Off-road capabilities

[TheConedCat]

As Scout develops its new vehicles, I believe incorporating beadlock-capable wheels as an option, similar to Ford's successful approach with the Bronco, would significantly enhance the brand's appeal, particularly among the growing off-road enthusiast market.

• Ford Performance Parts: Ford offers beadlock wheel kits for the Bronco through their Ford Performance Parts catalog. These kits include everything you need to upgrade your Bronco for off-road bead-locking capability. You can find these kits at your local Ford dealer or online through the Ford Performance Parts website.

Ford's decision to offer beadlock-capable wheels on the Bronco has proven to be a smart move, generating considerable excitement and differentiating their product in a competitive segment. This feature resonates strongly with customers who prioritize off-road performance and customization.

but scout motors doesnt have a performance parts division

 

[TheConedCat]

I can see four options. Something like the Rubicon edition of the Wrangler or Sasquatch Badlands of Bronco with bigger tires and 1" of lift. Something for those that want a bit more "rugged" look, but without needing better performance. Standard mall crawler, but from the factory. They need this just to compete. I'd be shocked if it didn't happen.

They can beat this in three ways, but none will happen.

1" lift is a nice mall crawler, but a far cry from a rock crawler. If you look at what people actually build for Rubicon, Moab, etc 4-6" is the norm. Give us a proper lift from the factory to match what people are going to build anyway. However given the moose roll tests and memory of the Suzuki Samurai this will never be approved.

Instead of a "me too" edition they could simply offer useful parts instead of mostly cosmetics. Just a winch and strong skid plates would be fantastic!! Probably not going to happen as the extra weight would hurt range and somebody would not bother learning how to use the winch, hurt themselves, then sue.

An "indestructible" version that isn't any better offroad from the factory, but is ready to be built into something. Loads of Jeep owners buy the Rubicon edition because it advertises a "dana44", only to learn it isn't the same strong dana44 a 70s Scout had, it is a light weight hybrid dana30 with dana44 internals. So it bends with offroad use and you spend thousands of dollars buying a real dana44. Yes, this happened to me and the shop that replaced it had dozens of "smiling" "dana44"s out back. Give us a strong skeleton to build around. It is painful to buy a vehicle and immediately replace the tires, wheels, springs, drive shafts, draglink, tierod, sway bar, gears, diff covers, etc. I would love to pay extra at the dealer and save on the aftermarket. The entire cost could be so much lower. This is probably too much of a niche within a niche, but I can see it. OEMs already sell all the heavy duty parts one would need and Scout should do something to stand out. We just need a limited edition run of 1000 vehicles and see what happens. The Rubicon sales far surpassed Jeep's expectations and now every competitor needs a version like that. Out Rubicon the rubicon! This is actually fully in the spirit of the original Scouts.

yeah maybe they could have actual trim levels for both models

 

[TheConedCat]

Are you talking trailer queens or street driven vehicle here? For vehicles trailered to a trail/event I wholeheartedly agree.

Pretty sure that most Scouts will be driven on the street.

Whole different experience trailering to a run, than having to drive there and back. IF you need beadlocks, they are great but in my experience 98% of people don't need them, don't understand them (before purchasing), and don't maintain them properly which leads to a whole different experience.

Regarding experience, it's not really a competition- is it? I've been a lifetime dating a supermodel enthusiast, not willing to admit how successful I've been

"ON THE STREET!?!" boy, that would be stupid if they drove all of them on the street.