How exactly do you use your Bronco....

[tcm glx]

So, with many of the discussions we have all had, its important to note how we exactly use our Bronco. This way we can understand why you built the way you did.......


1) Do you daily drive it:
2) How many miles a year do you drive it:
3) What percentage do you drive on the street:
4) What percentage is off road:
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run)
6) Future plans for wheeling it:
7) Do you trailer with it (tow):
8) Do you trailer the Bronco:

[tcm glx]

Ill go first....

1) Do you daily drive it: No, take it to work on a friday occasionally
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 10K
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 60% (driving to and from races)
4) What percentage is off road: 40%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Baja, Barstow and Plaster City primarily
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run): Primarily chasing for other teams, occasionally a pre run
6) Future plans for wheeling it: Continue status quo....
7) Do you trailer with it (tow): No
8) Do you trailer the Bronco: No

[bajascott]

So, with many of the discussions we have all had, its important to note how we exactly use our Bronco. This way we can understand why you built the way you did.......


1) Do you daily drive it:yes
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 20,000 est.
3) What percentage do you drive on the street:75%
4) What percentage is off road:the other 25%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):any dirt, prerun,chase,play
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run)fun now,but will be primary prerunner/recovery for a class 7 and class 3.
6) Future plans for wheeling it: yes for many years to come

[ESHALLBETTER]

1) Do you daily drive it: NO, BUT I DO SIT IN IT AND MAKE MOTOR NOISES ONCE A WEEK
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: IT HAS GONE ABOUT 200 FEET IN THE LAST 3 YEARS
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 99% OF THE TIME IT IS ON THE TRAILER
4) What percentage is off road: THE REMAINING 1% IS THE DIRT DRIVEWAY TO THE SHOP
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): BAJA, CLASS 3
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) PRE RUN, RACE, CHASE, PLAY
6) Future plans for wheeling it: BAJA 1000, ANYTHING WITH AN ENTRY FEE I CAN AFFORD

[Rednek Renegade]

1) Do you daily drive it: Yes
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: less then 5k
3) What percentage do you drive on the street:40
4) What percentage is off road:60
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):Trail
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) carrying the ice chests
6) Future plans for wheeling it: Found some sweet speedbumps at a loading dock area

[Nick]

1) Do you daily drive it: No

2) How many miles a year do you drive it:4000

3) What percentage do you drive on the street:50%

4) What percentage is off road:50%

5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):Yes

6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run)Chuck wagon, parts bin, tow truck

6) Future plans for wheeling it:Getting it put together and running

[BajaBronco13]

For my 1995


1) Do you daily drive it: 7 days a week
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 18k
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 95%
4) What percentage is off road: 5%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Desert
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) Fun Run
6) Future plans for wheeling it: To make it a mild chase ride


For the 1989 Four Door Bronco


1) Do you daily drive it: No
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: so far only a couple of hundred miles since I bought it last year
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 100%
4) What percentage is off road: 0%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Desert and Baja
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) Chase and Pre Run
6) Future plans for wheeling it: To make it a mild four seater prerunner


For my 1986 Bronco C3 Build


1) Do you daily drive it: No
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: When it was together every weekend for a few miles
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 100%
4) What percentage is off road: 0%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Desert and Baja
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) Usually chase and fun run
6) Future plans for wheeling it: To build this ride as a low budget Class 3

[Polarcub]

So, with many of the discussions we have all had, its important to note how we exactly use our Bronco. This way we can understand why you built the way you did.......


1) Do you daily drive it:
2) How many miles a year do you drive it:
3) What percentage do you drive on the street:
4) What percentage is off road:
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run)
6) Future plans for wheeling it:

1) No
2) 10-12K
3)45%
4)55%
5) Desert,sand,Trail...pretty much everything
6) Exploring, chase,Pre run, fun run, going somewhere!
7) Doing the same stuff but end goal is to put it on a trailer but keep it street legal. Then I can push harder on it and not worry about getting it home

Great thread!

[damon1272]

1) Do you daily drive it: No
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 3-5k (depending on gas prices and if I am being paid to show up)
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 40-50%
4) What percentage is off road:50-60%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail):Desert
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run)Some fun running and client support
6) Future plans for wheeling it: Looking to get into more fun running and
expidition/camping trips

[Squarehead]

1) Do you daily drive it: No, but I hope to start using it as my 'weekend' vehicle pretty soon here.

2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 5000

3) What percentage do you drive on the street: Basically, on the way to go 'wheel, some weekend driving around town.

4) What percentage is off road: 50%

5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Desert, sand....some trail.

6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run): Fun only.

6) Future plans for wheeling it: 'Luxury' prerunner for fun excursions.

[billy1911]

1) Do you daily drive it: No
2) How many miles a year do you drive it:less then 5000mi
3) What percentage do you drive on the street:50%
4) What percentage is off road:50%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): All of them
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run): 1 Chase, 2 fun run, 3 pre run
6) Future plans for wheeling it:pre running and chasing in Mex San Felipa, 500 and 1000

7)Do you trailer it: I drive it there and home towing my camper.

[yikes]

1) Do you daily drive it: I don't drive it at all. It drives me........crazy.
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: lawn ornament
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 70%. Let's get real, it takes a lot more street miles to get to where we play than miles used playing. Except for Paul.
4) What percentage is off road: not enough
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): yeah, that's about right
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) yeah, I do that too. plus picnics.
6) Future plans for wheeling it: go faster, longer, brake less, break more
7) Do you trailer with it (tow): 5000lb travel trailer
8) Do you trailer the Bronco: After the kids are grown and I get to keep some money

[philofab]

So, with many of the discussions we have all had, its important to note how we exactly use our Bronco. This way we can understand why you built the way you did.......


1) Do you daily drive it: Yes, I drive it almost every day.
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 25K or so
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 80% (Yes, Brian it actually sees 5K in the dirt a year.)
4) What percentage is off road: %30
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): Trail, Desert, & Sand. Baja someday.
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) Retrieval, setting up courses, chasing, pre-run, & fun.
6) Future plans for wheeling it:More bling and a disco ball
7) Do you trailer with it (tow):Yes, lots of em.
8) Do you trailer the Bronco:Once, when I bought it and it didn't run.

[yikes]

Did you use a calculator for that, Philo?

[redwagon]

1) Do you daily drive it: NO
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 500 TO 1000
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 50%
4) What percentage is off road: 50%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): ALL
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) ROCKS
6) Future plans for wheeling it: AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
7) Do you trailer with it (tow): NO
8) Do you trailer the Bronco: DEPENDS ON WHERE I AM GOING.

[philofab]

Did you use a calculator for that, Philo?

I'll take a picture of a road with a street sign 60 feet from my house and you'll understand my 110%. And no, I can do math in my head.

[yikes]

Haha!

[yikes]

1) Do you daily drive it: NO, BUT I DO SIT IN IT AND MAKE MOTOR NOISES ONCE A WEEK

Woohoooooo!! That means you're having fun, which is the best answer of all.

[Devin]

I use mine to get in the way, and collect fir needles in my driveway.

[gunit]

1) Do you daily drive it: NO
2) How many miles a year do you drive it: 3500
3) What percentage do you drive on the street: 5%; on highways 1, 3 and 5 in Baja mostly.
4) What percentage is off road: 95%
5) What type of off road do you do (Sand, Desert, Baja, Trail): ALL; Race courses typically have all of these.
6) When off road, what are you typically doing (Chase, Pre Run, Fun Run) Pre Run and chase
6) Future plans for wheeling it: The same as now.
7) Do you trailer with it (tow): NO
8) Do you trailer the Bronco: Always, I want to put it on a trailer to get home if it breaks. I could not use it the way I need to If I knew I had to drive it all the way home from Baja.

My Bronco was built for pre running and chase duty only. I believe in using the exact vehicle for the job. I tow with a Duramax crew cab, I wheel and rock crawl with a Jeep CJ7 and I have a car to drive to work and around town.