1990 Bronco II 2wd to 4wd conversion using some not so stock parts

[Bennybooster]

copycats new name is villanmotorsports

 

[Boggin]

Lol you guys must've missed out on a lot, copykats new account villanmotorsports was merged with his old one so he stopped coming her at all, for the second time yes. I sent him a facebook message and he said he won't be making any more of the brackets.

 

[Andres629]

Here's their site. [b][u]www.bajanorth.ca[/b][/u]

 

[WNY964x4]

a couple more weeks and it will be mine , 3.5 to be exact

 

[WNY964x4]

sitting at my grandma's house in all its glory , gonna drive it to the house next week , pop the diff cover off and weld the spiders together and weld the spiders to the case , and put on the Dick Cepek Mud Country's

 

[WNY964x4]

well i managed to get the thing home today but with major problems , all of a sudden the starter solenoid just buzzes , does not turn over , i am trying to chase down the issue , but no luck , replaced the battery , cable ends and solenoid , all to no avail , gonna change the cable from battery to solenoid tomorrow


also changed the shifter today , the bushing was gone and i just happened to have a spare shifter in the garage , but it had the longer stub so i had to switch the bottoms , and here are 2 pics of the new shifter setup , it used to have one of them gay cheapo autozone light up style handles on it

also now considering making the doors removeable

 

[WNY964x4]

well here are some pics from the progress of the past 2 days

first i got the starting issue solved , tured out to be a bad starter causing all my issues

here is the starter that came out

and today i got her up on jackstands and got the wheels off so i can put the 31's on these rims , and pulled the rear diff apart to get the carrier welded at school

and thanks to my big jack and jackstands i got plenty of height

 

[Boggin]

looking good man

 

[WNY964x4]

it's startin to , and i found out yesterday that it has air shocks in the rear , and i am thinking of changing direcrion a little , maybe SAS'ing it instead of the D44 TTB

 

[WNY964x4]

She is gonna be a tank in the Mud for the rally since i got my 1 wheel peel issue solved

 

[WNY964x4]

well , made the final decision today , gonna scrap the D44 TTB plan in favor of an EB D44 SAS and then use the 8.8 31-spline for the rear after i narrow it down , working on the suspension geometry over the next couple weeks for the rear, and wondering on a couple things for this project , so looking for input

1. i am gonna stick with the 2.9 in this thing , it may get swapped out for one in better condition in the near future , but still gonna be a 2.9 none the less , what would be a good idea for gears , i am going with 35's , i was thinking maybe 4.56's

2. what size springs should i run in the front , i am using 63 inch leaves in the back (rearched to fit a custom distance mount setup) and 6400 shackles , looking to get about 6 inches of lift , so looking for an idea on front springs

answers to my questions are greatly appreciated

 

[Boggin]

with 2.9 and 35s i think 4.56s are too low, id lean towards 5.13s

 

[WNY964x4]

got the rear axle back together today , got the 31's on her , ripped it around the yard and almost flipped it twice , god i love this thing

boggin , 5.13's are lower than 4.56's

 

[Boggin]

i meant numericaly lower

 

[WNY964x4]

as it sits now , gonna make the doors removeable this weekend, she is just about ready

also , anyone else got some opinions on the gears and whatnot

 

[chrwilkins30]

Looks good man.:icon_thumby:

 

[WNY964x4]

more pics from this weekend

 

[WNY964x4]

as soon as i have the money i am investing in some Tubing for a 4 point Cage and some 5-Point Harness' to keep me and my co-pilot planted when the doors are off

 

[WNY964x4]

ran her in a rally this weekend , got stuck twice , but overall it went well , and i got a 4.0 given to me

 

[WNY964x4]

well it is comin down to school in 2 weeks , gonna get some 4.10's and a new clutch disc , gonna be like a brand new truck