- Joined
- Nov 10, 2019
- Messages
- 18
- Reaction score
- 2
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Vehicle
- Bronco II
- Suspension Style
- 4wd
Greetings,
I'm new to the WHOLE forum thing. My dad was an admin of a Ranger forum for years and I have seen the benefits so I figured it cant hurt to surround myself with people who know more than I do and have experienced exactly what I am going to. So for my first post please be forgiving if I am approaching this all wrong.. I'll get the hang of it. Or you can just verbally abuse me until I do.. Which best suits the group.
I just bought my bronco II from an old guy in the mountains who CLEARLY has very little contact with people that have a pulse. He took great care of it for the most part. I intend to really dig into it and make it what I've always wanted.
I have looked through some posts and searched for pertinent information.. Figured I might come upon some answers before I make myself look foolish.. No luck..
First thing I'd like some advice on... HOW DO I MAKE THE THING GET UP AND MOVE just a little bit quicker??? I have no issues getting up to speed but it just takes some time to get there... I'd love to see the ol' girl a little peppier.. i have been told to convert to fuel injection, bigger carb, better intake, headers, duraspark II conversion... But the person who has told me these things frightens me with his mechanical abilities... Sometimes hes a genius and then when he changes a tire he forgets to put the lugs on... Any ideas?
The next thing I'm looking into is bushings... I'd like to replace all bushings because of a near death experience I encountered in the bronco on my way out of the mountains.. I got home and found the bushing around the sway bar that sits in the body mounting bracket unseated and hanging from the sway bar.. I fixed it but it prompted me to look at all the bushings (the ones I could find, I'm no expert) and all of them are pretty trashed... I wouldnt expect anything less given the age.. I found some bushing kits but I dont know enough to know that itll work.. Are all bushing the same size from vehicle to vehicle? I wouldnt think so but what do I know...
Also, is there anything that can be done to kinda tighten up the squirrelly steering? It's not unlike any other older vehicle I have ever driven but itd be nice if I could get it a little tighter if you know what I mean...
Thanks in advance everybody and again, I apologize if my post does not meet the typical post expectations... I have never really done much work on vehicles or made a single post in a forum. So forgive the stupid questions and the format in which I post them.. This is the best way I think I'll be able to learn and in doing so I will develop an acceptable forum style..
I'm new to the WHOLE forum thing. My dad was an admin of a Ranger forum for years and I have seen the benefits so I figured it cant hurt to surround myself with people who know more than I do and have experienced exactly what I am going to. So for my first post please be forgiving if I am approaching this all wrong.. I'll get the hang of it. Or you can just verbally abuse me until I do.. Which best suits the group.
I just bought my bronco II from an old guy in the mountains who CLEARLY has very little contact with people that have a pulse. He took great care of it for the most part. I intend to really dig into it and make it what I've always wanted.
I have looked through some posts and searched for pertinent information.. Figured I might come upon some answers before I make myself look foolish.. No luck..
First thing I'd like some advice on... HOW DO I MAKE THE THING GET UP AND MOVE just a little bit quicker??? I have no issues getting up to speed but it just takes some time to get there... I'd love to see the ol' girl a little peppier.. i have been told to convert to fuel injection, bigger carb, better intake, headers, duraspark II conversion... But the person who has told me these things frightens me with his mechanical abilities... Sometimes hes a genius and then when he changes a tire he forgets to put the lugs on... Any ideas?
The next thing I'm looking into is bushings... I'd like to replace all bushings because of a near death experience I encountered in the bronco on my way out of the mountains.. I got home and found the bushing around the sway bar that sits in the body mounting bracket unseated and hanging from the sway bar.. I fixed it but it prompted me to look at all the bushings (the ones I could find, I'm no expert) and all of them are pretty trashed... I wouldnt expect anything less given the age.. I found some bushing kits but I dont know enough to know that itll work.. Are all bushing the same size from vehicle to vehicle? I wouldnt think so but what do I know...
Also, is there anything that can be done to kinda tighten up the squirrelly steering? It's not unlike any other older vehicle I have ever driven but itd be nice if I could get it a little tighter if you know what I mean...
Thanks in advance everybody and again, I apologize if my post does not meet the typical post expectations... I have never really done much work on vehicles or made a single post in a forum. So forgive the stupid questions and the format in which I post them.. This is the best way I think I'll be able to learn and in doing so I will develop an acceptable forum style..