Mall crawler on 40s

Cgybronc · May 8, 2023

Build:
2022 Bronco Wildtrak
3” Icon Spacer Lift
Home made 3” body lift (zone blocks/ranger bolts)
RC tie rod sleeves & bushings
RTX Moab 17x9 0 offset wheels
Nitto Trail Grappler 40x13.50R17
Cost: $1600 w/o tires

Initial thoughts:

-I used the BB premise to relocate front bumper, IMO it doesn’t give it a clean look, too much gap between bumper and grille.

-rear crash bars brackets appear to be ok for regular driving (I’m going to chop them just haven’t yet)

-front crash brackets gotta go, I chopped mine but will probably order JKS max tire kit as chopping the front brackets is ugly due to their design

-going to have to trim front plastic “skid plate” as tire rub @ 24 degrees according to dash. Not sure what that means for the fancier skid plate options

-I thought it would be a complete dog on 40s. The 2.7 w/4.7 gears seems to be adequate for everyday driving. Your not going to win any races or get awards for fuel economy but adequate for DDing. Will hold 10th @ 65mph even in moderately stiff wind. I thought I’d be cruising around in 9th or even 8th on the highway.

BIOHAZARDCYCLES · May 8, 2023

NICE SIMILAR TO MINE..

Ford Bronco Mall crawler on 40s 343425737_242033031829061_4976418200855015359_n

DesertMike680 · May 8, 2023

That's insane. How's that mpg?

vbrad26 · May 8, 2023

Might as well "delete" the spare.
Looks like your Bronco skipped leg day with that on there lol.
I love it though. If my Bronco ever makes it to non-daily duty, you better believe I will be doing this too!

Deleted User 5719102 · May 8, 2023

@BIOHAZARDCYCLES
I'm sorry but what do you honestly think is similar? I don't get the reference!

@Cgybronc
Definitely looks the part with the 40's, if you are trying to prevent tie rod issues I honestly don't think the R/C sleeves is going to do it with those tires. You may want to go with BroncBusters instead. Just remember by strengthening the weak point, you are inherently creating failure elsewhere within the steering components. What kind of MPG are you averaging? Did you do a recalibration of tire size, forscan or handheld. I think with flashcal you can only go to 36.5" circumference, I'm not sure how big you can go up on forscan. At least a recalibration will help bring down the shift points and spread the rpm range some.

Bonz50 · May 8, 2023

vbrad26 said:
Might as well "delete" the spare.
Looks like your Bronco skipped leg day with that on there lol.

LMAO

Cgybronc · May 8, 2023

DesertMike680 said:
That's insane. How's that mpg?

First rule when running 40s do not ask about mpg when running 40s. Lol.

Dadsquatch · May 8, 2023

Them Costco curbs don't know what they're in for.....

Snacktime · May 8, 2023

Those BroncBuster bumper brackets are weak and floppy garbage. I would look at @Valhalla build, the ARB bumper on his bronco does a good job of hiding the body lift.

RedHotLava · May 8, 2023

Cgybronc said:
Build:
2022 Bronco Wildtrak
3” Icon Spacer Lift
Home made 3” body lift (zone blocks/ranger bolts)
RC tie rod sleeves & bushings
RTX Moab 17x9 0 offset wheels
Nitto Trail Grappler 40x13.50R17
Cost: $1600 w/o tires

Initial thoughts:

-I used the BB premise to relocate front bumper, IMO it doesn’t give it a clean look, too much gap between bumper and grille.

-rear crash bars brackets appear to be ok for regular driving (I’m going to chop them just haven’t yet)

-front crash brackets gotta go, I chopped mine but will probably order JKS max tire kit as chopping the front brackets is ugly due to their design

-going to have to trim front plastic “skid plate” as tire rub @ 24 degrees according to dash. Not sure what that means for the fancier skid plate options

-I thought it would be a complete dog on 40s. The 2.7 w/4.7 gears seems to be adequate for everyday driving. Your not going to win any races or get awards for fuel economy but adequate for DDing. Will hold 10th @ 65mph even in moderately stiff wind. I thought I’d be cruising around in 9th or even 8th on the highway.

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Looks great man, love the wheels, first I've seen those.

rguest3 · May 8, 2023

Cgybronc said:
Build:
2022 Bronco Wildtrak
3” Icon Spacer Lift
Home made 3” body lift (zone blocks/ranger bolts)
RC tie rod sleeves & bushings
RTX Moab 17x9 0 offset wheels
Nitto Trail Grappler 40x13.50R17
Cost: $1600 w/o tires

Initial thoughts:

-I used the BB premise to relocate front bumper, IMO it doesn’t give it a clean look, too much gap between bumper and grille.

-rear crash bars brackets appear to be ok for regular driving (I’m going to chop them just haven’t yet)

-front crash brackets gotta go, I chopped mine but will probably order JKS max tire kit as chopping the front brackets is ugly due to their design

-going to have to trim front plastic “skid plate” as tire rub @ 24 degrees according to dash. Not sure what that means for the fancier skid plate options

-I thought it would be a complete dog on 40s. The 2.7 w/4.7 gears seems to be adequate for everyday driving. Your not going to win any races or get awards for fuel economy but adequate for DDing. Will hold 10th @ 65mph even in moderately stiff wind. I thought I’d be cruising around in 9th or even 8th on the highway.

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Is that Life size? Looks like a Hot Wheels truck. RC maybe?

miko2367 · May 8, 2023

I love those Vossen Wheels...!

SlowPoke · May 8, 2023

DesertMike680 said:
That's insane. How's that mpg?

There's some things we just don't talk about.

Valhalla · May 8, 2023

If you add the ARB be ready to modify the bull bar, I added 3 1/8" to mine to have it be above the headlights. I also cut the flares where it moved it up. I do think it turned out nice though.

Ford Bronco Mall crawler on 40s IMG_4712

subg · May 8, 2023

I heard you had to set your Forscan circumference to 800,000

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