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The TrailRax Badlands Bronco Build!
Thank you to our partners, their products and brand will be mentioned below!
RPG OFFROAD
Advanced Fiberglass Concepts @ADV Fiberglass
Heretic Studio
Go Fast Campers
Method Wheels
Falken Tire
Rotopax
Rugged Radios
67 Designs
Dakota Lithum
REDARC
GP Factor
Hammer Built
Goose Gear @goosegear
Alu-Cab / OK4WD
Lethal Performance @LethalPerformance
HEST
Below we will summarize the build with the specific products we used from each brand mentioned above. Be sure to check them all out! The links above are not affiliates but are just a quick way for your to get to products we use and save your time from researching what products to go with! Each specific product will have its own post following this, it will go into detail on why we went with it after our years of experience offroad!
Suspension
This Bronco is on an RPG Offroad Mid travel kit Which essentially widens the track of the Bronco by 6" total (3" per side) matching similar width numbers to the Bronco Raptor. The guys at RPG summarized this kit as a Raptor conversion system for those who have a Bronco that they wished they could have a Bronco Raptor. The kit is very well engineered and RPG offers many solutions from mild to wild. We opted for the two tube bypass Fox Performance 3.0 shock up front for some better control on the trail. Right next to it is a Fox Performance 2.5 coil over specifically tuned by the guys at RPG themselves and RCV front Axles making this system truly rides better than stock. For the Rear, we have the Fox performance 2.5 Coil overs, RPG Offroad Billet Lower links, RPG Offroad billet upper links.
Wheels and Tires
With our history with Falken tires on our rigs in the past, we knew that the Bronco needed a dependable tire that was both rugged and quiet on the road. Falken offered the new R/Ts and we knew we wanted them. We went with the 37x12.5x17 Falken Wildpeak R/Ts and we are so stoked to be using these, really quiet on the road and offroad, these things grip like no other! We are interested to see how they do in mud and snow. For wheels, we are huge fans of Method Wheels so we of course had to go with their bead grip tires in Bronze 706's. "The integrated Bead Grip grooves, found on both inner and outer bead seat, engage the tire bead for a stronger hold under extreme side load and lower air pressures. The Wheel's 'safety hump' also gets a more aggressive profile which further stabilizes the tire on the bead in the seat" - Method Wheels on their Bead Grip Technology. The Bead grip wheel allows us to air down a little bit more but still offer confidence in off roading, We did not opt for bead locks due to local laws and difficulty of finding an installer. The Method Bead grip technology is top notch and the next best option for those who do not want bead locks. You will be very happy with Method Bead grip wheels for sure! Method has given us a picture to show you the bead grip up close! Super awesome technology that we are blessed to use!
Fiberglass
Advanced Fiberglass was able to fit us in their busy schedule and installed their 8" kit front and rear on our Bronco to match the same new width with the mid Travel kit from RPG. we also got their heat extractor hood to keep the heat down in the engine bay.
Lighting
Heretic studio has always been our go to and will continue to be. We are running their 40" Bar on our rack with the 40" cut out deflector (clear combo lens), pair of quattros on the A pillar (clear combo), LED fog light kit (all Amber), 20" bumper light bar (amber), Dome lights on the rack, Dome lights for the rear window, Ba-2 flood amber for chase lights
Tents
For weekender trips and when we are in need of a lighter set up, we opted for the Go Fast Camper Superlite V1, fantastic tent and highly recommend for Bronco owners that really like to push the envelope of their Bronco's capability offroad. For longer expedition like trips, OK4WD and Alu-Cab USA worked with us on getting their 3R. Lots of customers have asked about the Alu-cab 3R tents on our Bronco TRMR rack, we are happy to work with them as well as GP Factor to be coming out with a mounting kit very soon for 3R tents and similar for your Bronco TRMR Rack. We also mounted the 270 shadow awning LHS.
Communication
We are running a Yaesu FTM-400R with a removable face plate and Rugged Radios GMRS/VHF antenna. Our Radio has been MARs modded allowing us to communicate through both GMRS and HAM. We also mounted the radio on the rugged radios mount as well.
Interior
67 Designs made it easy to organize our cockpit with their Bronco rail, We used their G2 universal Phone mount, Tablet mount, and Magnetic mic mount on our Bronco rail which keeps everything within reach and organized in the cockpit, super happy with it!
Goose Gear
We opted for the Sleep and storage package for the Ford Bronco. We opted for the 1/3-2/3 grey great system and really expands the storage capabilities of the interior. If you plan to run a table on your tailgate, get a 2/3-1/3 so your 2/3 drawer can open without hitting the table, when deployed, just a tip! The storage space offered by Goose Gear is nearly endless. Prior to adding the Goose gear, we had all of our gear thrown in the back and would listen to the bangs and rattle of gear bouncing around in the back, ever since adding the Goose Gear, we have been super happy with the organization factor as well as keeping our gear in one place while offroading. If drawers are not your style, Goose gear offers a lot of different configurations in their catalog for both 4 door and 2 door Broncos, Fantastic interior upgrade and we really love their stuff.
Dual Battery system
We used a battery tray under the rear cargo tray that holds 4x Dakota Lithium 18Ah batteries all daisy chained to a REDARC BC/DC charger. This system has an input for solar, output for 2x 12v, output for 2x USB, and output for battery voltage reader.
Storage
One of the easiest and cheapest solutions for storage that we added to the Bronco was the Blue Ridge Overland Bronco Attic, extremely useful of unused space in the bronco making this very valuable. The goose gear houses the ARB twin compressor behind the driver seat in the seat delete as well as tools and recovery gear both accessible from the top of the goose gear and side. It also is a place where we mounted our Blue sea fuse port for all our our output and inputs. In the modules, we house more recovery gear and tools on the smaller 1/3 drawer, then the 2/3 drawer houses our kitchen supplies organized by Step 22. On top of the modules in the rear, We went with the Alu-cab tilt slide due to the tilt factor and knowing the Bronco will be pretty tall.
For those who think this build cannot add anything else more... we do have the last few finishing touches going together soon. That involves sliders, skid plates, and some PPF protection soon! Drop some comments and questions below on what you think of our build! Let us know if this inspired your build at all!
Thank you to our partners, their products and brand will be mentioned below!
RPG OFFROAD
Advanced Fiberglass Concepts @ADV Fiberglass
Heretic Studio
Go Fast Campers
Method Wheels
Falken Tire
Rotopax
Rugged Radios
67 Designs
Dakota Lithum
REDARC
GP Factor
Hammer Built
Goose Gear @goosegear
Alu-Cab / OK4WD
Lethal Performance @LethalPerformance
HEST
Below we will summarize the build with the specific products we used from each brand mentioned above. Be sure to check them all out! The links above are not affiliates but are just a quick way for your to get to products we use and save your time from researching what products to go with! Each specific product will have its own post following this, it will go into detail on why we went with it after our years of experience offroad!
Suspension
This Bronco is on an RPG Offroad Mid travel kit Which essentially widens the track of the Bronco by 6" total (3" per side) matching similar width numbers to the Bronco Raptor. The guys at RPG summarized this kit as a Raptor conversion system for those who have a Bronco that they wished they could have a Bronco Raptor. The kit is very well engineered and RPG offers many solutions from mild to wild. We opted for the two tube bypass Fox Performance 3.0 shock up front for some better control on the trail. Right next to it is a Fox Performance 2.5 coil over specifically tuned by the guys at RPG themselves and RCV front Axles making this system truly rides better than stock. For the Rear, we have the Fox performance 2.5 Coil overs, RPG Offroad Billet Lower links, RPG Offroad billet upper links.
Wheels and Tires
With our history with Falken tires on our rigs in the past, we knew that the Bronco needed a dependable tire that was both rugged and quiet on the road. Falken offered the new R/Ts and we knew we wanted them. We went with the 37x12.5x17 Falken Wildpeak R/Ts and we are so stoked to be using these, really quiet on the road and offroad, these things grip like no other! We are interested to see how they do in mud and snow. For wheels, we are huge fans of Method Wheels so we of course had to go with their bead grip tires in Bronze 706's. "The integrated Bead Grip grooves, found on both inner and outer bead seat, engage the tire bead for a stronger hold under extreme side load and lower air pressures. The Wheel's 'safety hump' also gets a more aggressive profile which further stabilizes the tire on the bead in the seat" - Method Wheels on their Bead Grip Technology. The Bead grip wheel allows us to air down a little bit more but still offer confidence in off roading, We did not opt for bead locks due to local laws and difficulty of finding an installer. The Method Bead grip technology is top notch and the next best option for those who do not want bead locks. You will be very happy with Method Bead grip wheels for sure! Method has given us a picture to show you the bead grip up close! Super awesome technology that we are blessed to use!
Fiberglass
Advanced Fiberglass was able to fit us in their busy schedule and installed their 8" kit front and rear on our Bronco to match the same new width with the mid Travel kit from RPG. we also got their heat extractor hood to keep the heat down in the engine bay.
Lighting
Heretic studio has always been our go to and will continue to be. We are running their 40" Bar on our rack with the 40" cut out deflector (clear combo lens), pair of quattros on the A pillar (clear combo), LED fog light kit (all Amber), 20" bumper light bar (amber), Dome lights on the rack, Dome lights for the rear window, Ba-2 flood amber for chase lights
Tents
For weekender trips and when we are in need of a lighter set up, we opted for the Go Fast Camper Superlite V1, fantastic tent and highly recommend for Bronco owners that really like to push the envelope of their Bronco's capability offroad. For longer expedition like trips, OK4WD and Alu-Cab USA worked with us on getting their 3R. Lots of customers have asked about the Alu-cab 3R tents on our Bronco TRMR rack, we are happy to work with them as well as GP Factor to be coming out with a mounting kit very soon for 3R tents and similar for your Bronco TRMR Rack. We also mounted the 270 shadow awning LHS.
Communication
We are running a Yaesu FTM-400R with a removable face plate and Rugged Radios GMRS/VHF antenna. Our Radio has been MARs modded allowing us to communicate through both GMRS and HAM. We also mounted the radio on the rugged radios mount as well.
Interior
67 Designs made it easy to organize our cockpit with their Bronco rail, We used their G2 universal Phone mount, Tablet mount, and Magnetic mic mount on our Bronco rail which keeps everything within reach and organized in the cockpit, super happy with it!
Goose Gear
We opted for the Sleep and storage package for the Ford Bronco. We opted for the 1/3-2/3 grey great system and really expands the storage capabilities of the interior. If you plan to run a table on your tailgate, get a 2/3-1/3 so your 2/3 drawer can open without hitting the table, when deployed, just a tip! The storage space offered by Goose Gear is nearly endless. Prior to adding the Goose gear, we had all of our gear thrown in the back and would listen to the bangs and rattle of gear bouncing around in the back, ever since adding the Goose Gear, we have been super happy with the organization factor as well as keeping our gear in one place while offroading. If drawers are not your style, Goose gear offers a lot of different configurations in their catalog for both 4 door and 2 door Broncos, Fantastic interior upgrade and we really love their stuff.
Dual Battery system
We used a battery tray under the rear cargo tray that holds 4x Dakota Lithium 18Ah batteries all daisy chained to a REDARC BC/DC charger. This system has an input for solar, output for 2x 12v, output for 2x USB, and output for battery voltage reader.
Storage
One of the easiest and cheapest solutions for storage that we added to the Bronco was the Blue Ridge Overland Bronco Attic, extremely useful of unused space in the bronco making this very valuable. The goose gear houses the ARB twin compressor behind the driver seat in the seat delete as well as tools and recovery gear both accessible from the top of the goose gear and side. It also is a place where we mounted our Blue sea fuse port for all our our output and inputs. In the modules, we house more recovery gear and tools on the smaller 1/3 drawer, then the 2/3 drawer houses our kitchen supplies organized by Step 22. On top of the modules in the rear, We went with the Alu-cab tilt slide due to the tilt factor and knowing the Bronco will be pretty tall.
For those who think this build cannot add anything else more... we do have the last few finishing touches going together soon. That involves sliders, skid plates, and some PPF protection soon! Drop some comments and questions below on what you think of our build! Let us know if this inspired your build at all!
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