You are doing such an excellent job with your channel. Few, if any, channels have such a variety of content. New, old, 4x4, custom, and even a Mustang II.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Gonna throw another hobby into the mix this week.!

The Dirthead Shed, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

You’re an awesome, hardworking SOB.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve felt pretty lazy lately

Yes! Friday with the Dirthead Shed!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Cool to see an obs Bronco make a cameo appearance during the test drive! 😎

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Snuck in there

I was always curious what you did for a day job, thanks for taking us along

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very cool to see what you do as a regular job.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It’s just like all my other jobs!

I installed on my Bronco and I also love it. Driving in California roads it’s like off roading everywhere.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That’s roads in every state anymore

Enjoyed the episode and love the variety on your channel.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Wait till the next video!

I’m glad to someone installing these falcon coil overs. Seems like such a cool product for the Bronco.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Agreed

Cool build! Thanks for taking us along. Great video quality with the phone

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out

Heck yeah! Great work! Iphone really shined there! Especially those ending shots! I enjoyed seeing what one of these Broncos looked like up underneath. Great tips as always too!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It was fun making it work. The audio was a little difficult, but that’s mostly my fault

I daily drive a 22 Bronco Base 2 door manual and it's amazing in its stock form. This just makes it better. Love my 6 gen bronco and will keep these in mind for the future. Thanks for filming it for us!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I like the base 2 door the best. Good choice

Great episode, thanks for sharing Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Nice suspension upgrade and a great tutorial👍.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I was pumped on the outcome

Great episode, cool to see some Bronco action!!! It’s funny how changing over to coil overs makes such a huge difference on a 6th gen Bronco.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Ford thought it through really well, and the aftermarket really stepped up

Thanks for taking us along. I hope someday you can go full time on YT!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! That would be great

Nice hand siping on those center treads! Did that to some Toyo MT's in the past, worked great!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It definitely helps out!

What cool bronco , nice upgrade on the suspension bud . Cheers 🇨🇦

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was a nice quick upgrade

That's a sweet setup.... I love my 2022 bronco.

@thedirtheadshed

Ай бұрын

It drives amazing

hope you had a good week dave my man 😄

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It was a great week

that's Coop! I didn't realize you worked for OPP! That's awesome! they seem like a fun bunch.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yep. Thats the place

@Kyle-ev4fk

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed you missed a great "Yea, you know me" opportunity there.

Dave, really great channel. Just started watching recently. Keep the unexpected coming. Really didn’t expect the late model on here, was a cool surprise. Nothing better than seeing you run mom’s spaghetti in Moab, though.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I prefer my old stuff too! But the new stuff can be fun as long as I’m not footing the bill!

Day job videos are cool too Dave 👍🏻

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad I grabbed the camera

Man, someone took some time to sipe those Nittos. Thanks for sharing the install, Dave. You rock! 🪨

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

If you look in the back by the bay door opening we have a Saf-T-Sipe machine. Makes quick work of it

@TheMotorman80

3 ай бұрын

Funny that you mentioned that. I have a set of 38x13.50r17’s that are about a year and a half old and thought Nitto added something new!😂

I liked the Bronco content. On the ratchet wrenches, i bought the flex head first, they loosen up a ton to where they just flop around, so i bought the fixed end ones and hardly use the flex head ones now. There's a time and place for both.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

True that

Nice video dave that's a cool bronco!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks pretty good going through them. Pot holes. Nice suspension you put on that Bronco.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I want to see it in the desert!

Great to see your day job

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, hopefully it wasn’t too boring

It’s go to work with Dave day 😂

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Just this once

BDS for my r/c rock crawler is one of if not thee best suspension out there , tough and never leaks.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That’s cool. Didn’t know they did rc stuff

That’s a rad upgrade 👍🏻

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Big bang for the buck

That's a cool bronco. I still think an old 80s bronco 2 would be a cool crawler build. I miss mine.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

The bronco2 is a great little rig

These new broncos are sweet.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I dig them

Dude!!! $4k not bad!!! It's getting the 60k+ together to buy the Bronco is the problem!!✌️

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Right!! I think I’d go for then 34k base model 2 door

Killer video so far man can’t wait tell the day I can afford build up our tacoma

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Hey! At least you have the truck already

@aaronscott2278

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed definitely first truck in years always had 4Runners lol

Thanks Dave. Always wondered what the day job was.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It’s pretty much just like my night and weekend job!

Nice work!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I’m just saying, you had the perfect shirt to wear for this video… missed opportunity 😂 cool video man

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Nashville Late Model Bronco

@NashvilleEarlyBronco

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed haha!

Sweet rig, and that is a very nice kit.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Pretty cool to have such an upgrade be so simple

@scottr9900

3 ай бұрын

Put a puck lift and new shocks on my old JK. The Bilsteins made a world of difference in ride quality. If you ever find yourself in the area, there is a trail that runs in from Panamint Valley to the old Barker Ranch where the Manson Family holed up. There were some big obstacles that stopped our crew cold but would be a fun run in MazGrande or Louis Viten. We got stopped by a 4’ nearly vertical ramp, but it was a neat run. Best part is you come out on the road to Furnace and a quick trip to Vegas. There are also some pretty interesting trails on the east side of Lake Mead that are easy day hops. Just a thought.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I need to explore that area a lot more. Kind of missed the boat on it by leaving California

Nice truck! I think Ford did great.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They did. It has some refining. But it’s a great rig

That is a sick baby bronco wkth those mod's !!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It is pretty freakin cool

As an owner of a '22 Everglades with the bilstine stock shocks, I'm jealous. The stock shocks handle great on the road but it's very firm and the bumps are rough. I may have to consider an upgrade.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

This kit seems like the top shelf . Good stuff

Bronco content❤

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They are cool rigs

That surprised feeling when thing just go together the easy way.😏

@thedirtheadshed

2 ай бұрын

Right…. I over complicate everything else

@arod4084

2 ай бұрын

@thedirtheadshed no man! You do great job! 👍🏼 thanks for taking time to share your tricks of the trade.

Take a shot every time Dave says rad

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I’m drunk

It’s pretty nice (weird?) seeing you work on a newer rig with bolt on parts. This is a little more familiar territory for me with my zero fab skills. I enjoyed the change of pace. Having to drop a gas tank to install some CA’s would have frustrated me beyond belief though.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the bolt on stuff when it’s truly an upgrade. So much stuff out there is just fluff

Good stuff 🎉

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Watching this makes me appreciate how Jeep tries to make Jeeps easier to modify. You don't have to pull the fuel tank for instance to get to a control arm bolt. Bronco's are cool rigs, but they lacked foresight when it comes to make them modifiable. Same goes for trying to put a winch on the front, its a major pain and the bumper mounts like to rip off the frame. Great video though! And this kit looks super complete and well done.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They did a pretty good job in my opinion, but Jeep has it figured out really well

@aaronnorlund4484

3 ай бұрын

Ya, but keep has had years of trial and error working with basically the same platform. Give Ford 10+ years to perfect a standard. And work out the bugs. But, the aftermarket support is gaining fast!

@Stuka87

3 ай бұрын

@@aaronnorlund4484 Oh, for sure. Jeep having built vehicles non-stop for 75 years has certainly made it easier for them to know what works and what doesn't. But Ford did buy a fleet of Jeeps when they were developing the Bronco. The issue is that there are a lot of engineering choices that Ford made that go directly against making it easy to modify the vehicle. I feel its a differences in mindsets between Ford and Jeep. And yes, the Bronco's aftermarket support is getting much better. And several companies have stepped up to resolve the design issues (Steering, bumper mounts, etc). There is a lot to like about the Bronco. And having more competition only makes things better for all of us.

Would love to see that road test and feedback after playing with the different settings. You've got me eyeballing the Falcon shocks for 37s

@thedirtheadshed

Ай бұрын

I need to put some miles on it.. but it’s not my rig

Love that truck wish i could afford one but they are out of my price range

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Same

Watching this video hurts. You do these quick. Just put bilstiens with the original springs in my yoter and it took forever. 2+ hours on the driver front. Helps to have the right tools and some experience lol

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I still lagged a little. I think the boss expected it done in a day

Great video, nice set up, love the new Bronco. But they're just too pricey for me.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They are. I thought they started out cheap enough, but the price adds up quickly

Love it

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

I"m a huge fan of 1st and 2nd gen Broncos. I own a 2nd gen. I like these new ones as a fun daily driver and trail truck, but they went so crazy in price, and had enough issues, that I'm not as sure about them now. A two door with the 7 speed is what I would go for, but it's a bummer you can't get the manual with the V6.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

All super valid points. They are more expensive than I’m willing to afford

@RCJesus420

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed right? And people will be so upside down on most of them that they'll probably stay overpriced, IMO, for a while... :(

I think you call that well built product.😁👍👍

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It is nice stuff

Great video!!! The owner should be focused on those tierod. Those stock one bend on speed bumps literally!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Many upgrades available now

@blkmoon5596

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed 👍 👍 👍 👍

woo , Friday Dinner break viewing

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Nice. Whatcha having?

@888johnmac

3 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of modern vehicles .. but occasionally it sure is nice to not be fighting rusty fasteners & fittings

@888johnmac

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed .. spaghetti & meatballs

I’m surprised those front axles didn’t pop out. I would have removed the axle nut to relieve the stress on them. Still those angles are crazy.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They seem to handle it

Fun little video. Cool to see you at work, pretty much what you love to do. Do you ever get to do any custom work there, or is it pretty much bolt on products? Just curious.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I do mostly custom stuff . It’s mainly taking care of, and building rigs for the business. Not a lot of customer jobs. Thankfully

Would love a set for my tacoma..save save save.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yep! Debt is dumb

Hey Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Hey!

Thanks for the Bronco content! I have a 2 door base Sasquatch and am looking to do a suspension upgrade. Do you think this would be a good choice?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Definitely would

I am curious how well Broncos will hold up with 37-inch tires. Like so many things... it depends, I guess. The Jeeps seem to be pretty good on 37's with the Dana 44s. Your work has some nice equipment. Where do I sign up! 😮

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I think the bronco will hold up fine. Needs some steering attention. But the rest is really solid

the rockkrawler (NOT ROUGH COUNTRY) lift is easily the highest quality lift available for the bronco. And its not made in china and repacked in the US like teraflex

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Rock krawler does make good stuff. We use them on a lot of builds

The issue I have found with the flex ratchet wrenches is over torqueing them and then they get floppy.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah: that happens

Support

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

I have no interest in new Bronco videos, but I knew if the Dirthead Shed was featuring one it was going to be a good video, no regerts.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m on the fence about them as well.

sorry, could take the camera motion, hope the project worked out

@thedirtheadshed

Ай бұрын

You missed the best part

Waiting on the 1956 mercury update videos (

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate it. Don’t let me forget about that car

Good shocks make a big difference. Now to address those tie rods. A clevis steering kit would be the logical next step. That rear panhard also looks like it could use some attention.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

The tie rods are meant to bend or break before they damage the steering rack. The rack is the part that needs addressed

@Fix_It_Again_Tony

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed For sure. I was looking at aftermarket Bronco racks this morning. They get pretty pricey. I think I saw a complete aftermarket one with improved parts for $4500. If it was mine I would still do clevis style tie rods, however. The stock tie rods will bend with 37" tires, but you could probably get away with the stock rack for a while. Maybe some bolt on parts to the rack is all that is needed. Beyond that you might as well just put tons under it. You need to know what the goals are. Is this a daily driven rig mainly, or is it a serious offroader? If it is both, and he wants to keep IFS then that gets expensive.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

All good points made

I still don't understand why when people are this dedicated to 4 wheeling their broncos they don't get a sasquatch from the get go you start with so much more capability from the factory

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

The factory packages are pretty amazing for the broncos

The new bronco with a dana 44 front and a coyote would've been so cool, huge missed opportunity

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. That would be rad

Man I want to XJ from the opening credits. I’ve always thought it was cool

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It is an easy one to duplicate. 4” lift and 31’s

@Kyle-ev4fk

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I think I know most of your other rigs, but I don't remember the XJ and always mean to ask when I see it in the opening. Where did the XJ come from? I assume it's long gone.

Yep.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah!

This is the only "real world, non manufacture" video I've been able to find. I want to buy these but I heard you have to grind away part of your fuel tank skid plate and there are CV angle issues at full droop. If anyone has any actual data on these please share.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I just installed it. Seems like they have a the bugs worked out. I didn’t see any need for grinding parts or limiting down travel. If you have questions I would call tech support at falcon shocks or teraflex suspension. They are good folks

@texasbradley

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed In your test drive video what setting did you have it on? I'm looking for the plush ride 'soft' as the factory Bilstein's are terrible. Have you set it to the softest setting yet?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It was on the soft setting.

@texasbradley

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed so it's pretty rough even in the soft setting?

That’s a pretty good looking super duty in the next bay over. What are y’all doing to it?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That one is rad. ‘23 tremor on 38’s. Full Carli kit. I’m just finishing up some tool boxes/tonneau cover/ bed slide

Came for a dirthead video ended with a terra crew video lol

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Basically the same

Too bad I have _zero_ credit, I'd kill for just the base 2dr Bronco with the 4cyl and the manual on some steelies and 37-40's 😅

Like the fact that the shocks are adjustable but don’t like where the adjustments are located at all on the front

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

They are easily accessible. Are you worried they we’ll get damaged?

@burtbarrow930

3 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed yep, especially in the mud

What is your honest opinion of the new Donkos?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I really like the chassis, suspension, and looks (of the 2door) . I could do without all the tech in the top models

I have a similar setup (2 door with rc high winch mount). I'm drooping in the front and looking to upgrade shocks. May I ask, to get level, what did you run for lift heights front/back?

@thedirtheadshed

2 ай бұрын

I’m not sure what it is over stock. But I bet if you called tech support at falcon they could give you those numbers

So you have to climb under the front of the Bronco to adjust the the ride parameters? That's not very handy imho.

@thedirtheadshed

Ай бұрын

It’s not like you’re adjusting it every day

Did you have to drill out the lower bolts on the control arms. I just got this kit and my factory lowers bolts are 10.8mm and the new bolts are 13.5mm

@thedirtheadshed

Сағат бұрын

I did not

@BareBackBroncos

Сағат бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed what year Bronco? Mine is a 21 non-sas and the bolts provided didn’t fit.

@BareBackBroncos

Сағат бұрын

I have the kit for 37” tires I wouldn’t think it would be different for how they mount.

Were those tires siped outside the factory?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. We sipe them at work

Anyone know what crossbars Dave is using @9:28 for his RTT to attach it to the bed rack? I am not seeing anything at Rugged Ridge.

@LX450_Adventure

3 ай бұрын

never mind. I think they are RealTruck HD Universal Full-SIze Cross Bars

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I believe you’re right. They are taking all their companies and re-branding as real truck. So it’s a little confusing right now

RAD!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Oh you know, we were out wheeling the whoops in the industrial park lmao!

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Hahah…. It’s rough out there

The problem is that it is still an independent front suspension. It seems like it is time to get a solid front axle and be done with it. It probably would have been cheaper. Independents are great until they aren't and they have so many weak points. Sure they ride better and are better at high speed desert runs, but the rest of the time you are crawling over and thru mud, snow, rocks... Yes, you can improve them to a point, but then they still break and you are back to fixing it and nothing is simple on a IFS vehicle. I own one, a 1994 S10 Blazer and it is a fine street machine, I love it, but it is not a serious off roader.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Those are all valid points

What would you run on a ‘13 f150?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That I would probably see what Camburg or Solo Motorsports have available

🦅🇺🇸💪😎👍

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Have a good weekend

I'm confused. I'm "older" than the Bronco. How can this be a gen 6 ? The first gen would be from 1966 to 1977. Then the 78 to 96 and there was the Bronco II's. My sister had one of the Bronco II's and my "genius " brother-in-law wrecked it. Any answer would be helpful.

@KAuto26

3 ай бұрын

the second gen was 78-79 then the square ones had three generations of their own so that makes the new ones gen 6

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Correct

I remember my old YJ Wrangler had the back bolts on the rear leaf springs came out on the gas tank side. I cut those bastards out without a second thought. Engineers and mechanics will someday come together and plan ahead... Probably not tho..

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

It’s a battle as old as time

If ford stuffed a coyote in the new bronco I’d own one so quick.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That would be cool

are you aware, the people that can afford a new bronco, are the worst to have on the trail with you. they"know everything" but have done nothing. thanks dave, you are great. bronco owners are not.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

I have not come across any on the trail yet. I need to get out more

Or just remove the lower control arm bolts like on the newer F-150's. Before you murder the cv's

@thedirtheadshed

Ай бұрын

They are fine. If they can’t take what I did then they have no business on an off road rig

@Travisj9935

Ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed there were MANY people that did that on the F-150 pages and damaged them being hanging and moved around at those angles. The suspension doesn't allow them to be at those angles anyway. That's how they get damaged

you are working alone in this shop? There are no other mechanics?

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Yeah just me out there.

Man, its so quiet in that shop! If i tried to make a video of me at work, KZread would probably pull my video for just the language from the other guys. Once all the gestures and obscene things happen in the background, it could probably be submittable in court for crimes

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Haha. That’s true for most shops!

Cool setup, but what a stupid design by Ford... the fact that you have to drop the gas tank to change the control arms is ridiculous.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

That’s just normal for rigs to be a challenge

@as3sxp

3 ай бұрын

@thedirtheadshed I had an 06 Wrangler. I loved that just about everything was very accessible. The Bronco looks sick though. Can't wait to see Louie riding strong!

@poeboyjackson

3 ай бұрын

ONE control arm. Quit yer crying.

@AlienBmxican

3 ай бұрын

More common than you think

@cmcb7230

3 ай бұрын

I think there is another ford like that maybe the new f150 or ranger with rear leaf springs the gas tank hides the bolt for one of the springs. If they had only flipped it, it’d be so much easier.

Late model lame.

@thedirtheadshed

3 ай бұрын

Someday it will be a classic