue 2-door Outer Banks Sasquatch Rock Crawling!

[bluezombi]

Adding to the collection

Looks like the defender was squished a little lol

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[jaruss01]

If you’re set on matching the mirrors and handles, you could always buy a paintable set from Ford and have them painted.

Sasquatch/BL has a larger (stronger) front axle, gears, lockers, wheels and tires, and the suspension. Getting lockers and gears aftermarket will cost more than the package from Ford, easily.

Oh. You don’t think a paint shop would be able to paint the handles on a badlands?

 

[Daytona_Bronco]

Posted yesterday and today by M. Levine with Ford and his photo crew. They are on his Instagram page

 

[pacsun82]

Hole--EE carp!!
The 2D Bronco dwarfs the 2D JK Wrangler.!!!

It's the reason the Bronco suffers from payload restrictions with certain add-ons and options. To compete with wrangler in the same class it's limited

 

[618TRVLWILD]

They in the Joshua Tree area?

 

[618TRVLWILD]

Another reason I'm sticking to Badlands on 33s. That defender is one of the most efficient off roaders on it's time. It's a sleeper on 33s. It's most def a GOAT! Pun intended!

 

[DHH]

So that's rock crawling?
Could probably do that in a Honda Civic.
Guess I don't need a Bronco after all.

 

[flatlander40]

They in the Joshua Tree area?

Don’t know.
The post this morning was in the LA area

 

[attworth]

Oh. You don’t think a paint shop would be able to paint the handles on a badlands?

The plastic will have texture to it, which they may or may not be able to sand smooth enough to get a good looking paint job. Usually people end up buying the paintable ones from the manufacturer.

 

[jaruss01]

The plastic will have texture to it, which they may or may not be able to sand smooth enough to get a good looking paint job. Usually people end up buying the paintable ones from the manufacturer.

Got it. So maybe OBX with a minor lift and tires is the way to go. I’m trying to search around the forum about factory lift kits. Why do you think it will be so expensive to lift a stock OBX an inch?

 

[attworth]

Got it. So maybe OBX with a minor lift and tires is the way to go. I’m trying to search around the forum about factory lift kits. Why do you think it will be so expensive to lift a stock OBX an inch?

It’s not the lift that will be expensive (though there will be expensive lifts sold), it’s the gearing, lockers and the housing itself (in the front) that will be costly.

 

[jaruss01]

It’s not the lift that will be expensive (though there will be expensive lifts sold), it’s the gearing, lockers and the housing itself (in the front) that will be costly.

I would get the $795 gearing option from the factory which is a 4.27. I don’t have a need for lockers. All I need is say a 0.5-1” lift to swap out the 32s with 33s. Am I missing something that requires additional upgrading?

 

[attworth]

I would get the $795 gearing option from the factory which is a 4.27. I don’t have a need for lockers. All I need is say a 0.5-1” lift to swap out the 32s with 33s. Am I missing something that requires additional upgrading?

Nope! 33’s should be perfectly fine on the smaller front end.

You’ll probably be able to fit 33’s pretty easily on the stock OBX.

 

[PlayBallVegas]

If you’re set on matching the mirrors and handles, you could always buy a paintable set from Ford and have them painted.

Sasquatch/BL has a larger (stronger) front axle, gears, lockers, wheels and tires, and the suspension. Getting lockers and gears aftermarket will cost more than the package from Ford, easily.

I basically Sasquatched (Titan Swapped the suspension) my 2014 Xterra Pro-4x, everything but the front locker, didn't regear/M205 axle, so only went to 33"s. It ran me close to 10k, including Cooper STT Pros (best tire for desert offroading, imo). Wharever model Bronco I end up deciding on, will be Sasquatched to save some money for more aftermarket goodies ?

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