What did you do to your Bronco Raptor today?

[G1D1UP2]

I don't want to trigger anyone today at the sight of what I'm about to show you... so prepare yourselves...

I made some of my "office supplies" more accessible and secure while I'm Rollin' Rollin Rollin Rollin!

https://www.cabelas.com/p/hornady-magnetic-gun-mount

 

[Roughstock]

A man's got to do what a man's got to do...Looks good

 

[Dgchurch39]

I'm left handed! LOL

 

[Zach@Granger]

Yep pretty much! I was driving around today with the wife and we both said how much we love the Bronco Raptor which shocked me with her as she is a high end Porsche, Aston, Maserati, Ferrari girl....literally shocked me...as she has a hot Maserati Granturismo with red leather...stunning looks not really an impressive ride to me.....then next was how we've loved Florida now for over 30 years... = winning

Yes, that is a win indeed! The Bronco Raptor must be pretty impressive

 

[Mdrums]

Nothing to show but my Ford ProCal came into my dealer and I stopped by to schedule an appointment and they said it’s easy and we can do it now….so cool got that done and drove around easy normal through suburbs for 50 miles as suggested. All is good. Seems to hold the gears a little longer in normal mode which is nice and downshifts in sport mode are more accurate and better. I don’t feel any power difference driving around in the suburbs no more than 1/2 throttle 4K or so rpm’s….

 

[Motorpig42]

Sport mode and turn off traction control. 37s shall spin. It's a kick!

 

[Crayon Eater (IYKYK)]

I missed out on her mount. I went yesterday and they were sold out. Looks great on there.

What size pole did you use for the flag? I want to get all mine ready for a car show in August.

I'm sure someone already replied and you already have one but just in case, Amazon has this one that I installed.
Nilight Tailgate Flagpole w/ CB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6KK33ZQ?tag=braptor-20

 

[Crayon Eater (IYKYK)]

Performed an autopsy on my Steering rack. 74 Weld case with original Hoss 3.0 internals. My first 74 Weld case was warrantied and they swapped my internals into a new 74 Weld case. This new rack started making a sound racks shouldn’t make on a full lock turn months later.

Ford said “yup” racks gotta be replaced. I had like a week before my Mojave week, so I bought a new Ford 3.0 rack and had them install it. What a mess that was, but I still needed to return a core for a $400 deposit.

I just found time to perform an autopsy and swap internals out of 74 case into my original Hoss 3.0 case. The problem became apparent as soon as I removed the end of my case. The belt connecting the motor to the rack was broken and wadded up.

Disassembled the rest of the rack and found there were no other issues. Nothing loose or binding. No water intrusion. Nothing

So either the belt failed or the tensioner cam was not tensioned properly. It is impossible to tell if it was improperly tensioned when installed (74 Welds fault) or the belt failed on its own (Fords fault). No one will own it, so I’m stuck in the middle.

So I bought a $3000 OEM rack, that ultimately could have been repaired with a simple belt without even removing the rack from the car. Oh well. Moving on.

P.S. I haven’t been able to find that belt yet other than a friend offered me a used one.

The belt as I found it upon pulling the case end off. Not sure why it made noise only at full lock.
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The failed belt
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Frayed belt bits in the end case
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The steering rack end case on installed rack. Remove tie rod, the frame mounting bolt and 7 case bolts and the belt and tensioner are very accessible
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Handwritten notes included with the core return are always appreciated.
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Stories like yours are why I decided against 74WELD products. At first they looked amazing, sounded like high quality products if you listen to the owner but I've heard a lot of horror stories and so I've decided against them altogether. Love your rig.

 

[Crayon Eater (IYKYK)]

I want to find a spare set, so I can cut them down half way to wheel in and keep my originals stored. Always looking!

I want to find a spare set, so I can cut them down half way to wheel in and keep my originals stored. Always looking!!

How do you remove the factory flares and reinstall them. I've been afraid to because they look taped or glued on

 

[TurboS46]

How do you remove the factory flares and reinstall them. I've been afraid to because they look taped or glued on

The inner wheel well liners need to be removed in order to gain access to the multiple plastic retainer clips attaching the flare to the fender. The Bronco Raptor flares are designed to pop off in the event of a accidental hit or impact by breaking the flare retainer clips. This allows the flare to be reattached with new clips while the fender itself avoided significant damage... hopefully.

In the photo below OEM black flares were removed for painting body color.

Below photo is an early Ford test vehicle that had it's rear flare ripped off. Apparently while attempting to widen a Rocky Mountain trail.

 

[Motorpig42]

Compared to the standard Bronco or even a Jeep, the engineering is so complicated, lol!

 

[Mdrums]

I'm sure someone already replied and you already have one but just in case, Amazon has this one that I installed.
Nilight Tailgate Flagpole w/ CB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6KK33ZQ?tag=braptor-20

Does this install on the 2 upper and lower screw holes on the plastic tailgate cover?

 

[Mysilvstang]

Moved my chase lights up on the 3rd brake light using a bracket by Bennett Built. The way I originally had them with home made brackets added to original brackets caused a rattle on the original bracket. Removed the brackets I made and no more rattle. The original brackets are now only for GMRS antenna and a flag whip on the other side.