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It looks like it has frameless door windows. That should make storing the doors easier. And if those window seals are incorporated into the roll bar and B and C pillars, it out to simplify the roof design.
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How about this: I also propose that in addition to them being frameless half doors that there is a type of tube/lattice door to which the skin/window assembly attaches, and that skeleton will remain when the doors are "removed", thus leaving the structure and hinge/lock hardware in place. This will reduce the bulk and weight of the skins while supplying a type of minimal tube half door. Very easy to store just the frameless skin/window assembly on board, and easy to carry and remove.It looks like it has frameless door windows. That should make storing the doors easier. And if those window seals are incorporated into the roll bar and B and C pillars, it out to simplify the roof design.
This photo is from the F150 Raptor spy photo. Not the Ranger.No leaf springs on there. That is a Lower control arm, so it is coil springs rear, and can't tell from pictures if it will have a watts link yet like rumors state.
attached is a photo from the Bronco Forums pulled from another site showing what is said to be the rear suspension design. From all the photos, this very well could be a Ranger Raptor suspension setup in use on the Bronco. If that is the case this will not be just a mall crawler.
You are correct Sir! I pulled it from the Bronco forums, did not do a google search to verify it. Good catch. However the Bronco photos posted do show lower control arms and not a leaf springThis photo is from the F150 Raptor spy photo. Not the Ranger.
From the side and rear shots, assuming that's an 18" wheel (common with mid level trims), making the tire probably a 31" model (measures about half inch under that, again pretty normal for mid level trims), and the wheelbase is 112" (matching the Everest and the ugly Bronco mules).6 lug hubs and take a look at the rear shot. Does the spare make the body look wide or does the body width make the spare look small. 31" 32" 33" tires? Rear leaf springs means a track bar is not needed back there. I pulled the track bars on any leaf sprung axle.
That was my first impression too, but there's a running board or step of some kind making it look several inches lower. Frame rails and diff are probably comparable to trims on Wrangler.Did they actually manage to make the breakover angle worse than the 4dr JL?
Yeah why have they never moved the damn mirrors?One thing we know Ford got correct that Jeep didn't - the mirror mounting location.
I bet the windshield doesn't fold down. Jeep can't mount them on the A pillar because ours does.Yeah why have they never moved the damn mirrors?
I bet the windshield doesn't fold down. Jeep can't mount them on the A pillar because ours does.
#goalsI would definitely take a look at the Bronco. From what I've seen it looks pretty cool and I would love to test drive it when it debuts. Never buy a first year vehicle though, still working out the kinks. As far as switching over, maybe get the wife to trade in her Cherokee for it, the Wrangler stays mine. One thing about the Wranglers is nothing else looks like it....period, and anything that comes close is just a blatant copy. I do have my issues with some of the quality problems FCA has with the new JL and the dealerships around me are mostly crap. One thing to think about is the aftermarket and experienced aftermarket parts that the Wranglers enjoy, the Bronco won't have anything even close for many years and that's if the vehicle takes off market-wise. Could I see a Bronco in my future? Maybe, but it'd be next to my JL!!
better angle of the Bronco here, but the IFS is a deal killer for us. Since I run almost exclusively Moab SFA is a must. I have run Moab in my FJ and just spend way too much time on 3 wheels with an IFS