my $1500 Bronco II build

[azbronco2]

I just picked up this 1989 Bronco II for $500. It was a project that someone gave up on. It already had the top chopped. I traded two guns for it. It wouldn't run the fuel pump was the culprite. 0 rust picked it up in phoenix. Sorry northwest guys i have to cut it up. I just moved from northern michigan to arizona about two months ago and you would not believe the rust free vehicals here. Anyway this is the start of my $1500 build. Right now I have the two guns which I traded my ice fishing stuff for when I moved and I traded my bow for 4 36" tsls and 5 35" bfg mts and 4 33" truxas. I bought 5 jeep cherokee rims for $25 and traded my doors for a fuel pump at the junkyard. I want to know what you guys think. I just mounted my 36"s on the jeep rims and got them on with no lift just removed some body. I am going to dovetail the front and rear. my future plans include boatsiding, exocage, 3" body lift and 2" coil spacer. The jeep wheels don't have enough backspace so i am going to get spacers.

 

[4.0B2]

sweet. i'm subscribed.

yeah we got some nice non rusty ones here in Missippi to!

 

[chrwilkins30]

Who would ever pay 500 for that cut up so badly.

 

[elpoffroad]

shit for 500 i would rock that if the engine and trans were really good. You planing on a dana 35 and 8.8 in the near future before you blow up the stock axles? built is better than bought i say :icon_welder:

 

[azbronco2]

Don't worry I still have the rear quarters and fenders. They are going back on as soon as I am done doing the dovetail. As for the axles I am going to weld the spiders and run them untill they are done funds are really tight right know but when I change them this is the first ford I've owned with the ttb and I kind of like it so I am thinking 44ttb and 9" from a f-150 what you guys think?

 

[CountryBoy78]

For the cost of putting a TTB 44 in I would just go fullwidth solid dana 44 and 9 inch rear but thats just me. Looks like you are going to have a fun project anyways.:icon_thumby:

 

[bilzy7]

id love to see the 44ttb. go 9.75 rear! lol

 

[elpoffroad]

ya that would be some fabrication involved , why not the d35 ttb with the d44 ttb knuckle swap? might be a option available for you.for 9's are the shit so ya that is a good plan for the rear.:icon_cheers: have fun with the truck and take plenty pics to let us see how the 36's and d28 and 7.5 do

 

[azbronco2]

I plan on running 38'S soon so I would like the bigger ring and pinion. The 28 and 7.5 will probly last one trip out here there are some big rocks out here in az

 

[Ranger Kip]

Nice build, Ima keep a look at this one

 

[AZFX4]

Looks good so far. Im in the middle of my build also. There are tons of rust free B2's for cheap here in AZ as you pointed out. The hard part is not buying them all up. Im in Tucson, when we get these done we should take em out. Lots of good trails here.

 

[azbronco2]

yea sure thing there are a ton of washes up here they look like a lot of fun. I am new to AZ so rocks are a new thing I am used to mud up in northern mich:icon_thumby:

 

[elpoffroad]

Rocks and sand are very addicting but im sure so is mud :icon_hornsup:

 

[azbronco2]

I got the homemade body lift on it cost me 38.00 and I did the 2" spacer up front just got to adjust the camber tomarrow I will take some picks tomarrow and post them. Sorry for the delay I had to help my father in law pick up his new project. He got a 98 s-10 zr2 blazer with 95000 miles on a dana 60 and 70 with 35" mtrs with warn winch for $1200.
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[elpoffroad]

that is a killer buy for 1200 , cheap wheeling is the best wheeling I say

 

[K-Slice]

Who would ever pay 500 for that cut up so badly.

HA! Just what I was gonna say. For $100 more mine had a full body, lift, and explorer axles...

 

[4.0B2]

HA! Just what I was gonna say. For $100 more mine had a full body, lift, and explorer axles...

some aint so lucky. i've yet to find a good deal on a b2 for a trail rig

 

[azbronco2]

hey just scored 4 brand new crome mod wheels 15x10 negative offset for 80 bucks with lugs and caps sorry pics will be up tomarrow

 

[azbronco2]

I personaly cut the rear quaters off and i still have them and i am putting them back on soon your from traverse I just moved to arizona from roscommon about two months ago. Just let me say that I can get alot more done now in this 80 sunny weather. Any way I got the new rims on and did the front brakes and shocks. I went to the local autoparts to find camber bushings and they only had one so I will pickup the other one in the morning. I have one question how does a aftermarket steering stabilizer hook up? any way heres some pics were I am at now. The future looks like a exocage and tube doors and to finish the 45 on the rear quaters and make a winch bumper.


The pics are of the blazer my father in law scored for 1200 it runs like a top and it has 95000 miles with a dana 60 front and dana70 rear and a 8000 pound warn winch

 

[59bisquik]

I say go with a different setup! D44TTB and a full width rear. Go with some huge extended radius arms, coilovers or air shocks and some crazy steering setup like the desert race trucks and the KOH rigs run on thier TTB's. There is also a guy over on Pirate with a kit to put a D50 ring and pinion in the D44 housing for extra strength.

If I was going to do it over again... it would either be that way, or Unimog axles.:icon_thumby: