Bronco Raptor vs Jeep Rubicon 392

[Wizz]

So I had a Jeep Rubicon 392 decked out with long travel suspension, King coilovers, 38” Toyo tires and Raceline wheels. The Jeep was beautiful, but rode like a shopping cart. It was horrible! Traded the 392 in for the Bronco Raptor and couldn’t be happier. I do miss the motor in the 392, but that’s about it. All my friends said I was making a mistake because the Bronco wouldn’t rock crawl nearly as well as the Jeep, but I’ve been extremely impressed with the Bronco. I live in Washington, Utah so I’m right next door to Sand Hollow, and if you’ve heard of Sand Hollow, you know how awesome the rock crawling is here. I modify the suspension on all my off road vehicles, but not the Bronco. It’s darn near perfect. I did level the front end so as not to rub on the 39” tires, but that’s it. If you guys like rock crawling, from mild to extreme, come to Sand Hollow, you won’t be disappointed.

 

[Dragoon]

That's great to hear! Obviously, the 392 sounds great, but I was shocked at how well the Bronco Raptor handles. It feels like a rally car that just wants to be flicked into turns and run flat out through the desert!

 

[Roughstock]

That's great to hear! Obviously, the 392 sounds great, but I was shocked at how well the Bronco Raptor handles. It feels like a rally car that just wants to be flicked into turns and run flat out through the desert!

I agree. Can't wait to run it hard in the desert. I don't mind a bit of rock crawling. Not into mudding but running fast and hard is for me. The Raptor wins hands down from what every one seems to say from having the chance to run a 392. 392 even sounds good like 1911 but being able to rip through the desert is awesome. The V6 seems pretty good. Sure everyone likes more power; however, the Raptor still has it where it counts.

 

[DdYHrse]

So I had a Jeep Rubicon 392 decked out with long travel suspension, King coilovers, 38” Toyo tires and Raceline wheels. The Jeep was beautiful, but rode like a shopping cart. It was horrible! Traded the 392 in for the Bronco Raptor and couldn’t be happier. I do miss the motor in the 392, but that’s about it. All my friends said I was making a mistake because the Bronco wouldn’t rock crawl nearly as well as the Jeep, but I’ve been extremely impressed with the Bronco. I live in Washington, Utah so I’m right next door to Sand Hollow, and if you’ve heard of Sand Hollow, you know how awesome the rock crawling is here. I modify the suspension on all my off road vehicles, but not the Bronco. It’s darn near perfect. I did level the front end so as not to rub on the 39” tires, but that’s it. If you guys like rock crawling, from mild to extreme, come to Sand Hollow, you won’t be disappointed.

All you did was a front level and put 39's on and you are not rubbing anywhere when crawling? Are you on the stock wheels? I might just do this if you are not rubbing.

 

[Wizz]

All you did was a front level and put 39's on and you are not rubbing anywhere when crawling? Are you on the stock wheels? I might just do this if you are not rubbing.

So with the leveling pucks and the 39” tires, there is a small amount of rubbing at full lock on the edge of the plastic inner fender wells. This could be resolved with a little bit of plastic trimming. I’m not worried about it because I have fiberglass fenders on order. If they ever go into production!

 

[DdYHrse]

So with the leveling pucks and the 39” tires, there is a small amount of rubbing at full lock on the edge of the plastic inner fender wells. This could be resolved with a little bit of plastic trimming. I’m not worried about it because I have fiberglass fenders on order. If they ever go into production!

Gotcha. Are you running factory wheels?

 

[Wizz]

Gotcha. Are you running factory wheels?

I’m running 20” Raceline forged Liberators.

 

[RaptorusMaximus]

So I had a Jeep Rubicon 392 decked out with long travel suspension, King coilovers, 38” Toyo tires and Raceline wheels. The Jeep was beautiful, but rode like a shopping cart. It was horrible! Traded the 392 in for the Bronco Raptor and couldn’t be happier. I do miss the motor in the 392, but that’s about it. All my friends said I was making a mistake because the Bronco wouldn’t rock crawl nearly as well as the Jeep, but I’ve been extremely impressed with the Bronco. I live in Washington, Utah so I’m right next door to Sand Hollow, and if you’ve heard of Sand Hollow, you know how awesome the rock crawling is here. I modify the suspension on all my off road vehicles, but not the Bronco. It’s darn near perfect. I did level the front end so as not to rub on the 39” tires, but that’s it. If you guys like rock crawling, from mild to extreme, come to Sand Hollow, you won’t be disappointed.

If we could of only got the coyote......

 

[Wizz]

If we could of only got the coyote......

Amen brother! I’ll be very interested if someone does a Coyote swap. I would just be worried about the weight On the front end.

 

[Jetg]

Did anyone think it was worth opting for the insurance? considering the video?