Ideas for 4WD Accessories - Comfort, Use, Safety... Useful Upgrades

[TANSTAAFL]

Thank you for the responses! Sorry for a late reply, wanted to put some thought into this. The Bronco is a 2024. I expect mostly road use with some light off road use, definitely inclement weather (snow, ice which I have encountered in trips) and travel. Did not consider a Kinetic rope, shackles or a shovel, have the basics such as a decent First Aid Kit, some light tools. The Jack is a good idea too, hadn't considered that. Air compressor is covered, a simple hand held one by Wolfbox. Mine has the Plastic Bumpers, any downsides to switching to metal? Another item I have in all my vehicles is a dashcam, which has come in handy on two occasions (no accident, just a drunk driver and someone trying to crash their car into me.) Mechanically may get a Cold Air Intake, and Tuner. Any mods that people have regretted?

As for rubber ducks, is that a "Jeep thang" only?

 

[Okie4570]

Thank you for the responses! Sorry for a late reply, wanted to put some thought into this. The Bronco is a 2024. I expect mostly road use with some light off road use, definitely inclement weather (snow, ice which I have encountered in trips) and travel. Did not consider a Kinetic rope, shackles or a shovel, have the basics such as a decent First Aid Kit, some light tools. The Jack is a good idea too, hadn't considered that. Air compressor is covered, a simple hand held one by Wolfbox. Mine has the Plastic Bumpers, any downsides to switching to metal? Another item I have in all my vehicles is a dashcam, which has come in handy on two occasions (no accident, just a drunk driver and someone trying to crash their car into me.) Mechanically may get a Cold Air Intake, and Tuner. Any mods that people have regretted?

As for rubber ducks, is that a "Jeep thang" only?

You're 24' is amazing on snow and ice. Not sure if you have the 2.3l or 2.7l but the best performance mod you can make is to run 91 octane, instant 15hp. You won't see a benefit that you can feel in the seat of your pants with air and tune only imo. Our 22' Badlands 2D can crawl about 90% of the obstacles that my heavily modded 71' Bronco can. Ford got a lot of things right for sure with the new bronco for the most part.

 

[Letfreedomring]

I've got a nissan frontier pro-4x and my most useful mods have been side steps so navigator can more easily get in and out of my leveled truck, Halo jump pack with 110v outlet, cheap portable air compressor, hood lift struts to eliminate factory prop rod, vent visors for Oklahoma summers, bug guard to protect hood paint, Spyder all-weather floor mats, and Katana led bulbs in factory headlight assemblies (best cut-off I've found), but Santa brought me aftermarket projector headlight assemblies that will be installed after my Move prerunner bumper is finished to protect front end. Aftermarket bumpers offer better protection and usually improve approach and departure angles, but often at the cost of fuel economy due to added weight.
If you do your own maintenance a mighty-vac fluid extractor is vital to keep from having to crawl around under vehicle messing with drain plugs and skid plates.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

You're 24' is amazing on snow and ice. Not sure if you have the 2.3l or 2.7l but the best performance mod you can make is to run 91 octane, instant 15hp. You won't see a benefit that you can feel in the seat of your pants with air and tune only imo. Our 22' Badlands 2D can crawl about 90% of the obstacles that my heavily modded 71' Bronco can. Ford got a lot of things right for sure with the new bronco for the most part.

Got lucky, it's the 2.7 with 4.27 axles. It's pretty quick, but a tuner can increase HP by 62, and torque by 100 ft lbs. We've had a turbo vehicle before, and found ourselves always using 91 or better. My gut reaction to Turbos or high compression engines is to use premium, exclusively (yeah, the manufacturers say 87 for it, but I intend to keep this a long time and no knock versus a little that kills pistons and rings.) Also if I get a different tire/wheel combination I can go bigger. Not too anxious to do new tires or wheels, I think Ford dialed in a lot very well. Ironically it was bought for my wife, who has put a grand total of 5 miles behind the wheel, typically I'm driving, or drive it. We looked at Jeep, they're nice, but road manners Aren't quite as nice.

 

[Okie4570]

Got lucky, it's the 2.7 with 4.27 axles. It's pretty quick, but a tuner can increase HP by 62, and torque by 100 ft lbs. We've had a turbo vehicle before, and found ourselves always using 91 or better. My gut reaction to Turbos or high compression engines is to use premium, exclusively (yeah, the manufacturers say 87 for it, but I intend to keep this a long time and no knock versus a little that kills pistons and rings.) Also if I get a different tire/wheel combination I can go bigger. Not too anxious to do new tires or wheels, I think Ford dialed in a lot very well. Ironically it was bought for my wife, who has put a grand total of 5 miles behind the wheel, typically I'm driving, or drive it. We looked at Jeep, they're nice, but road manners Aren't quite as nice.

Haha, ours is my wife's daily driver. It's got almost 57k miles on it, I've probably driven it 5k miles max.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

I've got a nissan frontier pro-4x and my most useful mods have been side steps so navigator can more easily get in and out of my leveled truck, Halo jump pack with 110v outlet, cheap portable air compressor, hood lift struts to eliminate factory prop rod, vent visors for Oklahoma summers, bug guard to protect hood paint, Spyder all-weather floor mats, and Katana led bulbs in factory headlight assemblies (best cut-off I've found), but Santa brought me aftermarket projector headlight assemblies that will be installed after my Move prerunner bumper is finished to protect front end. Aftermarket bumpers offer better protection and usually improve approach and departure angles, but often at the cost of fuel economy due to added weight.
If you do your own maintenance a mighty-vac fluid extractor is vital to keep from having to crawl around under vehicle messing with drain plugs and skid plates.

Actually good advice on the Jump Pack, haven't thought of one. Thanks also for the brand of LED Lights... One reason I haven't been hip on lights is the tendency for stuff to be aftermarket Junk. Also the hood struts is a great idea, hate the prop.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Haha, ours is my wife's daily driver. It's got almost 57k miles on it, I've probably driven it 5k miles max.

Things I do not like: The speedo and driver's dash (gauges), analogue speedo is hard to read, LED display does not lend to a good driving experience. Didn't like auto start stop, but fixed that.

 

[Shakel65]

Traction boards and a tire plug kit. If I had a flat on the street I would just put the spare on but if youre on the trail It may be easier and safer to plug the tire and use the compressor. Using a jack in dirt, mud or rocks can get sketchy. I carried all this in my 4runner.

 

[Okie4570]

Things I do not like: The speedo and driver's dash (gauges), analogue speedo is hard to read, LED display does not lend to a good driving experience. Didn't like auto start stop, but fixed that.

Yes same here, I Forscan'd a bunch of things the first week of ownership.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Yes same here, I Forscan'd a bunch of things the first week of ownership.

Yes, several features I turned off, the collision warning system, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warnings. Those can be fixed through the settings. The auto start stop was a hardware fix. Best $99 I've ever spent on a vehicle. The cheaper ones that work through the OBD port are easy to install, but I have heard that people have issues with windows after it is installed. Maybe I should get Forscan, but need an OBD II cable.