Cheap Jeep vs Expensive Bronco: Can My Little Wrangler Keep Up With The Mighty Bronco Off-Road?

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In this video we hit the trails in the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler to see if a cheap Jeep can keep up with an expensive Bronco!
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@r6TrdSlow 2 года назад

Every time I see Tommy’s Jeep, it’s a great reminder that even with no lockers or fancy suspension, it still goes everywhere that every vehicle y’all have put it against will go. A stock Jeep with good tires as all that 95% of off road going people need

@MrJamesLuz 2 года назад

That’s why I laugh to myself every time I see a Jeep or a Tacoma on 35s driving around. Most midsize vehicles on 33s can hit 80% of the trails and a full size on 35s is a good combo. But I have a stock ‘02 Xterra on 31s and I love hitting trails and rolling up on a group of “overlanders” and the priceless looks I get. Haha.

@b2b111079 2 года назад

As a newbie, it's especially important because it's so much more expensive and we overpay like crazy to be 100% capable. And I probably never ever will need it.

@mikeoxlong3676 2 года назад

Us Subaru owners have been saying this for years.

@JonBecker81 2 года назад

@@MrJamesLuz 35 inch tires are like the worthless size. You need to have 38’s at least to do any kind of actual rock crawling and most trucks or suvs with 32-33 inch can do whatever a 35 can do. 35s are for appearance and worse gas mileage for no reason.

@dawsonsschittcreek5395 2 года назад

@@mikeoxlong3676 stop it

@Borp56 2 года назад

Love the inclusion of David lately, he’s quite the funny guy on camera!

@robsolf 2 года назад

And bless him for the work on this course. Love it!

@jbandt 2 года назад

Definitely need some harder obstacles for these more dedicated off road vehicles.

@jrhunt414 2 года назад

David is definitely my favorite and most relatable personality on TFL. Let’s see more of David behind the wheel.

@davidvelasco1112 2 года назад

Agreed, also need to see more Blaze

@jsSeJaMs 2 года назад

Can't wait to see the midsize pickups take on this same course.

@broncobros2022 2 года назад

Tommy, when you turn on the trail turn assist you want the front locker on to drag the front end around. That would eliminate the situation where one front tire was spinning and forward progress stopped around the turn

@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080 2 года назад

Tommy knew this because we've had this conversation online before.

@broncobros2022 2 года назад

@@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080 That’s what I like about these videos. They really try to test things. You can tell they’re genuine and unscripted. Seams in the heat of the moment he forgot this time. That can certainly happen in the real world. Especially the more “gadgets” your off-roader has. Or, alternate theory, he didn’t want his Jeep to look as bad on that corner than that fancy Bronco so he didn’t tell the driver. 😉

@fullspeedfordbronco 2 года назад

Happy that you guys have you own course, but we need some more difficult obstacles.

@carlwest859 2 года назад

Think I could get my wheel chair through that.

@alanj7306 2 года назад

Yep 👍, those are some weak courses. But, and a big Butt, they’re also testing stock vehicles. With that perspective, it’s totally different. How many stock crossovers, trucks, and SUVs will actually handle these obstacles? I thought they looked pretty weak too, but I had to reassess what they’re building them for. They’re for stock vehicles and should separate the weak from the strong. You know 98% of people will never tackle anything like this.

@skunkhollow1 2 года назад

Agreed. The dirt roads in my neighborhood are more rough than that log test 😄

@VvvMikeAngelo 2 года назад

@@carlwest859 that’s a fair assessment!

@triviaworldopolis3362 2 года назад

I live in Alaska. Some days I have a rougher drive to work.

@feedrate1 2 года назад

I'm glad you guys gave David a position on the team he's a good addition 👍

@wtfchazpwnt 2 года назад

Pretty cool how well the "base offroad" spec wrangler can hold it's own.

@ndafarachaitezvi1139 2 года назад

The Jeep held it's ground and performed extremely well

@vanashke001 2 года назад

Right? A lot of sunshine blown up Ford's nethers while the Jeep got little praise. "Can anything stop a Bronco?!" While driving a fully loaded Bronco. While driving the Jeep up the same obstacle. "Crickets"

@williamneumann7578 2 года назад

Absolutely love the addition of David to your team.

@abouttime7316 2 года назад

Would love to see this same comparison only next time add in a Jeep TJ and an older Bronco or Bronco 2 to see how the last 20 some odd years have changed vehicle capabilities.

@1guyin10 2 года назад

That short wheelbase Bronco has some serious off-road chops! Of course Tommy's Jeep has proven that even a basic Wrangler is still a Wrangler.

@MyDrom 2 года назад

Even with evident efforts to make the wrangler struggle, it was a walk in the park. The highway is where the bronco shines. Keep it real.

@charleslewis04 2 года назад

David is just the best. Always happy to see him in you guys’ videos!

@phil_builds 2 года назад

When using the trail turn assist it helps to use the front locker to help pull you around the corner. 👍

@alanj7306 2 года назад

In my experience, limited slip differentials work great. I’ve had them on several trucks and SUVs over the last 20 years. 99% of the time they’ll do exactly what you need and you don’t have to worry about breaking the axles either. They’re great for driving in the snow and on slippery roads. Lockers are great for some off-road applications (like rock crawlers), but LSD’s are perfect for a daily driver. It’s really the open differentials that suck! You basically just have one wheel spinning, which is terrible, especially if it’s a 2wd vehicle. It quickly becomes a one wheel drive, which is no good. The LSDs are tried and true and make a huge difference.

@1guyin10 2 года назад

I agree. I have the same setup on my JK and it works well.

@TheHitSquadOffroad 2 года назад

I have a JT with LSD. I've been on numerous trails and have done rock crawling where people say you need atleast one locker and I have walked right through. I will for sure get lockers, atleast front, in the future, but I'm in no hurry.

@robsolf 2 года назад

Yep! Open diff 4wd's are really 2WD, 1 in front, 1 in back.

@aldo90731 2 года назад

Yup. LSDs are underrated and lockers are overrated. It must have something to do with the fact that LSD works 24/7, making the driver believe that his driving is better than it really is.

@gabrielback5615 2 года назад

With all the gushing over the Bronco, its refreshing to see how a stock cheep Jeep without all the electronic gadgets does everything the Bronco can.

@canyonero2050 2 года назад

Everything the bronco can, in this video, on a short, very modest obstacle course. However the Bronco is definitely much more capable than the Jeep in many real world situations.

@BobLionel 2 года назад

@@canyonero2050 No it isn't. We were on the trails with a 2 door bronco Badlands 2 weeks ago and a stock 2 door Jeep (Willys JL with 35's) did things the Bronco struggled on even locked while the JL wasn't.

@jeffrentsch4318 2 года назад

@@BobLionel often is driver more than vehicles. Reading trail, tire placement, knowing vehicle...

@canyonero2050 2 года назад

@@BobLionelLOL "35s" isnt "stock". The Jeep in this video and what is being compaired here is on 32s. But keep telling yourself a jeep with out any lockers on 32s is going to be as capable as a new bronco on 35s with both front and rear locked up. Keep living in dream world if you want to.

@SanctumOfDreams 2 года назад

@@canyonero2050 I do believe it would be. The base model wrangler has a trick up it's sleeve that people never take advantage of. All you need is two 18mm wrenches and a few minutes of time to disconnect the sway bar links and the base model will wheel circles around you upper model broncos. And just so you're aware, putting 35's on a JL sport or Sahara would still classify them as stock because the vehicle itself doesn't need to be modified in order to fit them.

@DuaneCaldwell 2 года назад

First and foremost, all the props to David and his trail building! Way to go, David! As for the obvious disparity between the cost/functionality of the Bronco and the Willys Jeep? I love it! This really shows that you can take the expensive toys if you've got the $$$$, but if you aren't as well-financed, you can still make it through safely and with a lot of fun in a more basic vehicle. It was also a good first drive test of the offroad course at Tumbleweed. Looking forward to more tests in the future. Keep up the great work TFL, and keep David helping out on the ranch and the shoots.

@HSstudio.Ytchnnl Год назад

you're a rare specimen, I mean how did you get verified with very low sub count?? is it possible for me

@joshc606 2 года назад

I’m glad y’all have David on the team.

@chrisdemas8246 2 года назад

Great video! Always love when Tommy and David are on and when it’s in the ranch, that’s the best! Thank you all!

@zoefaith120 2 года назад

David's got skills and he knows another of valid good stuff!

@shazmodeus2795 2 года назад

I'd love to see you guys get ahold of a base model Bronco, one that's in the mid 30K's and compare it to Tommy's Jeep.

@d.s7741 2 года назад

that fifty thousand dollar Bronco didn't even have rock sliders

@HoosierDaddy_ 2 года назад

Something tells me Ford isn't going to make many base models. The money is in the goodies they add on. I would like to see one if anybody can get their hands on one, though.

@keewatin427 2 года назад

This is a great demo of how capable a basic Jeep is. I liked that on the Donut Media Hi/Low Tacoma challenge, they spent tens of thousands of dollars to sup up their Tacos, only to comment at the end of the series that the camera vehicle was a rented Jeep, with no lockers, no lift and stock tires, and completed all the same trails they did with zero issues.

@gadgetmantwincities 2 года назад

Great job building the course David🤠

@ronaldbarnes8302 2 года назад

Tommy, your Jeep is amazingly capable considering it doesn’t have all the goodies the Bronco has. Thanks for sharing!

@danthompson1467 2 года назад

You need to get a mower for the skid steer and clear the sides of the trail so you don’t scratch anything up

@deejayimm 2 года назад

YEA!! it's fantastic to see David out in a normal video, I like that dude.... Also, instead of trying to get a more expensive Wrangler what you really need to do is get a similarly-priced Bronco.

@bob7501 2 года назад

Great video! It makes me want to add some good off-road tires to my Z71 Colorado and come out to the ranch and see how well it does. It certainly won't make it through some of the obstacles due to its length, departure angle, etc, but it would be fun to try anyway on some of the less severe stuff.

@tripleseven8361 2 года назад

I think the Jeep would have performed better, (on the “harder” obstacles), if you’d simply left it in 4 Low, taken your foot of the gas, (and off of the clutch) and let it do its thing!

@francoisbrand9073 2 года назад

What is the purpose of the rocks and and logs section when they are stacked in a way that makes them look like just a bumpy road? What are you actually testing on the vehicle with them?

@TFLoffroad 2 года назад

The dirt will settle between them and you’ll quickly see on a typical SUV ground clearance, approach and departure will be tested really quick!

@francoisbrand9073 2 года назад

@@TFLoffroad thanks for the clarification!

@skunkhollow1 2 года назад

@@TFLoffroad when the dirt settles between them, that’s just going to make it smoother…

@dubbayou1 2 года назад

The course needs work, not very challenging

@richfarfugnuven6308 2 года назад

That Bronco is a beast...

@HoosierDaddy_ 2 года назад

Once those new trails get used and rained on, they'll be much different. What a great place to use those 4X4s. I hope you guys still go out on those beautiful Colorado trails occasionally!

@daveg.4862 2 года назад

As a Bronco guy, lots of respect for the Jeep, these two fighting brothers will make eachother better for years to come. Ya its not a fair fight......next obstical.... thanks for the work Tommy & David

@TheDeanGullberry 2 года назад

David! What a knowledgeable and capable guy

@dragonjku 2 года назад

I was recently at a charity event here in GA, in support of a fireman with cancer. It was held in Jasper, where the Sheriff's Jeepfest is at, and the obstacle course was basically a giant mud bog. I have the video - I can't share it because there was a conversation going on - but someone in a Rav 4 went through the obstacle course and made it. He was sideways, but he made it. So don't be so sure one would get stuck there, LOL.

@ericcrockett479 2 года назад

The turn assist on the Bronco is just a very neat little Gadget that while not exactly a New Concept in general is great to see it applied to pay off roadworthy vehicle. It is the vehicle version of tractor cutting brakes which have been on farm tractors since the 40's

@blackgreyhound 2 года назад

A very mild test, needs much more challenging obstacles. I've driven rougher tracks just to get to an off roading area lol

@Mixwell1983 2 года назад

Im sure they will make harder obsticles, their ranch is a work in progress

@Eli-pf5og 2 года назад

Agreed, I’m sure it’s more challenging than the camera shows but overall that’s pretty simple stuff. Hell, I’ve seen streets in my home town might be harder than some of that!

@bradbaraniuk4085 2 года назад

you guys at tfl owe dave big time for all the work he is doing on the ranch.

@345ScoutII 2 года назад

I'm loving the beginning of the 4x4 obstacles. And as David said there is so much opportunity for so much more. So I'm hoping this is only the beginning and there is much much much more to come!!👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟😎😎😎. I had several ideas watching what you have started but I'm eagerly awaiting because I know you guys are just getting started. 😎😎

@travisladd344 2 года назад

Course needs to be harder. The Bronco made all that look like it was just driving in a parking lot.

@aldenrodgers5364 2 года назад

Dude yes! the ranch is looking awesome! Love that sharp-turn section, love that David got first tracks on his hard work with the new bronco! super fun

@seanhershey3390 2 года назад

Well, that was fun...your Jeep did great...

@drapshap 2 года назад

David is peak Colorado. Love it.

@wade7959 2 года назад

Great video. That bronco is quite capable. Also, glad to see Blaze came along!

@hereigoagain5050 2 года назад

David has the dream job. Great video. Everyone was in a great mood on a sunny spring day. A lava pit would be awesome!

@trevork8925 2 года назад

I can wait to see a Subaru broken and stuck at the bottom off that course.

@aldo90731 2 года назад

That’d get Subaru to blacklist TFL for 10 more years! LOL

@zachtravers 2 года назад

Great video, I'm really loving the new Bronco and I'm excited to drive one, I haven't driven a JL either just a few JKs, so I'd be interested in making the comparison. The Bronco is truly impressive and I'm glad someone is finally giving Jeep a run for it's money.

@kylecrowe7268 2 года назад

Tommy has become a fan favorite. Keep up the good work man 💪🏼

@joezephyr 2 года назад

Terrific video thank you! Videos comparing Tommy's Jeep to anything are always terrific! My Jeep is the same as Tommy's Jeep except for the differences. The colour Automatic transmission I take my back seats out Different decals on the back 7" screen Silver wheels And probably other stuff :) I Love My Jeep!

@rickydefuzz8637 2 года назад

Hey guys, the property looks great and the obstacles you guys are putting in are awesome! After everything is said and done, you guys should think about an annual jamboree! Covering interesting and cool four wheelers will have never been easier! If a date is thrown out to the public, the vehicles to cover will literally come to you. Thanks for the great video, big fan

@DUNEATV 2 года назад

I’d take the Jeep all day just for the solid front axle. 💪🏻

@GraysdadCal 2 года назад

I enjoy David’s dry wit and his authenticity.

@dalejones4322 2 года назад

Fantastic video. I was hoping you'd do this match up. Build an obstacle that will really challenge that jeep. Nothing with a potential for damage but something super steep. Thanks guys

@carlosdonestevez7532 2 года назад

Proof that any truck from the 70s or 80 with 4wd and decent tires could basically keep up with six figure trucks today

@tannerthornton3449 2 года назад

Need to make a big actual mud bog area, it would be interesting to see how different vehicles handle the loss of traction, especially with modern off roaders coming with at least limited slip differentials.

@alanj7306 2 года назад

Agreed. That’s not a real mud bog. It’s more a test for ground clearance. They should have two versions. One for crossovers and smaller trucks and a bigger one for more capable vehicles.

@NoxNoctisUmbra 2 года назад

Every time I see bronco videos it's all rock crawling or mud crawling, and everytime they say it's just as good as jeep. Remember Bronco can also do fast passed desert 🏜️ Baja style racing, jeep can't.

@curtboroff 2 года назад

The new Broncos independent front would walk all over any wrangler on any terrain in the desert over 35 mph. Especially if it’s a 4 door. However, the Wranglers front suspension is better in the slow, flexy tight stuff. It’s beer versus whiskey.🤷🏻‍♂️ This new market competition between Ford and Jeep is the best thing to happen in decades. Now, Dodge should build a ram charger line.🤞🏼 That being said… I’m guessing that you’ve never heard of the Jeepspeed desert racing series. Not stock vehicles at all, XJs and stretched wranglers, but there’s lots of great info and footage to binge if you never have. 🍻

@johnlogan9417 2 года назад

Gladiator Mojave is "Desert Rated" instead of "Trail Rated" and comes with independent front suspension. That's Jeep's Baja runner.

@stephensalt6787 2 года назад

Short and narrow = off-road supremacy, the original Jeep and swb Land Rovers set the standard. All the power and toys in full size pickups won’t let them follow the Bronco and your jeep around that course. Good video you two.

@allanhallett 2 года назад

I am so excited for all the video to come!

@michaelhalstead64 Год назад

Blaze is cute when he follows. haha.

@jimgarafalo27 2 года назад

I was considering buying a bronco in 2021, but it was hard to find a full size bronco then, and I found a good deal on a 2017 Wrangler 4 door (no rear lockers, but equipped with LSD like yours). While driving it last January in the Mojave desert , I drove it up a very narrow, rocky canyon. At one point, there was a 45 degree right turn that my Wrangler could barely fit through, but we made it. I think a Bronco is too wide to have made it through that spot. I love my wrangler!

@Bacnow 2 года назад

Both the 2 door basic Wranglers and 2 door basic manual Broncos have proven themselves to be trailworthy!

@briangleeson1528 2 года назад

We want to see Andre's Russian bread van on the new trail!

@Propelled 2 года назад

If you use the assist turn on a trail, be sure to scrape the “Tread Lightly” decals off your rig.

@ahmedhishamdr8485 2 года назад

That zone is what you call the Zombie land!

@matadorprime 2 года назад

Tommy, you can add an electronic swaybar disconnect from a JL Rubicon. Remove the electronics, install a manual lock/unlock, and it will improve the capabilities of your Wrangler. There are videos about this.

@Expressionistix 2 года назад

You need a scoring system with either of these vehicles setting the baseline for this course. Deductions could be based on traction loss, ground clearance, articulation, etc. Much like your truck of the year scoring process you could have an off road vehicle of the year.

@authenthuse5165 2 года назад

Man the camera flattens out the terrain a lot! You can see the two vehicles going through their paces but the terrain looks deceptively easy. Wrangler held it's own!

@WW-wf8tu 2 года назад

It's a nice start. But if nothing is challenging those 2 vehicles that could have done it all in 2WD, chances are, you need something more extreme. Loose rocks, long steep grade. Sand pit. The switch back was appropriate. That def. mimics terrain CO. has. Mud pits and deeper articulation ruts. Nothing here that is wrong. Just need level 8 terrain instead of level 3. lol Bottom line, the cross overs are going to die, where as the elites are going to make it look this easy. lol

@brentworls8509 2 года назад

First vehicle through slippery obstacles is always easier. The second one goes through stripped of the last remaining traction on the surface.

@victorbeltran2808 2 года назад

The Bronco looks amazing

@jeffreysmith4304 2 года назад

"Tommy's Bog" the Mud Bog Needs a Name

@samwolf8151 2 года назад

All these media outlets keep getting high end trims of the Broncos. Can you guys test the capabilities of a base bronco, not Sasquatch? Great video though! I love seeing y’all have fun. It’s great to see David on the channel.

@canyonero2050 2 года назад

Ford doesnt want to sale base models

@sprk11 2 года назад

awesome job. Love this comparison. Almost matching vehicles . Would love to see what happens with a Bronco with a matching set up to the Willey's but this the best match up I've seen yet.

@bakhtiyarpakhirdinov2461 2 года назад

I like David's language, a very beautifully articulated one. He definitely should be considered for the voiceover of the RDR3

@TheCapn23 2 года назад

Hopefully we'll get to see the Bronco equivalent, Black Diamond, out here someday

@scottg391 2 года назад

For around 30k you can get a Post Office Jeep with 4 wheel drive along with all of the known issues that come with the badge. For another 20k you can have a Bronco that has the potential for engine failure, a hard top that squeaks or the soft top that leaks and tie rod ends that twist up like pretzels on the trail, along with a growing list of other minor yet annoying issues. The Bronco has nothing on the Jeep, even the post office version.

@jorghautzel3934 2 года назад

😂😂 how many cameras did you break? 😂😂

@jacobvanness5979 2 года назад

David is awesome!

@nlken7175 2 года назад

Great work David. Can't wait to see how Trucks will do on this course.

@slipknotron1626 2 года назад

I think the 2door Broncos look better 2door and the jeeps look better as a 4door 🤷🏻‍♂️

@JoshNormandy 2 года назад

Agreed

@lawnguy3267 2 года назад

Great assessment. I think the Bronco is so wide it looks kinda weird as a 4-door, but it's got that mean bulldog look as a 2-door. The Jeep as a 2-door just looks anorexic.

@slipknotron1626 2 года назад

@@lawnguy3267 🤣

@NorthShoreOverland 2 года назад

Wow, that's a big boy playground right there! I was going to say Adult playground...... but I had to rethink that one... Love your Little Jeep Willy's!

@goddamnadam623 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this video. Can’t wait to see what else you guys have in stored. It’ll definitely be a tough task once snow and ice gets on the obstacles. 👍🏼

@novadrone627 2 года назад

"cheap jeep" "my $33k jeep wrangler." I think we have different ideas of the word cheap

@powerboatguy2308 2 года назад

The top tier four door Grand Cherokee and Ford Bronco might be a better comparison based on the size of the vehicles. I've never thought that the Bronco would impact the Wrangler, I actually think it would impact Ford's own Explorer and maybe the Grand Cherokee.

@weirdorwhat7294 2 года назад

I absolutely love the bronco

@JimmyLeeTennessee 2 года назад

I believe the badlands has things that the wildtrak doesn't actually. Also, could have locked the front diff on the turn to pull you through with the trail turn assist. Great video though!

@loganholmberg2295 2 года назад

Just goes to show a decent 4x4 with good tires is all you need to get out there. Modify and trade up if you find what you have isn't enough for what you like to do. Also make sure you know how to chg tires and go out with other 4x4ers. It'll help you find your comfort zone AND teach you somethings about how to get out and fix trouble when you're out there.

@JosephHerzog 2 года назад

How cool is it that they're gonna have their own private off road course. Thats the dream.

@Powerman2417 2 года назад

I want to see 1 ton dually trucks go through next time lol

@luzgoose7607 2 года назад

Wow what a course. Can’t wait to see what you guys fully build. And how cool it would look like fully finished

@bill4632 2 года назад

These 2 door rigs look so good, out in the country. Exactly why I want acreage to play around on....lol. Your dog is cool. You can tell he likes car rides.

@gpaje 2 года назад

Well, to be honest, the specs on this Jeep being "cheap" isn't that different from a loaded $50,000 4-Door Wrangler, unless it's a Rubicon or Mojave version. The mechanicals are still the same and the fact it's a 2 door gives it some advantages over the larger more expensive models.

@GettingthruLife 2 года назад

The courses (rock, logs and holes) needs to be more black diamond rated. Right now they are a mild blue.

@joshleal9811 2 года назад

No matter what, jeep will never let you down .

@blown3312 Год назад

Great video regardless of the difference in trim level. You mention the Extreme Recon. And I could be mistaken, but I believe there are 3 reasons you couldn't add that to your Jeep. I think it can only be added to a 4 door, automatic transmission Rubicon. You have the opposite of that. Lol. But with Bronco, you can add Sasquatch to a manual transmission 2 door base model.