1989 ranger frontend on an 1986 bronco II

[odley2001]

I have an 1986 bronco II that has from sheet metal damage, I have an 89 ranger with metal to poss swap, how hard would it be to change, the core and inner aprons are solid on the 1986 and was thinking about swaping the hood fenders valance and headlight in.... and ideas
thanks
scott
odley2001

 

[DRanger024]

Pretty sure it all bolts up. If the core supports are the same then definitely

 

[Mechanickid]

biggest issue is the headlight buckets

 

[lepp1892]

im pretty sure you need to swap core supports to get it to fit correctly.

 

[2low]

is this the same as an 88 to 91 swap?

ive decieded to save my b2 and im putting a 91 front end on
i want to just swap the rad support and sheetmetal do i have to pull my fenderwells?

 

[85DANGERanger]

the doors arnt different?? im thinkin there more square on a 89'-up, which means 89' fenders wouldnt work with the 88- earlier doors..

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

change out the core suport its easier in the long run... the fenders will fit exactly the same around the doors. honestly probably a days worth of work

 

[baddis]

it took me about 4 hours from start to finish but i didn't change the core support. it does need modded for the headlights and the wires need switched as the plugins are different.