If you had $2000 for mods…

[AmazingSieve]

Lift kit. Car really needs a few more inches of clearance....which it appears the 25 BL may have so I'm excited to see the specs come out on that car.

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[CactusBS]

Ceramic coat and new tires.

Ceramic coating is a must, I've noticed Ford's paint is not always the best, definitely on my list as well the Rally Innovations light bar and skid plate combo.

 

[cprcubed]

I’ve wondered if because the BS is low to begin with doesn’t the sliders decrease ground clearance? Would love to see some slimline sliders as I can see some potential function but the RC and another brand seem so chunky for the BS frame.

Total Cost for all the JCR Offroad stuff is $2164. I'd make it under the $2k mark since I already have their CAT skid ($299) . Per their website, the rock sliders do not decrease ground clearance. Cheers!

 

[Elegance]

Ceramic coating or PPF for sure, along with paint correction. With many adventures come many battle scars. My BL has quite a few for only 16k miles and I wish I'd protected it when it was still brand new.

 

[Babybronc21]

Total Cost for all the JCR Offroad stuff is $2164. I'd make it under the $2k mark since I already have their CAT skid ($299) . Per their website, the rock sliders do not decrease ground clearance. Cheers!

Ahh and ooo that’s good to know. Will check theirs out. Thank you

 

[B5G4B]

Lift, tires, tint.

totally changes the vehicle.

 

[DirtyLuke]

Per their website, the rock sliders do not decrease ground clearance.

You're not lying, their website does say that.

But I flat out don't believe them. Those things definitely hang down below the pinch weld.

There might be some semantic difference between "ground clearance" and distance to the ground at the door sills. Maybe they mean they don't hang down any lower than other components under the vehicle... but there's clearly a sacrifice to be made here right at the wheel line.

 

[cprcubed]

Ahh and ooo that’s good to know. Will check theirs out. Thank you

Note that some of the JCR Offroad items do not fit the First Edition BS (just in case you don't notice it on their site). Cheers!

 

[Mark S.]

Maybe they mean they don't hang down any lower than other components under the vehicle... but there's clearly a sacrifice to be made here right at the wheel line.

"Ground clearance" is always measured from the component closest to the ground. Most people who install rock sliders understand you give up space between the ground the vehicle body, but that's precisely why they install them, to prevent things touching and damaging the vehicle body.

 

[Mwittke5857]

Lift kit, Borla exhaust a tune and a CAI. should about cover it. Tires are a maintenance item

 

[Babybronc21]

Note that some of the JCR Offroad items do not fit the First Edition BS (just in case you don't notice it on their site). Cheers!

Good to know thank you

 

[Babybronc21]

Lift kit, Borla exhaust a tune and a CAI. should about cover it. Tires are a maintenance item

I like your list but beg to differ on tires. If you’re talking pirelli a/s then yes, we agree but oversized MT, K02, or Falken R/T with new wheels makes a huge difference and costs more than many internal mods. I made more $$ off my BMWs trades due to wheel/tire upgrades and less because it was tuned. So ok let’s call the thread _ upgrades

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Underbody armor (Not carpet) if you plan on playing in ruts or rocks. Personally, I don’t think you can lift these enough to make a huge difference but 2 inches is 2 inches so there is that. The issue is most off road vehicles today are running 35, 37, or 40’s and the ruts they make create havoc for those running on 30’s. Really depends on where you play off road and of course the lines you pick, but in many places, you don’t have much choice. Keeping your charcoal canister protected should be first on the list after the front end if you don’t have a Badlands.

 

[Babybronc21]

Ceramic coating is a must, I've noticed Ford's paint is not always the best, definitely on my list as well the Rally Innovations light bar and skid plate combo.

the RI bar compliments the BS so nicely.

 

[rootdoc]

I'd bank the $2K and wait for the 2025 model, with the hybrid.

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