BRONCO TRAIL DAMAGE! What ALL Did We BREAK?
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2023
- Since the ultimate rebuild on our hemi Jeep Wrangler wasn't done in time, we took our Ford Bronco Raptor to the Rubicon Trail for the Jeepers Jamboree! Now although the off road and rock crawling capabilities of our Bronco definitely exceeded our expectations, that doesn't mean it made it off the trail unscathed. So now that we're back home, we walk around the Bronco to show you what all was damaged and broken during our off road adventure!
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No matter which vehicle you like, it's good to know the limits. Thank you for pushing it! So we don't break them, LOL.
Considering the punishment you put on the bumper, all that broke were the tabs for the fender(and the bumper). LOL Brittney buttoning her lips after Kevin's comment, "There may be a loose nut behind the wheel." Love the channel. Love the content.
Looking forward to see what aftermarket bumpers you guys go with.
Awww that poor expensive Bronco! Now that you've beaten it up on a few hard trails you can plan for the appropriate after markets parts to make it more capable! Happy Trails to all at LBN!
Glad you made it back safely! Thank you for sharing.
It's great to see women enjoying our toys rather than complaining about our hobbies. Thanks for the eye candy! Your a lucky man!
Thanks for your sharing your honest opinion on the Jeep 392 vs. the Braptor!
I met you guys the first time you did the rubicon trail. You met me on the Tahoe side at a pizza place after I left you green cholula and fresh socks with hair spray. Love you guys. Thx for always sharing your life !!
Luckily Kevin was wrong and my gift was not ricin or anthrax
We remember! 😁🤙 Hope you’ve been well!
Good job! I love seeing videos like this addressing real world issues and solutions!
Thanks for the braptor videos. Excited to see more trail riding with it
I admire your dedication to breaking things and then showing us how to fix it , I live in Pismo Beach California were we have other issues on the dunes ( mainly dumbass visitors from Bakersfield and Fresno) that don’t respect our laws/rules. Again thank you for the great videos from a 39 year master tech living in SLO. Take care and be safe. 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Great Trip!!! I hope I get to make it there someday!!! Seeing you guys a little tipsy was SO GOOD!!! Glad you got back safely!!!
So far I haven’t sustained any damage to my Braptor going to the mall and back. Yes, I’m among the 99% of the people who’ll never do what you are doing with yours… but I like to watch. 😂Keep up the good work guys!
Its amazing how much you can spend on these vehicles and the manufacturer is only going to get you started. I like the fact of Brit and Kevin they just tell you how it is and this works and that won't. Make it or break it. These folks will save you alot of heart ache and you have a choice spend a little more now or a lot later.
I hope Ford is watching these videos
Kevin your sooo grounded! On your bumper BAHA!!!! Gold as always. Wuv you guys.
I know that when my YJ was new back in '88, it would never have made it on the Rubicon. That's why nothing on it is stock since I built it 25 years ago. That Bronco is impressive. My '93 Bronco is a big girl, even with the pre runner bumpers and suspension, it would be difficult to get through that trail. Great job.
Two friends of mine in there rigs plus myself and my wife just ran the Rubicon last weekend - wow quite a blast and I just didn't appreciate that it is twenty miles of crawling with zero rest (the whole trail is an obstacle and it never quits), amazing two days. However, it also rained Saturday plus most of that night and it was like wheeling on teflon
Ford should be taking notes from you!
See you all next year at Jeepers! love the videos!
Your rear end got hammered!
The belly of that bronco is used to seeing rocks, mud and dirt….
Then Britney crawled underneath it, and that bronco purred like a cat with happiness!
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
Cue, Chris and peanut!! The real stars of the channel. 😂
I really like it when you guys damage your Jeep. Then you guys repair it again. And Chris is putting all the work in.
self clearance option lmao. your yard is so nice!
Loving this long term review. Such an awesome vehicle, with its inherent advantages and flaws. In terms of mods, aim for a ‘capable camper’. You already have a built jeep and buggy. Right tool for the job etc
Bronco would 100% make an incredible overlander.
Good job 👍
Bumpers? We don need no stinking bumpers! Nice t have y'all back in town. Loose the fender flares (I suppose you have to have them in the rain..). Fuel tank skid (MoPar) on my WK caved in big time, a couple of times. Local welding shop put three 1 inch angle iron bars along the length; reinforced it nicely - no more cave ins! oCuld UHMW be used to make skids? Missed the puppies! LiteBriteNationTruthInBashing!
At least we know the Bronco Raptor limits now ;) ❤
Great video thank you!
I just ordered the Foutz raptor rear lower arm frame guards and put Add rear bumper much better then pos ford, also ordered Foutz front skid system as my BRaptor belly looks like yours lol. Thanks for your great video
Love your vids!! Try looking into your EFT (Electronic Fuel Throttle) for that issue where the car goes into limp mode. I replaced mine and never had that happen again [& hope never to have it again].
Keep up the cool vids in cool awesome places.
Not too bad If I do say so. Take care good luck on the repairs
I feel like this whole bRaptor series is just a giant ad for the Recon Grapplers. 🤣 I'm honestly sold. Once my Ridge Grapplers wear out I'm going for Recons. That tread looks almost like an RT, anyway. Probably be a better all around tire anyway, since my JLU is also my daily.
Just got out of my first hairy situation in my gladiator about 20 minutes ago. Lost a passenger tail light… but I’m home. OnX for the win.
Best offroad vehicle!
I was excited to see bronco come back. I loved the bronco and when they announced it I couldn't wait for it. When it came out it's been a HUGE let down. First all the rocker arm breaks, Second the trans has issues for some and if your off road when it breaks ford says they won't help you warranty or not, lastly was seeing you guys take out the rear bumper. I mean we all know that it's bad. In my Jeep I get a notice the sensors are not right and hit the button to turn that off and all is good. After that happened in the bronco you went into limp mode and the question becomes are you even going to make it home? Luckily after you restarted it went good again. These are all things that didn't have to happen. The new generation ford is not living up to my old generation expectations. I watch to see how others do to see if I want one.. and for now I really don't. I used to love ford a lot better than Jeep. Now however my Jeep has A\C, something only fairly recently offered. (some jk and jl models) No issues getting over things even fairly stock. Ford breaks things, shuts down, they may not even honor the warranty (really how is this not a lawsuit? I get control arms but trans is a known issue and a design flaw yet some still have been told they are on their own.), I mean text book on how to kill your brand.
Great Job...:)
Thanks again for your honest opinion.
But realistically the only Jeep that the BRaptor can be compared, head to head, side by side, dollar for dollar, to IS the Wrangler 392XR. And even then the 392 is still cheaper.
Good to see you pushing the BRaptor to the limits.
It’s electronic steering with a servo… there’s no fluid that gets too hot 😉14:21
I was going to say the same thing. Good catch!
Although, the electric motor could have gotten hot because of the mechanical resistance which would increase the current flow through the motor/electronics.
The alignment issue is probably calibrating the steering angle sensor back to center. Mine goes off center during fast off-roading in ruts or just tapping a tie rod with a hammer to install my tie-rod braces. F150 electric steering is fairly notorious for this. I marked my alignment and nothing changes but the steering wheel center. It sucks, and I can't find an OBDII programmer that says it can calibrate a Bronco (most newer Fords can be zeroed with a good scanner).
I love the Broncos (I actually own one), but the Raptor is 5,700lbs, probably a thousand more than any other vehicle doing the Rubicon with you. Add a beefier rear bumper and skid plates and it will be over 6,000lbs. It's a great truck but not a great rock crawler. On another note, I have to say I really enjoy the great spotting by Brittny.
U guys r amazing.
Love your videos
I love the style of the Bronco Raptor, but that price tag....... I can't help to wonder what a 2 door version would look like. I always have a hard time deciding between 2 and 4 doors. Being an IT Pro and I'm not surprised that turning it off and on again fixed it 😀
My truck has the same issue in 4 low going down hill, it throws a check engine code and I think it has to do with the anti-lock breaking system
Use some 3M PR40 on that sidewall repair.
Bronco did really well!
Awesome 👌 video
Aswome video guy's 👍
You should check out the addictive desert designs off road rear and front winch bumper they are awesome the rear bumper has a spot for lights and anchor points . Check it out . Just trying to help a friend has them on his raptor Bronco. With ridged lights .
You guys always show the real of whatever it is you take out to the trails. So this is what the World looks like through Jelly and Peanuts eyes 😂. Thanks for all of your input guys ❤️❤️💯🤙
What about replacing the raptor fender flares with non-raptor fender flares? They are narrower will they fit the body? Until someone comes out with some better fender flares that could possibly give you the clearance you’re looking for without making the stance wider than it already is. Just a thought keep up the great work guys.
Ford needs to have Lite Brite developing !!!!!!!!!!
We don’t wanna develope. Just torture test. 😁
Yep, still awesome
Watch the TFL Dodge Hornet roller test at their test centre. You may get the information regarding the electronics and why it dies what it does.
Some guy a few weeks ago gave me the same headache in a roundabout.
Also...Check the torque on the lower control arm alignment cam bolts, it should be 210 lb-ft. I had my alignment done at Ford and the alignment was perfect, but I checked the torque an it was way low on all four bolts.
I'd love to see the bronco done up with a front and rear tubular by Chris.
Maybe try a transmission cooler mounted to the radiator and connect it to the power steering tubing. I’m thinking the wheel sensor rings are getting out of sink and it is flashing a code. I’m thinking you should bring a cheap code reader so you know what codes you’re getting and clear it right on the trail so you can communicate it with Ford. Take a picture of the code before you erase it so you don’t forget want it was.
That's a cool idea :) all 3.
The guys over at Bronc Buster just put a set of portals on their Bronco, it's a game changer. You guys will be doing it soon I predict.
So awesome to see you Three put the Bronco though the Trails. Would Chris install a small oil cooler for the Power steering Fluid help?
The Braptor actually has an all electric steering. He was thinking it was similar for a sec to the JL (which has electric assist), but it’s not. 😅
Love the Bronco! 👍🏻🇺🇸👍🏻
Don't superglue the tire. Get some rubber cement. Make sure all the dirt is out first.
Did you get a new camera? Something seems very different. The quality is amazing. I can't tell if its just higher quality or different lens. Just looks different. Great video. :)
Can you guys list in order of favorite to least favorite all the vehicles you've had for offroad use?
Take them milk cartons off the side. Put steal fender flares. I bet Chris can make some badass looking one's.
Foutz has your pivot point skids, and JCR
Looks like your rear tires need replacing. Nice looking bronco
pretty sure it's wide enough lol
maybe smaller or removable fenders and better wheel wells?
Would you ever get Prorunner fenders? What do you think of the Bronco Prorunner in general?
The reason (most likely) your engine goes into limp mode is because of the intercooler. Drill a small hole about 1/16 in the lowest spot of the elbow coming out of the intercooler as it goes up to the intake. After compressing and cooling large volumes of humid air it tends to condensate and pools in the lowest spot. When you gas’s it a pool of water rushes into the engine. I would search ecoboost weep hole and see if your issues matches those in the search.
I’m glad y’all bust ‘‘em up so we don’t have to!
Change the fender flairs to attached with industrial velcro.
How far do you guys think a wrangler high tide with extreme recon package no lockers and no sway bar disconnect will get?
Feel better Peanut ! Does Chris have a dog ? O , also enjoyed the video !
We get it. It's a good vehicle stock. A lift and bigger tires on a jeep is better. You just said it. 😉 except that one drives better on the highway. Gotcha!
When the Wrench shows up on my explorer. It reads as an ECM or PCM error. Electronic Control Module.
I saw y’all on the trail at jeepers. You should’ve stayed and came to Sierra trek.
It's nice to have deep pockets, don't have to worry about breaking a very expensive ( to me ) vehicle, i look forward to what you going to do next..
Just keep tearing it up. 😂😂😂😊
I don’t care how much money I have I could never wheel a new nice vehicle. I would feel too bad messing it up. I only wheel stuff I don’t care if I roll it lol. More power to you guys for wheeling a 100k bronco.
I interesting thought, and the first time I have seen this... UA-cam wanted to know what I thought of your comment....of course I thought it was funny, informative....my guess is Bud Light was trigger word for a lost lefty
Any plans to bring the Bronco out east a little and see how the Recon Graps do in some mud?
We just put 37" STT Pros on our JLU rubicon diesel because I was done worrying about mud. I really debated an RT like these but mud again was a primary concern.
They aren’t meant for mud at all. No all terrain is. I don’t plan to ever put anything in mud if I can help it. Lol
Oil pressure or oil pick up because of sharp angle? The wrench that is
In comparison with dollars of your Jeep that's heavily modified how much will you spend on the Bronco to reach the same level of protection?
I see some fun-haver fenders in y'alls future.
Don’t worry, I’m sure it will buff out
Yep about 10 hours of buffing good as new. 😂
Just a little carnuba wax
Replace the fenders with Sasquatch fenders. It will actually look better and not stick out as far.
Go with the Stealth Bumper!
Gotta armor up for the Rubicon
As much as I’m not really a fan of the bronco, it did pretty darn well. Obviously you guys added some stuff, the rack, tie rods, but either way it did pretty darn well. Might make Jeep up their game! Haha
Instead of upping their game all it's done is raise prices. Ford just dropped the base model Bronco and now you can't get one for less than 40k. Wrangler prices are up across the board as well. My favorite part is, adding a 6.4 to a RAM somehow only cost $2,000 but if you want that same engine in a Jeep that'll be an extra $20,000 please and thank you. Never mind that they only dropped the 6.4 in a Wrangler because the Bronco's 2.7 Ecoboost absolutely curb stopped anything Wranglers had before. The 2.3 in the Bronco is better than everything but the 392 in a Wrangler. But all this has done nothing but increase the cost to consumers.
Everytime you do a Bronco vid… I am so glad I own a Rubicon…
Why? This thing does everything and is 10x more comfortable on road where you do over 90% of your driving and the trch package is far superior. It's ok to be jealous...
You need to look at the bumpers they just custom made on a bronco over at stellar built.
What is the roof weight capacity, gvm , Tare weight ?
At least Ford got the windscreen right 😉🤣😂
12th from Florida ☀️
What is the price deference be tween the two ?
Put the stock, non Raptor Bronco flares on.
Maybe?
They make portals for the Bronco now. Good way to lift an independent suspension.
No one currently makes portals specifically for a Bronco Raptor. 🥲
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Do the frame on the stepchild!!!