Bronco vs Jeep Wrangler mega thread

[ThirtyOne]

I'd rather do my part to offset misinformation or the lack of the information on the flip side of the coin, than to just simply ignore a thread. I've yet to do it, but I can see the benefit of ignoring an individual who chooses to erode something instead of putting that same effort into building it up. But ignoring a thread does nothing more than leaving a bunch of worthwhile people out in the cold.

Good point!

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[ThirtyOne]

Base Bronco tires are 255/70R16

Base JL tires are 245/75R17

JL tires are a bit narrower but 1.5 inches taller is significant.

Thanks for taking the time to do this. I was responding to a post that said the Bronco had beefier tires on the lower Trims, but i was lazy and did the comparison in my head.

 

[sourdough]

I'm satisfied for now but my JLR is my fiftieth something vehicle. Wife says no more, but at 69 there is still time for a Bronco, C8 whatever and new broad in the passenger seat
Please don't quote me, I may want to delete this thread. cheaper to keep her and all, haha

 

[entropy]

Now I have a Bronco 2dr Badlands stick on order. ETA This summer.

I cant wait for summer

 

[rallydefault]

Would be? They were lame from the beginning. Fortunately, they were all jammed into one, because they all went the same way. A bunch of posts started stirring the pot, just for the sake of it, with talk about how the bronco will outshine the Wrangler in every way. That was quickly followed by analytical breakdown of the many demo videos that clearly showed its weaknesses. Finally, rather than conceding, those same posters continue to backpeddle and wrongly compartmentalize those weaknesses to only being an issue if "climbing rocks". Now, we are left with mirror talk and justification for having 3x the weatherstripping in the roof.

Using the term lame, was actually a nicety.

Cue the gif lol

But seriously, I don't mind reading both sides here. I just... I don't know. I feel kind of bad because I think a lot of people get really caught up in all this talk and kind of force themselves into expensive vehicles that they never even use the capabilities of.

 

[WRGLR-JL]

Last summer you whined Jeep guys are just brushing the Bronco off because it’s not a Jeep. I remember asking you for specific examples of Jeep people putting down the Bronco which ironically was never responded to. I wonder why..

Let’s ask a similar question again. By either quoting or linking the posts, who exactly is suggesting the Bronco is not Jeep Wrangler competition? There’s a lot of mental gymnastics going on in this thread and it’s mostly one sided..

It's not really a lot of gymnastics. Trolls aren't good at gymnastics.?

 

[Headbarcode]

Cue the gif lol

But seriously, I don't mind reading both sides here. I just... I don't know. I feel kind of bad because I think a lot of people get really caught up in all this talk and kind of force themselves into expensive vehicles that they never even use the capabilities of.

That's exactly why I don't cease to respond to these threads. To point out the other side of why Jeep did this and Ford did that. To offer full disclosure, which goes a long way towards someone making an informed purchase.

As a quick example, I'll mention the slew of 2.0 vs 3.6 threads. Reading most of the posts, a non mechanical buyer would be left thinking that the turbo is destined to blow up in short order and that a kitten gets gutted for every 2.0 purchase. I've already come across a few posts from people that went with the 3.6 and settled on being uninspired. They happened to have driven a 2.0, after the fact, and instantly had buyers remorse because they kept reading posts about it not being good in a heavier Jeep. They, unfortunately, didn't know well enough to realize that they were taking advice from people that aren't qualified or have never even seen the inside of an engine. But that doesn't seem to stop them from spreading false information.

I'm babbling.

Also, nothing for anyone to feel bad about. People have been buying expensive vehicles that never see a fraction of their full capability, since before Jeeps even existed. It's human nature to want more than is really needed. My take is that someone who makes it far enough to be on this board, should already know what they're getting into. Rather than dissuade them from spending, I'd rather focus on helping them spend wisely.

Oh, and so I don't miss my cue....

Hahaha! Gotcha buddy!

 

[rallydefault]

@Headbarcode

Nicely said, my friend!

 

[Headbarcode]

@Headbarcode

Nicely said, my friend!

Much appreciated! Thanks buddy!

 

[ThirtyOne]

 

[Tellurian]

One thing I’ll be curious about is Ford’s relationship with the aftermarket companies.

Ford clearly understands the ever increasing amount of money to be made off of accessories in the overlanding community and have quite the rollout of accessories that aftermarket companies brought into being: dash rails, limb risers, rock lights, recovery boards, storage drawers, etc.). I wonder how many folks will not shop outside of Ford’s network so as to not disrupt their clean OEM aesthetic.

I foresee a great wave of overlanding Bronco mall crawlers. It will be nice to cross that one off the “It’s a Jeep thing” list.

 

[ThirtyOne]

As far as EJS concepts go, these are very mild.

 

[8flat]

Hey gents quick question: My solid axle JL has bad front end wheel hop in deep snow when spinning, as do most SFA rigs in my experience. I'm guessing the bronco IFS would not do that? It's not enough to make me switch, but just curious. We plowed through some NASTY back roads 2wks ago, first rig to make it over the mountain pass on this seasonal back road, but I had to be careful with wheel speed, too much and the wheel hop was atrocious.....but as some of you know wheel speed is important in deep snow.

 

[Richtor]

most of the action is after 12 min.
Also Lite Brite’s new video has the Bronco in it. Maybe they can share if it’s missing something in regards to articulation and suspension travel....

 

[Bradley]

I thought this was pretty good. Lite Brite does some great stuff with their Wranglers so I'm interested to see what they do with their Bronco.

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