Yet another PNW Braptor

[Badclam]

So after buying a 2021 Black Diamond Sasquatch Bronco, then buying a F150 37pp Raptor, a Braptor sounded like a perfect mix. I still have the F150 Raptor 37pp, but the wife is driving that while I get acquainted with my Braptor.
I live in S.W. Wa. on the coast, in the sticks, so I can drive the beach on the way home, and logging roads once I get home. I'm loving this Braptor! It's a completely different vehicle than the Bronco Sasquatch, and is the SUV brother to the F150 Raptor. I don't even have plates yet, but have started modifications to make it mine. Real beadlock rings, fog and driving lights, storage solutions and so on.

I love it so far.

 

[Johnny Rebel]

Great looking trucks!

How do you like the DD Fogs on your Bronco?

 

[TurboS]

So after buying a 2021 Black Diamond Sasquatch Bronco, then buying a F150 37pp Raptor, a Braptor sounded like a perfect mix. I still have the F150 Raptor 37pp, but the wife is driving that while I get acquainted with my Braptor.
I live in S.W. Wa. on the coast, in the sticks, so I can drive the beach on the way home, and logging roads once I get home. I'm loving this Braptor! It's a completely different vehicle than the Bronco Sasquatch, and is the SUV brother to the F150 Raptor. I don't even have plates yet, but have started modifications to make it mine. Real beadlock rings, fog and driving lights, storage solutions and so on. View attachment 9504View attachment 9505View attachment 9506View attachment 9507I love it so far.

Welcome to BroncoRaptor.com! 🍻 Awesome that you have the choice to off-road daily on the beach & logging trails! Great choice of trucks.

 

[412Brap]

Welcome! Awesome to have another PNW BRaptor up here. I split time between Seattle and North Central WA where the BRaptor spends most of its time.

 

[Roughstock]

Welcome. Nice trucks. Look forward to some more pics and stories.

 

[Dragoon]

Now that's the way to commute! The true beadlock rings look great as well!

 

[Badclam]

Great looking trucks!

How do you like the DD Fogs on your Bronco?

Love them. Fun fact. If you buy yellow DD lights, they have 4000k colored LEDs in stead of the 6000k of their white lights. So you put a clear lens over the Yellow LEDs and you get a warm white color that really, really cuts fog and rain way better than the bluish 6000k white. The Baja Designs white XL80 lights on my bumper are 5000k, which is the best driving light I've found.

 

[Badclam]

Now that's the way to commute! The true beadlock rings look great as well!

Thanks. 3 advantages to beadlocks. 1)Being able to air way down without losing your bead. 2) Being able to fix a flat yourself in the bush if you really have to. 3)They look as tough as they really are. IMO.

 

[Badclam]

Welcome. Nice trucks. Look forward to some more pics and stories.

Here's today's mods. Reflector red and white that really pop at night.

 

[Roughstock]

Thanks. 3 advantages to beadlocks. 1)Being able to air way down without losing your bead. 2) Being able to fix a flat yourself in the bush if you really have to. 3)They look as tough as they really are. IMO.

It seems most don't ever use the beadlocks. They seem more suited for racing or a specific off road vehicle. Not one that would be on the road. Fixing a flat. Can you explain that? Do you mean to put the tire on the beadlocks while on the trail just to get you out? I know with a dirt bike or an enduro bike I carry very large zip ties to zip tie the tire to the rim and ride out. Of course I carry other tire fixing and airing solutions as well.

Thanks

 

[Johnny Rebel]

Love them. Fun fact. If you buy yellow DD lights, they have 4000k colored LEDs in stead of the 6000k of their white lights. So you put a clear lens over the Yellow LEDs and you get a warm white color that really, really cuts fog and rain way better than the bluish 6000k white. The Baja Designs white XL80 lights on my bumper are 5000k, which is the best driving light I've found.

That's a new one for me. I've bought a LOT of BD lights over the years and just thought they changed the lenses out. Didn't realize the LEDs were a different color temp. Thanks for the info!

Someone else told me the same thing about the XL80's being the best driving light, but I haven't tried them out yet.

 

[Badclam]

It seems most don't ever use the beadlocks. They seem more suited for racing or a specific off road vehicle. Not one that would be on the road. Fixing a flat. Can you explain that? Do you mean to put the tire on the beadlocks while on the trail just to get you out? I know with a dirt bike or an enduro bike I carry very large zip ties to zip tie the tire to the rim and ride out. Of course I carry other tire fixing and airing solutions as well.

Thanks

Normally a tire is pried over to the inside of the rim and pushed out with air pressure to make a seal. With a beadlock ring the tire is on the outside of the rim, held in place by the ring pushing it in against the outside of the rim. When you remove the ring from the rim, you have access to the inside of the tire. Patch it, re-install the ring and air up.

 

[Badclam]

That's a new one for me. I've bought a LOT of BD lights over the years and just thought they changed the lenses out. Didn't realize the LEDs were a different color temp. Thanks for the info!

Someone else told me the same thing about the XL80's being the best driving light, but I haven't tried them out yet.

I work on the water, and my lighting experience comes from running in bad weather at night on the water. In heavy rain, mist, or fog, 6000k or 6500k color lights are more blue color and are useless. 5500k down to 4000k is what we use on the water. It works the same on land. If you are in dry clear conditions the higher 6000k work great.

 

[Roughstock]

Normally a tire is pried over to the inside of the rim and pushed out with air pressure to make a seal. With a beadlock ring the tire is on the outside of the rim, held in place by the ring pushing it in against the outside of the rim. When you remove the ring from the rim, you have access to the inside of the tire. Patch it, re-install the ring and air up.

Great thanks, I understand.