Cheap Bronco II Mudd Basher
Cheap Bronco II Mudd Basher
I just bought a 88 bronco II over the week end for $100 it has 170,000 miles on it ...paint is down past clear...no rust...5spd...pretty much plain. This truck runs well BUT is in the need for some good tires and a decent body or suspension lift. I also own a 89 bronco II with 80,000 miles on it and it is mint although the suspension is some what saggy and i am wanting to know if lifting the BII is more then it seems....is this a strong suspension or no and what type of lift/tire combos do you perfer? This truck will be a daily driver and a weekend mud bash truck. If you will please fill me in.
Re: Cheap Bronco II Mudd Basher
Lifting the front suspension requires the use of a bunch of drop brackets. Aside from being pretty expensive, the drop brackets tend to crack after a few years of hard wheeling. Then again, some folks never have a problem.pappy535 wrote:I just bought a 88 bronco II over the week end for $100 it has 170,000 miles on it ...paint is down past clear...no rust...5spd...pretty much plain. This truck runs well BUT is in the need for some good tires and a decent body or suspension lift. I also own a 89 bronco II with 80,000 miles on it and it is mint although the suspension is some what saggy and i am wanting to know if lifting the BII is more then it seems....is this a strong suspension or no and what type of lift/tire combos do you perfer? This truck will be a daily driver and a weekend mud bash truck. If you will please fill me in.
The front suspension is a dana 28 TTB(twin traction beam). It will hold up to 31's, but any more than that, and you'll start breaking a few axles. You can upgrade to a dana 35 TTB which will stand up to 35's. The TTB axles aren't sealed to water/mud very well. If everything is in good shape, they'll be ok.
I always recommend the straight axle swap. It's cheaper in the long run, and far far better. It does require a little fab work though.
B2 for mud?
I was thinking that i was going to just cut the wells out if needed and go with some 31's or 30's...whats some descent mudding but yet streetable tire....my 89 has all terrains on it but i think i can do better just not sure what HELP ME
on my 86 broncoII i cut the front fenders a bit and ran 30x11.50 swampers. they didn't hit on the front, but did rub the inside of the wheel wells.... swampers are noisey.... i just did a 4" susp lift and i like it.... articulates well and drives decent with 10.50x31 BFG's... haven't tried the BFG's offroad yet