does anyone else have a bronco II

[yt125man]

hey guys i just picked up an 88 bronco II, 31 inch tires, 4speed with overdrive, 2.9v6, and all for only $200. does anyone else have one here? tell me what you think of mine, it gonnna be a wheeler.

[Rm250RF900R]

memoriessssss. when my friend an i were about 15 we bought one for 70 bucks, beat the snot out of it in the woods and it kept on ticking. Same day we bought it we dropped the front drive shaft right out of it. So we only had 2wd the hole time of owning it. It still went places where you wouldnt think a 2wd could go. We beat the crap out of that truck.

[yt125man]

yea ive heard hese are pretty capable off road, and the 2.9 is a strong motor. but mine has a slight knock, so were gonna puut heavier motor oil in it and run it till it quits

[Rm250RF900R]

i think ours had a bad water pump. it would over heat like a mad man. let it sit for a while and off you go. i miss those crazy days. i think ours was a 88? same age as i am. it will be going on 22 now. i miss that old rat trap. I need to find another one. too many good times in that old bronco 2.

[fabiodriven]

tell me what you think of mine, it gonnna be a wheeler.

I think it needs a 302 H.O. stat!

[yt125man]

yea mee toomfabio, but im onnly 15 so money is kinda an issue lol, ill just run it till it quits and then do a motor swap.

[Macs]

I had an 89 back in like 97 that i picked up for free. it had been wrecked, slapped a junkyard front end and was good to go. Mine was a 2wd but was very good offroad and could take jumps as good as my quad. I had pics one time of me catching 6' of air out of that thing. nothing could kill it except for the final straw. busted the radiator offroading, tried to make it to the junk yard to buy another and it started knocking, then lost the driveshaft about a mile from the salvage yard. they gave me $300 for it and a ride home.

[cox]

i pulled a few out with my old 4runner . They are quite capable off road. but the high center of gravity gets you on hard off camber sections. I believe them to be IFS and not solid axle? I hate IFS, will be the death of me, lol. The beauty thing is the canopy, its great in the summer. Same as my old 1st gen 4runner, i LOVED it...

[yt125man]

yea im not too big on ifs either cox but i cant afford solid axle conversion. but yea we are gonna make a rollcage and soft top for it.

[jason85atc250r]

Did you cut the roof off or was it like that already? They are durable but the Twintraction beam front end does not flex that good off road.

Hey Cox i have a 4runner like you had a 85 4runner with 33" 5" lift and a welded rear.. the 4cyl 22re has the same torque numbers as the 2.9 like in his bronco more then the carbed 2.8. here is a pic for you it has some off road battle wounds.

[yt125man]

it was aready cut off. my freind bought it that way than sold it to me

[mopar_man]

the 2.9 is a strong motor

Mine sucked balls. I had an '86 Ranger with a 5-speed and it couldn't get out of it's own way. Out of the dozen or so vehicles I've owned, I hated that thing the most. In fact, it made me swear off owning Fords forever. Good luck with it.

[yt125man]

yea i like it, its got torque, me and a freind went out driving it today and was doin burnouts anbd all that lol

[83ATC185S]

heres some info on the ttb (twin traction beam)
http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=9287

Dont bother with a SAS(soild axle swap), for the type of wheeling your probably doing you dont need it, the ttb will be just fine

ttb doesnt shine in the rocks,it does just fine in the mud,and where it really shines is in the desert(go fast),you can get 16-18 inches of travel if setup properly. Most people just dont understand how to align or setup ttb

Looks like you have a decent little rig there, have fun with it