Identified for its off-road shock absorbers, Fox is delving into full car builds with a special-edition Ford Bronco impressed by the King of the Hammers off-road race.
Constructed underneath the Fox Manufacturing facility Efficiency Automobile Growth (PVD) banner in a partnership with King of the Hammers race, the Ford Bronco King of the Hammers (KOH) Version was unveiled at its namesake race final Friday, with modifications impressed by the 4600-class Broncos competing within the occasion.
Fox teamed with off-road racer Jason Scherer to design the car. The modifications focus on Fox’s 2.5 Efficiency Elite shocks, paired with BDS coilovers, finding 37-inch BF Goodrich KM3 tires wrapped round 18-inch satin grey wheels. Different BDS suspension elements embody uniball entrance higher management arms, adjustable rear management arms, and an adjustable observe bar. JKS components encompass decrease management arm and decrease shock skid plates, a max tire clearance package, and a steering wheel sleeve package to beef up the Bronco’s manufacturing unit tie rod ends. The bundle additionally consists of carbon-fiber fender flares, rock sliders, full underbody skid-plate protection, an air compressor, a bikini high, extra lighting, KOH graphics, and a Rage4th-designed high-clearance entrance bumper.
Fox Manufacturing facility Efficiency Automobile Growth Ford Bronco King of the Hammers version
No adjustments to the powertrain have been talked about. Fox did not say on which Bronco mannequin the KOH version is predicated however in contrast it to the Wildtrak mannequin (it would not look like as excessive because the Bronco Raptor with its wide-body design). As a refresher, Ford presents a 300-hp 2.3-liter turbo-4 and a 330-hp 2.7-liter twin-turbo V-6 in the usual Bronco (each outputs are achieved with premium gasoline). A ten-speed automated transmission is out there with each engines, however the turbo-4 will also be harnessed to a 7-speed handbook gearbox.
Held each February on public land in Johnson Valley, California, King of the Hammers combines rock crawling with desert racing, requiring automobiles to be able to each high-speed operating and technical, low-speed rock crawling. Opponents use modified manufacturing automobiles just like the 4600-class Broncos, in addition to purpose-built race vehicles. King of the Hammers additionally served as inspiration for the factory-built Ford Bronco Raptor.
Fox hasn’t launched pricing data for its KOH Version Bronco but, nor has it mentioned what number of automobiles will likely be constructed. It did say that clients will be capable to buy one by a collaborating Ford dealership, and the modifications are backed by a 3-year/36,000-mile guarantee. Fox will deal with the modifications, much like different aftermarket particular editions bought with Ford’s approval, such because the F-250 Harley-Davidson Version pickups modified by Tuscany Motor Co. or automobiles constructed by Ford-approved tuners together with Roush.