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I figure it's time to start a journal for our '23 Black Diamond that we purchased in Sept of 2023. It'll be a good place to chronicle our journey with this thing and to share the many photos and experiences we've gained along the way. Hopefully you enjoy the photos and reading about our progress in building up a Black Diamond to meet our needs.
The Bronco is our first off-road vehicle. I've always been a car person focusing mainly on trackdays and racing of older BMWs. My wife wanted a vehicle to be able to take on gravel roads to access hiking and mountain biking trailheads. We originally wanted a 4 Runner until we drove one and were severely underwhelmed. After the test drive of the Toyota, we saw this Eruption Green Bronco on the lot next door. With the way it was spec'd out, it was very comparable to the 4 Runner, but we liked it better in every way. Little did we know, we'd get hooked into offroading....follow our journey below:
2023 Black Diamond 2.3L Auto, Eruption Green Metallic
First mod was Black Rhino D1 side steps which were truly terrible but they their main purpose was to protect against the stones that those factory General Grabber tires would throw at highway speeds.
At first we thought we were only going to use it on mild forestry roads for the sole purpose of getting to trailheads (hence the low side steps). Little did we know off-roading would turn into a hobby all its own. I'm well aware of the slippery slope of modding vehicles and we spent the first winter just driving it as is then started to slowly make changes to address shortcomings without introducing too many downsides.
Mods:
- ZRoadz Steps/Sliders
- Fox Shocks: Hoss 3.0 takeoffs
- Diode Dynamics Dual Fog Light Kit SS3 Pros
- Rear Spring Shock Spacers, 6mm
- Fifteen52 Patrol HD Wheels & Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T
- E-Stabilizer Bar Disconnect from a Badlands
- Ford Performance ProCal Tune
- Full STEK PPF
- Sasquatch Spare Tire Carrier
Latest Photo:
Intro:
I figure it's time to start a journal for our '23 Black Diamond that we purchased in Sept of 2023. It'll be a good place to chronicle our journey with this thing and to share the many photos and experiences we've gained along the way. Hopefully you enjoy the photos and reading about our progress in building up a Black Diamond to meet our needs.
The Bronco is our first off-road vehicle. I've always been a car person focusing mainly on trackdays and racing of older BMWs. My wife wanted a vehicle to be able to take on gravel roads to access hiking and mountain biking trailheads. We originally wanted a 4 Runner until we drove one and were severely underwhelmed. After the test drive of the Toyota, we saw this Eruption Green Bronco on the lot next door. With the way it was spec'd out, it was very comparable to the 4 Runner, but we liked it better in every way. Little did we know, we'd get hooked into offroading....follow our journey below:
2023 Black Diamond 2.3L Auto, Eruption Green Metallic
First mod was Black Rhino D1 side steps which were truly terrible but they their main purpose was to protect against the stones that those factory General Grabber tires would throw at highway speeds.
At first we thought we were only going to use it on mild forestry roads for the sole purpose of getting to trailheads (hence the low side steps). Little did we know off-roading would turn into a hobby all its own. I'm well aware of the slippery slope of modding vehicles and we spent the first winter just driving it as is then started to slowly make changes to address shortcomings without introducing too many downsides.
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