Something about that design screams poor quality. 1/8" wall square tubing and not a single gusset between the square tubes and frame brackets. And even if they did hold, there is so much distance between the brackets and the outside of the sliders your just asking for your frame to get twisted...
From the pictures I can see they only put gussets on one side of the bracket. That would leave a lot of room for the bracket to flex. Maybe that's why they utilized the pinch weld. I'm not sure the pinch weld area was designed to absorb any kind of movement.
It's funny. I bought my Explorer ST at Bell ford in 2021 so I figured here would be some love there as a repeat customer. I even went back to my sales person but no.
After 43 days of waiting the Goat Fab sliders arrived. Well packed in two separate boxes because they are heavy. The finish is excellent and the fit is perfect. The tubes are nice and fat and these are very stout. Less than an hour to install by myself which included driving up the ramps. (Bench...
This bumper has less than 40 miles on it. It is in perfect condition. Not a single scratch. You get what is shown. Includes fog lights and Radar housing but not the radar unit. No wiring harness or sensors either. I will not ship this. You must arrange pick up from 85042. $500 Firm.
What really helped pay that truck off was all of the RR spacer and lift kits that I sold on ebay and other places. I sold over 50 2"/1" kits way cheaper than the goat guys in Australia.
I bought it in July of last year. I found it on eBay at Montrose Ford in Ohio. $500 under MSRP. I put $25K down and was able to pay it off in 7 months. I know Bell ford wanted $15K over sticker back then.
Markups seem to be a western US thing. That's Why I bought mine 1500 miles away. There's a dealership here in Phoenix that has a new Bronco Raptor on their showroom floor for $150K. They know some idiot will eventually buy it.
I'm in Phoenix. Same thing here $10K-$15K mark ups at local dealers. I bought my 2025 on ebay from Montrose Ford in Ohio. $1300 for transport to Phoenix. Best car buying experience I have ever had. $500 below MSRP. They did get me for AZ sales tax but that's on anything you buy anymore.
Pretty happy with my Process West intake. I did switch out the K&N for an AFE washable dry media filter. I can't attest to any HP gains. There probably aren't any until you get to WOT like most bolt on performance products but you can definitely hear the whooshing of air when standing on the gas...
If your thinking about the ADD you should watch my install videos that exposes all of their fails. I will be ordering a bare Bodyguard for the rear in a couple weeks and have it finished myself after mods.
https://bodyguardbumpers.com/2024-2026-ford-ranger-raptor-freedom-series-rear-bumper
2000 Hummer H1.
Well built 640HP LBZ Duramax with Stealth 64 bearing turbo fully deleted and 5 DSP tune
Allison 6 speed and custom 2/4 transfer case
One of the very few 100MPH H1's on the planet.