I haven't weighed it on a scale but a close estimate is somewhere close to or a little north of 1,800 lbs. The switchbacks on the shortcut back-road to the property aren't that long; they drop 1,500-ish ft in elevation over a span of maybe a mile or so. There is a longer way to town getting to a...
In reply to the snarky comments, maybe I should have re-worded my post that I am looking for anyone with an experienced opinion that has actually installed a set, which is why I joined a forum like this that has fellow owners of the same vehicle that I do.... hoping someone here that really owns...
2024 Bronco Sport Big Bend. We are about to move to a mountainous area that has steep switchbacks to our acreage and I also tow occasionally. I am wondering if there is a better set of brakes that I can install. Does the Badlands or other model have a more robust braking system than the basic...
Great write-up you are a good writer!
Your trail experience was actually fairly normal and to be expected. It's been nearly 20 years since I was active at Moab, but used to go there almost every year for awhile. I was a moderator on the old Explorer4x4.com website (now explorerforum.com) and we...
I ran White Rim many years ago in my Explorer 4x4 with some friends. It was a magnificent experience; as I recall, something like 120 miles and 3 days offroad. The scenery is breathtaking. Here's a couple of my favorite photos from the trip, plus a bonus photo of my friend's bad parking attempts...
1965 Ford Fairlane Station Wagon with 3 on the tree... inherited it from my dad and drove it in high school to the end of my college years. That thing was a tank, my friends nicknamed it "Sherman".
I'll one up ya. Once, while driving through Colorado, I hit Denver during morning rush hour. A woman in the car in the lane next to me was putting on her pantyhose while driving about 40 mph. I gotta admit, that took some skill LOL.
Another Ford guy with a Mustang to go fast, and my prior was an Eddie Bauer edition Explorer made to go slow on the trail. I have a hard time not modifying my vehicles. Our BS is the wife's and she has explicitly made clear I have to keep my hands off of modifying any part of it, rats LOL.
I believe the last manufacture year that vehicles were "EMP proof" would be `1974.... I have always regretted selling my '67 fastback that I restored in college long ago.... maybe I need to get another one again.
I also cannot get into the engineering test mode now. When we first bought our 2024 Bronco Sport, I was able to get into it once just to make sure it works, and that was the only time. I have never been able to get into it since. I don't know if I accidentally locked a setting or what, but I was...