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I don't agree - here's why. The Everest is a body on frame SUV that is not in the same category as the Edge and Explorer crossovers. Plus, we're getting the Bronco here to satisfy your needs. As far as your comparison to Toyota goes, Ford has more to offer in terms of a crossover and SUV...

It's a heavily camouflaged test mule, and not the final product. The camo team does extensive work to make sure you can't tell what the vehicle looks like, more often than not, it's horrendously ugly. Plus, the hacked up Ranger body on a Bronco frame is obviously not something that the design...

Phil, it could have very well been that the standard changed since all other safety metrics have been getting stricter over the past decade as well.

Phil, that's funny you mention that, because one of my friends who works as a crash safety engineer told me that OEMs are starting to remove grab handles from the pillars due to concerns of occupants hitting their heads on them. My guess would be that since the introduction of side curtain...

Not only do large tires eat up power with the extra rotational mass, changing tire size also changes the effective gearing as well. Small tires will put down more wheel torque, large tires will put down less wheel torque.

Exactly, and I think for that reason, remote start is illegal in Europe. (I'm not positive, if someone else has more info, please chime in!)

Apologies for bringing up an old thread, but this build looks sweet! How's daily drive-ability and fuel economy with the 35's?

There's multiple trains of thought for this. My initial thought to the "harsh shifts" when cold, is whether those shifts are actually harmful to the powertrain or not. I honestly have no idea, but is it just an annoyance to us? Or is there actual damage occurring? Imo, if there was actual...

I use Torque Pro on my phone (Android only though). All you need is a Bluetooh OBD2 port reader (I have a Veepeak one, $11 off Amazon), and the app is $5. You can customize what gauges you want shown on your phone, and it works well with a simple phone mount. I have heard of ways to have...

You're right, I'm probably being a little biased and not really considering other people's needs. A mid-sized BoF truck is perfect for me with my needs, as I do enjoy off roading and I do tow semi-regularly with my project car. Other people will have other needs that I don't think of. I do...

Nono, I completely agree with you! Looks like I didn't explain myself fully. I agree that 90% of truck owners don't need all that capability, so it makes sense to hop off the "truck bro" bandwagon, and get the unibody Ridgeline. But only if the unibody alternative is going to have amazing...

My biggest issue with the Ridgeline is that it doesn't really showcase its unibody benefits. It's not like it gets any better fuel economy than the body on frame trucks, it's interior isn't any more spacious, and ride/handling doesn't seem to be far superior either. It has some cool features...

It's actually a lot more common than you might think. I test drove the new Audi E-tron a few months ago and the salesman didn't come with me. Walked into the dealership, told him I was interested in checking it out but no intention to buy today. I asked for a test drive, he said sure, and I was...

Mine is all dinged up too. Nothing bent, but definitely scratched up pretty good. Maybe in the next year or two we'll see some more aftermarket skids for more protection, but until then, a slight lift and being careful is the way to go imo.

I said it all depends on shock valving/tuning. The Fox kit is going to have much better quality shocks so it can negate the inherent issues that arise when you raise the CG. You also upgraded your control arms which could have altered suspension geometry to improve anti-dive properties. You no...

Just a few things to note: The Eibach 3" lift kit won't necessarily improve the ride as much as you might think. I've never driven a Ranger with the Eibach kit but you're going to have more body motion due to the higher CG and thus more "headtoss". It all depends on the shock valving, but I...

Awesome vid, thanks for posting! What's the final ride height increase that you went with? The rear is also just begging with more flex with an upgrade leaf pack too haha

If your front tires lose traction you can't steer in any car lol plus, if you're roasting your front tires in a FWD and can't steer, that's your own fault for having a heavy foot.

Can't wait for them to come out with a beefier rear leaf pack upgrade to go along with their fancy coils and dampers...

No it does not allow you to get into 2LO. I can't think of any modern-ish 4x4 that let's you do that.