A few weeks ago I got a little rust in my eye from working on a car. Took three different doctors at three different facilities to get it all out (and it was pretty tiny.) 10/10 would not recommend. Please wear safety glasses, especially with all that mud.

That pic is so awesome!!! This time of year whenever I go out in mud and snow, I freaking love Fluid Film. I spray it on everything for protection and it helps a lot when it's time to clean up !! Great video guys ♥️♥️💯🤙

It’s amazing to see how far Kevin has come in front of the camera! Great video y’all! Much love from Louisiana

Thanks for the post-crawl inspection. It’s good to know the Bronco’s weaknesses are before heading back to the trails. When working under your truck, you should always wear eye protection. The new sliders look great! Well done.

These sliders are probably my favorite I have seen so far. I run VKS Fab Prerunner Rock Sliders on my JK and love the protection and slight lip I can use as a step. Looking forward to the final product and adding to my cart in the near future.

My stock Badlands hit on those same exact spots out at Sand Hollow. These rock sliders will be awesome and much needed over the stock sliders. I’d prefer a little further out to maybe 3 inch from the body so it could also be a step. The Bronco community definitely needs a fix to those cross bars. They hang down and get caught on everything. Excited to see Next Venture’s future bronco products!

Extremely good info...you guys have helped me in my decision to get a bronco..I think you guys should do more comparison videos..(Toyota, Chevy, Dodge, Ect...the info you guys give and obtain from actually driving the vehicle is far better then other channels..example..TFL

Very excited that my Next Venture Gladiator skids and UHMW will be shipping very soon. Thank you for your time.

some interesting things in development! Might just get those rock sliders when available. Skids I won't replace until mine are trashed, which is probably never as I can't wheel my daily like a madman and my name isn't Kevin, LOL. But little sliders for the shock mounts are very interesting to me, can't wait to see what you come up with! My Badlands will mostly stay stock, I live nowhere near fantastic trails and since it's my daily most of the time, heavy mods will have to wait until I get something else - if I ever even need them. Really interesting to see what parts got hit on those crazy trails and where some weak spots might be to be aware of (and in my case, either take the by pass or turn around). Keep the good stuff coming!

Thank you Thank you Thank you This was exactly what I was hoping to see. You did great Kevin! Love those skids, now I wish I had one of my own. Keep up the great work y'all!! #JellyNation

Love the work you are doing! I am waiting to see what the skids look like as my Bronco needs some belly protection. Great Work!

Love seeing the improvements you guys come up with. So cool. And that was a beautiful gift. Got to love jelly belly.

Born and raised right there by GJ Colorado (Montrose) I'm glad to see there are some awesome companies close to home. Love you guys' trials and tribulations. Keep it up

Looking forward to seeing all the mods you do to the Bronco. I definitely one a set of those for my Bronco

Great video! Saw you guys last year at KOH. See you again this year! Can't wait!!!

Great stuff! I was staring at your rear suspension every time it came into frame. Similar to my Hummer H3’s leaf springs. When I hear a big SLAM, it’s usually my rear leaf spring hanger hitting a rock. Similar in position to where the Bronco’s control arm attaches. Very helpful.

Can’t wait to see what you will do with your new Braptor. I’ve just been told by my dealer that my Iconic Silver one will be getting a production date very soon. Love your channel. You have it all going for you. Great content and entertaining.

Very nice. Thank you for pushing it and showing us what it’s really made of. You guys have one of the best channels. For me, Jeep all the way, there is only one. That stepchild is a dream jeep, one day I’ll see it in person

Love watching you guys. Thanks for the great content!

Thanks! Can’t wait to get mine and put it to the test up here in the northeast!

I can't wait to see the end result of the frame relocation and skids :) I hope to see the DIY kit using bolts as you describe, please include the dome shaped recessed washers for any bolts facing the ground so rocks don't shear off the bolt heads (glaring at you RCI) LOL

Love it. Can't wait to see how Dan gets those things done on your Bronco. When I get my new Bronco looking forward to doing some of the same things.

Glad your shop is in GJ will slide by. Thanks for making quality products in USA. When making skids please make them where possible so you can drain oil pan and transfer case oil plug with oil draining 99% in drain pan. Please make openings so you can reach in and remove busted frt & rear driveline from transfercase when broken down on the trail in Moab. I have my 2 Door jk skid plates properly trail worthy. Due to plasma cutter and grinder. No issues

Love the Bronco content, I finally got mine a few weeks ago!

Thanks for the honest overveiw without sugar coating.

The only thing I found really surprising here is that Ford didn't put rear shock guards on it, considering that they designed and implemented them on the Raptor. Otherwise, standard low cost sacrificial skids & sliders, not gonna blame them when 95% of these are going to live in grocery store parking lots. Those new sliders look great! Big beefy pieces! Maybe offer sliders in the dimension shown in the video, and a second set that's another 1.5" wider or so for more hardcore crawling. Then we could get into some optional mounts for anyone brave enough to boatside their new Bronco LOL. REALLY hope there's at least someone who does it at some point...

Underbelly looks good for as much as the Bronco gone through 4wheeling it held up. Kevin was gentle and great line choice. Love the new rock sliders will come handy. Great video!!!

Wow - you answered the call! Thank you!

I like how as soon as Britney is away Kevin's all like I have no problem drilling into frames and cutting things off haha I never realized how flat the jeep was on the side until I saw you show me that bronco and how the door stick out good information.

The rock protection flung from your tires is a huge deal. The raptor has steps that aren't really sliders but they do a great job of protecting from that. I know because I can hear them pinging off the steps all the time, especially once I leave the trail and get on the freeway. Kudos for making these, a lot of people are going to save themselves damage if they buy them!

Great video...thanks for the underbody shots.. Am amazed how little damage was actually done...those creaks and grinds were disconcerting as he went over/through the rocks. One of the things you did to the Stepchild to reduce the chips in the paint was not adding to the underbody-but to do the bodywrap. I'm surprised you have not mentioned that the bodywrap will be coming up very soon to protect the Blue Beauty.

Awesome job I love it that you guys are really driving it

Great looking Bronco, can't wait to get one myself one day.

For the crossmember I would use the the square tubing that goes through the frame. Make the new mount like a receiver hitch that slides into it and a couple bolts in the frame.

Nice vid. My friend lives in GJ. I take a trip every year to mountain bike that area. I will definitely be looking into grabbing some parts for Bronco while I’m there.

Great video, would love a set of theses sliders for my 2Dr Badlands I have on order

Thank you for the helpful content that so many requested.

Look at Dan with Next Venture Motorsports kicking ass as always

I really like the approach you are taking with the aftermarket mods and the Bronco. 99.5% of us won't even be coming close to the gnarly stuff you guys do. Kevin was exactly right, most will be doing exploration/overlanding type builds so catering to that market is perfect (at least for me) because that's what I'll be using the Bronco for so I'm eagerly awaiting what you guys come up with. I'd never buy the huge looking rock sliders on the Step Child, but would gladly buy the smaller Bronco ones in development for the added protection in a heart beat. Keep it up, like always, loved the video. As for the other question, I'm on team bolt on....i can't weld crap.

Great video…that is the biggest question when you took it off road “What does the button look like. I have the same build but Non-Sqasch. Took it to Disney,OK Last weekend and loved it. Looking forward to the aluminum body armor! Thanks for all the hard work you all put into these videos.

Love that slider design, good work.

Great video, I love all the explanations. I have a thought about the crossmember and the fact it has pinch welds that create a valley in which you kept getting hung up on. This is more for the low budget people. Think stage-1 cross member upgrade. How about a UHMW cap that you could bolt on to get rid of the pinch weld valley and make the underneath cross member more of a flat plateau slider?

Good to see the work you are doing on my new Bronco. Just weld the new cross members for me and I'll be happy.

Another great video, yes please extend those rock sliders to protect that beautiful paint as that's such a pretty Bronco. What an awesome pic of Jellybean!👍😁

Love the details! Lots of good info here!

I'm not making it to KOH this year. Still in recovery from a surgery last Oct. I will be watching it live on the premium feed though! Can't wait! Kick some butt!

Kev, you are lucky to find a place that knows how to install skid plates. Here in Las Vegas, the only place that said they would install skids on my 08 Hummer H3 is 4Wheel-Parts.

My wife has the exact same Bronco, color and all. Great video!

I think the reason those sliders are so shallow is because of how they’re mounted to the body. The wider you make it, the more leverage the rock you hit will be able to exert on the slider and it’s mounting points, particularly if you come down on a rock closer to the edge of the slider. You may end up bending the body around the mounting points.

@10:17 This is the part of the Bronco that gives me the most issue off-road. The built in skid for the lower trialing arm will catch on almost anything vertical and stop you in your tracks.

I gotta say that Dan, _from Next Venture Motorsports,_ knows exactly what you guys like ..... and it is Jelly, of course. 😄

I think the sliders should stick out about 3 inches from the widest part of the door and sit about an inch below the door. This is a multi-use vehicle and many people use it for all types of terrain and activities.Close enough to step over but just enough room to stand on them while putting items on the roof rack yet still provides adequate body protection. Not sure if a kick out is useful for the Bronco like on an FJ but it adds a larger area to step and some extra rear fender protection. If not ideal for your build, they could offer multiple slider shapes and fill panel options depending on how the owner wants to build their Bronco (I’m sure you’ve already thought of this). Anyway, keep up the good work, sure enjoy it.

I know I'm going to love this video!!!♥️♥️💯🤙

I agree on your winch mount! I made a bumper flush mount for my colorado, 4x16mm (errr 5/8" for the few still on imperial hahaha) through the chassis rails with crush tubes, 50x10mm flat bar runners and 200x10mm plate on the mount, 75x6mm flat on the front, all for a grand total cost of $68..N.Z. so probably about $35 U.S. hahaha

having a shitty day than see your notification. Video got me laughing and smiling,, Thanks, you guys are awesome I assume no other car has its warranty voided as quickly :)

Kinda crazy question since i know these are prototypes but do you happen to know if were be able to use these when the bronco raptor comes out or you happen to know if you're be making ones for that too thank 😊 you.

Looking to get Sliders like this for my ordered Rubi 4xe any suggestions? I like this kind of style. Wedges inward nice and tucked up like these but also protects the door, just not sure where to look. Great Video btw!

I plan on being there this weekend hope to meet you guys

I am in on the hidden winch!!! For the 2.7, hopefully!

I think with that crossmember you just gotta have two different options. A bolt in option and a ultra high clearance weld in option. A lot of people that just dropped 50k on a bronco are going to be against cutting the bracket off the frame and welding or drilling a new one on. For those that are willing it’s a great option

Plan for the sliders sounds great. Interested in hearing more about that

You guys are awesome. I love that Britney enjoyed the picture. I will probably see you guys Sunday delivering the Bronco.

The Bronco did good. The video of the under side shows some thin metal and the frame is so thin. I think the Bronco will have a lot of problems in the future if you do much more rock crawling with it. Enjoyed the show. Keep em coming.

Thanks for the Video LITE BRITE NATION (are you changing your channel name?) As for the transmission with no protection, that would be a big deal for me because I won't be doing much Rock Crawling but I will be riding trails with fallen trees and logs with branches sticking out in all directions. I can see a 12" log with a 3" limb 30" long catching that transmission just right and ending my day fun. Thanks for pointing that out. I've been busy doing other upgrades and haven't crawled under my Bronco yet... I will tomorrow.

Hi you guys,my name is Marcus and I watch you guys shows,it's awesome,it's fun & some ports are funny,you guys are so lucky, so y'all take care, God bless & njoy your jeep claiming 4x4 trips,I'm from kayenta AZ & I'm a Navajo 😎🤙👍✌️

Have you considered a front portal conversion... clearance for bigger tyres while maintaining good driveline angle. Also could factor in a HD steering rack ram retrofit

NVM is in Grand Junction? I didn’t know that. I’m moving to grand junction in about 2 years. That’ll be awesome to be close to them!

For the cross member I like the idea of the U saddling the frame, but bolted straight through vs nutserts. I don't trust nurserts to hold under severe abuse. Maybe devise a way of sliding a sleeve inside the frame so the through bolt doesn't collapse the frame when torqued down. User has the option to weld on the U as well.

I am interested for the rock slider and the skid plate are they going to be available on the two door bronco if you want you can use my bronco 2 door for the markup

Aw! That picture was awesome! I've looked at their skid plates before, but can't find any for 2 door jks. Do they make them for the 2 doors? I would love some. I've been shopping around for new skid plates since my jeep will most likely not be getting a lift for a long time.

Great vid. Are frame mounted sliders going to be possible?

Favorite day of the week!

holy crap you guys are hard on the gear hehe i mean product testing correctly great watch as always goodonya cheers

id cut it raise and weld it, and have a bolt on option. but id do a belly pan from the front skid to transmission back to the transfer case. Make then all bolt on panels but become one unit when they are all bolted together. will basic be Flat underneath and tucked up.

You guys are a bad influence, just pre-ordered a set of Next Venture sliders for my Bronco that I don’t even have yet.

Now you got this cool bronco. Can we get a Chris collab video explaining everything you want to take off road with irs systems? I picked up a Sequoia recently and want to know what to take with me besides ordering the tie rod ends.

I agree w/idea try to make the uhmw mounted piece (or pieces) as an option at initial purchase then it can be an add on (“budget’r friendly”) upgrade BUT It could be sick if the Uhmw came in color(s). As you said small accents set vehicles off.

Love the work! Any plans on making 2 Door versions?

i like the idea of a U bracket with four nut zerts. easy DIY that guys can later bring to a shop and have that clamp welded to the frame. something to get it out of the shop or driveway to drive around with the potential to weld it down the road.

Regarding the cross member, I'd suggest replacing each cross member with a new piece that does not have lips and a "skid" plate to cover the existing front bracket. Wouldnt provide more clearance but could be done as purely bolt on upgrade(s) inexpensively. The drill/bolt options you suggested could be more of a "stage 2" upgrade for those more mechanically inclined and desiring more clearance.

Great vid guys! I have the running boards and they don't do ANYTHING for protection. Sad, because it was one of the main reasons I ordered them. Not only that, the gap Ford left between the pinch seam and the board bothered me so much, I had to hack 2 inches out of each bracket and stitch them back together with a mig to pull it up so no sunshine and that nasty pinch weld is covered. I love the look all in all, but I really wish the side window profile was about 3 inches lower and there was no "step-up" on the main body beltline toward the quarter panel. Ford set this huge slab of naked sheet metal just begging for a ding. It sucks because I waited a month to get the right running boards and once that was all over and I modified them for two days, they do little to nothing regarding protecting. Now, I am always worried that wherever I go, I'll walk out to find some dumb bastard with an old Vega or Pinto wagon has smashed his door edge into the center of mine

Great video, interesting sliders 👍🏼

For the shocks can it be possible to move the shock mount up higher with longer control arms and making that a “lift”? So it gets the shock mount up and higher keeping it from being slammed? I never hear people moving shock mounts to lift a vehicle so I’m curious if it works.

I hope @Ford is taking notes. Best way to develop future generations is by listening to customers and designing solutions around real world testing

What are y’all using on yall lift to raise the vehicles with the body mounts?

You are getting really good at this Kevin....nice

The Rock Sliders are Really Slick! Very Cool

Any idea on a handle up higher to getting in easer like the JL ?

What is thst color blue called on yer new Bronco. Sweet!!

I really like those sliders, look sweet & functional.

Kevin there's a video on KZfaq where a guy mounted a winch under behind the bumper !!!, it turned out awesome !

New skids look pretty good, with the tweeks and mods and the 2nd set the should be perfect and make a huge difference over the stock ones. Any chance I can get the email again to see if I can get you to maybe help me finish my project truck?

also on those rock sliders, will there be a bushing or something placed in between the slider and pinch weld? i can see northern state owners that get snow having rot issues down the road when the salt gets trapped in between the slider and body.

I would check manufacturer specs on the frame before welding on it, some frame materials can’t be welded on or else it weakens the metal and will allow it to crack or not perform as it’s meant to in a collision .

If you have the 2.7, you can’t put a winch down low cause the of inter cooler. Do you have the 2.3?

Great walk around video. I really look forward to your cross member solution. I like the thought of keeping it DYI. Funny that this problem is only on the 2.7 engine, the 2.3 does not have these on them. Also looking for your skid plate offerings. I imagine the UHMW adds a good bit a weight does it not?

What about keeping the first rock slider proto type for adding door protection and looks and create a larger rock crawler slider addition for true rock crawling? I dont own a bronco but the world needs bronco mall crawlers too... apparently

some King of the hammers prep videos would be epic! I loved seeing all the stuff you guys did last time.

Man I smashed both of those supports on mine this past weekend. I hope to see the fix for it yall were talking about in this video.

Excellent clip. Hey, what lifts do you use and is there a discount code for them? I'd like one in my garage. US made a plus.