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Yes you can run 37's with 4.70 gears and lots of folks do. But I had to re-gear anyhow so I chose what I believed would be the optimal gear ratio for this combination.
Yeah I'm not sure. I don't have a Badlands so I haven't looked into that. I have heard several people complain about it though so I'm sure someone has looked into it.
At the time of that video we were using handhelf Baofeng 2-way radios in Chanel (but a hard-mounted 50-watt Rugged Radio in Coco, our Early Bronco). Since then we have installed a 50-Watt ICOM in Chanel. We have a video on it if you're insterested.
It's not bad on the road as we said in the video, and off-road also. Shelf roads are no different, just dirt roads with a drop-off on one side, that doesn't much affect things. If you meant off-camber that's a different thing but as long as we're not loaded heavily its still fine in off-camber. I will say that more recently we've been doing more camping, with a roof-rack and more weight loaded up high, and in that situation I think it would be better to have the sway bar under there.
I don't think I'm qualified to give you advice on that but my thoughts are, if the RCV's have enough usable operating angle, you shouldn't need a diff drop. But I don't know *how much* more angle they would need versus stock, or how much the RCV's allow, so I simply can't say. Also it's going to be dependent on your specific suspension setup, which may be different than mine. I had considered the RCV or Spicer Ultimates, but they're both very expensive so I saw this diff drop and a $450 set of Ford shafts as a low-cost alternative. I had heard that the RCV's had some quality issues when they first came out but I'm guessing they've worked those out by now?
@@HorsinAround yeah exactly right. and with my long arm suspension i have almost double the flex. so rcv we shall see. yes all issues have been fixed as far as everyone says.
If I remember correctly, most diff drop kits for the 4Runners included spacers for the skid plate as well so it would clear. Wonder if that would work here?
No, I had to use M210 axles. I initially had a used set, but I've since replaced them with new ones from Ford Performance (see our latest video that just came out today).
Thanks for the kind words! I actually do prefer an automatic, but this manual trans has been fun, and there's a reason we chose it for this Bronco, which is covered in depth in our previous videos :) I believe the three early Broncos all have autos. I would guess a C4 in Nicole & Jim's (green with yellow doors). Not sure on the other two, maybe something with overdrive since they both drive them on the freeway a lot (maybe an AOD or 4R70W).
I ordered the crossmember, the same fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher mount you have and the hardware you recommended. But the holes does not lined up to install the mount. I think my crossmember is not the same as yours. I hope I can return it.
@@Cmax04 Glad you got it figured out, learned a new skill and added to your tool collection. These are the basic things anyone should be prepared to do if they plan on doing even the simplest installations and modifications to a vehicle. I didn't include that in my video because it was solely about the process of installing the OMS system. I didn't cover the process of adding accessories to it. Many accessories should be mount-able using the wide array of existing holes that Lobo provides in these components. But that one piece not exactly lining up perfectly was not a deal killer or even a speed bump for me. Drill an extra hole as needed, and keep on trucking.
@HorsinAround Actually I returned the drill😃 I was not expecting to do modifications. I just wanted to install a fire extinguisher close to the driver, and this setup seems so nice and easy. But it all worked out...Love it!👍🏼
Taking off the brakes takes a few minutes and makes wrangling the CV a lot easier, plus way less strain on the brake hose and the lower ball joint. :) Undoing the passenger lower control arm is the easiest way to reinstall the steering rack. Feed it through there.
Joerg there's a link to the antenna I used, in the video description. I just found one that said it was dual band compatible. I don't know much more about it and I haven't even checked SWR. It worked great out of the box for me so I didn't geek out over the technicalities at all. I did, however, discover that my radio only receives on the GMRS channels and doesn't transmit. I think I'll need to have a chat with you about that since you seem to be fairly knowledgable on these things.
@@HorsinAround That's the same radio I have in my Bronco. Did you get the MARS mod? Sounds like maybe not? Where did you get the radio? Drop me a line and we can talk more about it.
@@HorsinAround There are a couple of videos on it around. Just be careful, some of them are wrong. But it all boils down to how comfy you are with pulling a couple of tiny diodes.
I love that your channel (in my opinion) is one of the few Real YT channels. no being spammed "sponsored by <insert product>, or "head over to our merch store and check out the new blend of coffee beans".. just normal / regular people in the garage or out Horsin' round.
Thanks for your kind words :) Yeah we're just a couple of regular people who already have real jobs so we're not trying to make a living off of RU-vid. That frees us up to just be ourselves without worrying too much about monetization. That said, we DO have merch for sale over on our website :) No coffee though...hmmm...we do like coffee...
Nice setup. I am thinking on getting just the crossmember, so I can mount a fire extinguisher. How is you fire extinguisher mount working? Do you get any rattling?
Helpful tip-use Forscan to set your headlights to “use last” and turn them off during tuning. They’ll stay off after each cycle of the ignition instead of defaulting back to Auto. (With a tinted windshield they’re basically always on in auto)
They didn't, at the time of that video. At that time the conventional wisdom was that they wouldn't fit, a "fact" that had been circulated by various trusted sources, albeit based only on gearsets that were available at the time those claims were originally made.
Thanks for not stripping the process with the editing. I know on my 2.7 M210 to UFDU swap, I didn't have to muck with the steering rack, but did have to take the Top mount off both diffs to get them out & back in. Felix808
To be honest we didn't even consider doing that (removing the top mount from the diff). The M190 came out fairly easily without doing that, even with the steering rack still in place. We naively pushed forward, thinking the M210 would go back in the same way LOL.
All you need is a switchable 12v & the pig tail. Ford drops voltage in the factory setup once engaged I suspect for efficiency reasons, but solenoids are on / off just need 12 v to fire on and hold.
Twist it poke it push it and move stuff around..... You need to coin that phrase.... And turn it into a country and western song.... Make sure you mentioned prison mama trucks and getting drunk And I do believe you'll have the perfect country and western song LOL Don't forget you mentioned the mother-in-law. I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison and I went to pick her up in the rain when I got to the station in my pickup truck she got runned over by a goddamn train ......
Hi there! The fenders are from Advanced Fiberglass Concepts, they're the 5" ones. We talked about them in the episode titled "We Turned Our Bronco Into An Off-Road Muscle Car" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QoML9iUnPrU.html We didn't do an install video on them because they were installed by ADV as they were a prototype set.
Ford performance for the m220 direct from ford has the hearing kit to do 5.13 and 5.35. I have 37’s on my badlands Sasquatch, and upgraded my gears to 5.13 with ford performance. Had my ford dealer do it to maintain full factory warrant at time of bronco purchase. Since all parts and service were done by ford.
Great fabrication. On the new Broncs there now is a tow bar attachment that replaces the stock tow hook that looks good (for the Falcon bar). BTW- tell your wife to tie back that beautiful long hair when doing this work, I watched a long haired guy get his hair caught in a metal lathe and rip it all out at the roots before it sucked his face into the spindle. Just saying. I'm currently flat towing a Escape, looking to upgrade to a Bronc. Thanks for sharing.
Love the video. I get it... you could have edited the material but you can FF and RW to whatever you like. Good stuff guys. Love both of your energy. Keep up the Bronco content. Subscriber here!!
