74weld now on the B6G forum! Page 31

With 74weld coming to our build thread and using it as their customer service and introduction, while literally contributing nothing of value anywhere else or starting their own thread in the board they get as a sponsor, it only seemed appropriate to rename the thread.

Thought we should introduce our 2022 Bronco WildTrak that is getting some changes.

Update on the portals-
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/74weld-portal-review.100508/post-2375377

Read read read!-https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/we-burned-our-rig-down-jk-but-could-have-been-bad-fire-extinguisher-saves-the-day.101905



ADV Fenders
1.5” Body Lift (de
Boss 4X4 swaybar mod edit-swaybar deleted
Crash bar deletes
Toolbox
rear bumper
beadlocks
valve stems
Monster Hooks Rock Rings
40X13.5R17
Dual shear UCA mounts
LCA braces
Upper arm mounts boxed with 1/4” plate
Modify rear bumper with frame mounted tire carrier
32 Spline 4.7:1 FDU
32 Spline axles
RK Triangulation kit
Weld axle tubes to diff housing when installing RK Triangulation kit
RK PB&J lower arms
Heim UCA
Heim Joint Tie Rods
steering rack-
portals with double shear
NV Motor sports UHMW full skids, diff skid, and diff cover
Armadillo slantback hardtop-
Rock Krawler Stage Coilovers-
Cooled seats

Probably missing some random stuff but those are the important(?) bits. Hopefully done by May but we’ll see. The PB&J might be as far as eight weeks out.

That is a build. A very pricy build. Can't wait to see it finished!

Where was the photo taken?

userdude said:

That is a build. A very pricy build. Can't wait to see it finished!

Where was the photo taken?

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One of those things where I’m trying to do it right from the start.

That was in Moab.

SierraBronco said:

One of those things where I’m trying to do it right from the start.

That was in Moab.

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Go for it man! I had a similar build I was thinking about that I was estimating was in the low $40k's. Portals and the billet rack are great, but they really blow a budget... lol (I do have the rack.)

userdude said:

Go for it man! I had a similar build I was thinking about that I was estimating was in the low $40k's. Portals and the billet rack are great, but they really blow a budget... lol (I do have the rack.)

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Yeah I hear ya. Saw the checking account expenditures for last month and while I knew my budget it hits differently seeing it all come out Especially when you could buy a brand new decently trimmed Bronco for the same amount. Yikes! But the portals solve the problems I’ve always had with conventional lifts and with the rest of the upgrades I justify it by saying I’d rather pay for better stuff instead of recovery costs. (Whether that’s reality or not is a different discussion)

SierraBronco said:

Yeah I hear ya. Saw the checking account expenditures for last month and while I knew my budget it hits differently seeing it all come out Especially when you could buy a brand new decently trimmed Bronco for the same amount. Yikes! But the portals solve the problems I’ve always had with conventional lifts and with the rest of the upgrades I justify it by saying I’d rather pay for better stuff instead of recovery costs. (Whether that’s reality or not is a different discussion)

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I was also looking at it as a risk reduction, at least for the type of off roading I'd like to do.

userdude said:

I was also looking at it as a risk reduction, at least for the type of off roading I'd like to do.

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The more capable the rig, the further away you can get from people and the less evidence of people you’ll see. Like litter, for example. Used to be backpacking but my 16 year old pup can’t move like she used to and honestly-neither can I.

SierraBronco said:

Thought we should introduce ourselves and our 2022 Bronco WildTrak that is getting some changes.

ADV Fenders +5”
1.5” Mikellis Body Lift
Boss 4X4 swaybar mod
Crash bar deletes
ARB Toolbox
DV8 rear bumper
Ford beadlocks
Modify rear bumper with reaper frame mounted tire carrier-not yet
32 Spline 4.7 Spicer FDU-delivered
32 Spline axles-ordered
RK Triangulation kit-ordered
Weld axle tubes to diff housing when installing R
RK PB&J lower arms-ordered
RPG UCA-ordered
RPG tie rods-ordered
74Weld S3 steering rack-ordered
74Weld portals with dual sheer-ordered
NV Motor sports UHMW full skids, diff skid, and diff cover-ordered

Probably missing some random stuff but that’s the important stuff. Hopefully done by May but we’ll see. The PB&J might be as far as eight weeks out.

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Great picture . Welcome to the forum and we hope you enjoy your Bronco!

This will be a great setup, my only suggestion is the Swaybar out of a Badlands, on our WT I hooked it up to #1 switch...The best part is you can use it at any speed, any mode. highly recommend.

BigMeatsBronco said:

This will be a great setup, my only suggestion is the Swaybar out of a Badlands, on our WT I hooked it up to #1 switch...The best part is you can use it at any speed, any mode. highly recommend.

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Interesting. You prefer the e-disco to the AntiRocks?

BigMeatsBronco said:

This will be a great setup, my only suggestion is the Swaybar out of a Badlands, on our WT I hooked it up to #1 switch...The best part is you can use it at any speed, any mode. highly recommend.

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Thanks for feedback! When I found these Boss 4x4 links I was intrigued. Will be doing some wheeling this weekend to test them out more thoroughly but the articulation has improved just playing around on some improvised ramps. Not certain if they’re as good as the Badlands disconnect though

SierraBronco said:

Thanks for feedback! When I found these Boss 4x4 links I was intrigued. Will be doing some wheeling this weekend to test them out more thoroughly but the articulation has improved just playing around on some improvised ramps. Not certain if they’re as good as the Badlands disconnect though

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Yeah I seen those before and it's an interesting design and probably works halfway good off road however, for any true on-road high-speed driving a long sweeping turn and those things would bottom out and this sway bar would be doing absolutely nothing. Another concern would be high speed accident avoidance, where you have to whip the steering wheel back and forth to avoid something like maybe a deer jumping in your path, it seems to me that the sway bar would not have or add much stability with these parts attached.

BigMeatsBronco said:

Yeah I seen those before and it's an interesting design and probably works halfway good off road however, for any true on-road high-speed driving a long sweeping turn and those things would bottom out and this sway bar would be doing absolutely nothing. Another concern would be high speed accident avoidance, where you have to whip the steering wheel back and forth to avoid something like maybe a deer jumping in your path, it seems to me that the sway bar would not have much stability with these parts attached.

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I did play with them on the interstate and while there’s a slight “lag” compared to stock on quick turns it wasn’t enough to worry about. Didn’t think about long corners like canyon driving-that’s a really good point.

Wow that's quite a list! Look forward to seeing it come together

Dusty said:

Wow that's quite a list! Look forward to seeing it come together

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Me too! Just waiting on everything to show up! Wasn’t expecting skids, UCA’s, or the Rock Krawler stuff to be so far out on their manufacturing. I only expected to be waiting on the portals and rack. (Steering rack is actually done but I told them to just ship it out with the portals)