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I can see the benefit, as that is some low-hanging fruit with lips that will hang on stuff. Granted, once you invert the tubing so it is at least as high as the frame, the next thing is the rear control arms and shock mounts hanging down there.Isn't that what skid plates are for? You just bolt them all to the external belly and it covers everything.
Not sure why someone would start cutting off and welding support brackets when they're going to go to the expense of putting on those plastic lined skid plates.
I will say watching that video sort of points out a lot of the bad designs of the Bronco.
Guess it is clear that they were going after the non-rock crawling Jeep audience... Which honestly makes sense.
It would at least give you a bit more ground clearance right behind the front tires, so when they drop off a rock, you don't high center as easily. At least then you can do a belly pan UHMW skid.
I see it as an opportunity for improvement with a revamped tubing-based crossmember. A lot of it depends on cost of a ship-to-the-house bolt on option (that can also be welded if you wanted to).
Not a fan of nutserts for anything requiring strength or taking a torque load. I'd be all in to bolt-through design for DIY driveway upgrades, welding as an added measure for those with the capability to do so.
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