I've gone up to Minnesota to a Track Night in America event at DCTC. Our region also runs a Time Trial series that runs at RPM near Council Bluffs, Hallett near Tulsa, Heartland near Topeka, Gateway in St. Louis, Hastings in Nebraska, andBlackhawk Farms in northern Illinois. We also have Iowa Speedway, which has a road course on their oval, but it's hard and expensive to get track time there.What tracks do you run in Iowa? Coming from the pacific nw, I have towed and ran Road America, Mid Ohio, Heartland Park, and Indy. But those are about the only tracks I can think of around you. At least they seem "around" Iowa when Im towing all that way!
Reading through this thread - did we come to a conclusion about potential of bolting on a hitch aftermarket? If someone went with Base modelI am also curious if it would be possible to install an aftermarket towing receiver/hitch on the Base model. I would imagine that they don't use a different frame for just the base model.. And I believe it's just a money-grab to get you to go to the next model up.. But I guess it would be hard to tell once the build and price tool comes out because it probably just won't let you add towing to the base model. But that doesn't necessarily mean it won't be possible with aftermarket capability right?
Well said. My E36 M3 track car is around 2700-2800lbs. Uhaul trailer puts me over the limit. I take my car to the track only 3-4 times a year and its a bummer to not be able to have Bronco do what a 4runner and many others easily can.And there’s very few cars you’d ever be able to tow with 3500lbs cap. Only pretty small cars weigh much less than 3500lbs, and that’s not accounting for the weight of a trailer to put it on, an open car trailer likely weighs 1500lbs or more, enclosed car trailer over 2000lbs empty. Even a 2 wheel tow dolly is about 500lbs or more(ones you get from uhaul are 700lbs), which puts the majority of cars over the 3500 tow cap. You could maybe tow a Miata, nothing much bigger than that.
Yes this is a deal breaker for me, as the next vehicle I get will take up the place of towing my toy hauler, which even trading down to the smallest one that meets my needs is 3200lbs empty, and my heaviest motorcycle weighs 800lbs on its own, so that’s 4K without any clothes or gear. I don’t need a huge truck that can do 10k or more, don’t need a midsize truck that does 7-8k, don’t need an suv that does 7-9k, but I do need at least 5k minimum. So asking for a bronco that tows barely more than half what plenty of trucks/SUVs tow isn’t asking for much. Don’t have the money/space to have a separate tow vehicle and make the bronco just an extra vehicle, nor would I want to cause then the bronco would get left at home when I’m on trips so what would be the point in having it?
I’m sure aftermarket hitch will eventually be an option... most likely bolting easily to the standard frame. What you lose by not getting the factory tow package in the base is in the very least would be the wire harness and plug for the hitch...Reading through this thread - did we come to a conclusion about potential of bolting on a hitch aftermarket? If someone went with Base model
The potential is easily there, IMO. The tow hooks on each frame rail are removed, the ClassIII or ClassIV mounts there. You could even reinstall the tow hooks with the stouter hitch underneath. An outfit like Curt will have to design one that fits the curves of the Bronco crossmember where the factory ClassII is, and integrate the 4/7 pin connector that Ford already has.Reading through this thread - did we come to a conclusion about potential of bolting on a hitch aftermarket? If someone went with Base model
I'm a bit confused as to what you actually get with the tow package. The recent price survey lists it as a $600 option. That seems a lot for a bolt on class II receiver hitch and wiring pigtail. It seems aftermarket might be a lot less if the factory package doesn't also come with a higher rating and/or something else such as software modes.Yes.... Class 2 hitch was stated several weeks ago.
The tow rating on the Bronco matches the Wrangler which is its competitor. If you wanted to tow more get a different vehicle with a suspension designed to pull more weight.
The four door has 16" longer wheelbase than the two door and so far they both have the same tow rating. Which is much lower than the tow rating of many other SUVs with similar wheelbase to the four door, some of which are off-road ready.Towing weight always Limited by short wheelbase - sway issues. Towing usually includes cooling options and alternator battery upgrade. The way high price of this might be due to sway software and rear camara software.