Top priority...Solo Motorsports for the weld it yourself cage and body puck kit. If you don't cage it, the body will crumble. Desolate Motorsports for beams, radius arms, rear shock mount, anti-sway kit, 8.8 truss. Simple Detroit or tru-trac out back, tru-trac or open front. Stick to 35" tires...the new BFG KM3's would be a good choice. Maybe Raptor take-off shocks on the rear to save $$$$. Stick to 8" wide wheels to reduce stress on the rear axle flanges. Bumps on the rear to save axle. 8.8's will fold the tubes at the spring perch if you run too hard. You can re-tube the 8 or go to a 9". If 9, Solo and Desolate have the speed sensor relocating kits. Relocate battery to save the core support. Battery mount cracks. Mount spare inside and eliminate the swinger to save the rear quarter. No fiberglass! Not required unless you plan to go wider, in which case, it's no longer a budget build. Hahaha! My vote...don't touch the engine until you see what it can do. You might rethink after. Check out my site for lot's of good info...gofastbroncos.com
I'm looking at one from mcneil racing for my bronco build. And you may want to consider a cut and turn mod on the TTB to help compensate for the positive camber when you add longer travel springs up front
I bought one for 3k a 89 5.8 late 2018 new tires shocks new carpet electric fan, rebuilt transmission w/paperwork probably 115k on the dash solid all around for the prices I see now I’ll probably won’t sell it now at all just swap a 7.3 or coyote in it later they are getting harder to find in stock condition every gen has gone up in price
Nice choice. Have a blue prerunner bronco myself. Was in dirtsports. Box the beams,longer radius arms,4" drop brackets or cut and turn, 14"x 2.5" Kings with 500/550 springs front with some tube shock towers and a bar across motor to tie them together,deavers out back, a traction bar of some sort, roll cage when you can. Motor. Look at headers,and a torqstorm supercharger and maybe bigger injectors if needed. Threat Motorsports has a cantilever rear shock setup you might look at.Or just do like me and do 2.5"x16" Kings tied to cage inside with semi shifter boots around them to keep dust etc. Out.
Solo or giant motorsports for a front beam and radius arm setup. Coilovers with hydro bumps. Swing steering. Deaver leafs. Rear bypass. Fiberglass and 35s or 37s. Run it. Simple rollbar so that you don't die.
2" 0.120 wall cage. 40s. Fiberglass fenders. Fox or King 3.0 triple bypasses. 18" travel front and 24" travel rear. Rear 4 link with trailing arms and triangulated upper. Full float Hi9 rear with 40 spline spool. 4" hydro bumps. Antirocks.
BustedKnuckleVideo you can clear 37s with no hacking up front end (besides wheel wells but if you’re doing a prerunner you’re going glass front end anyways) and in the back too but that requires a little more hacking. Only speaking from experience.
Awesome! Looking forward to this rebuild. Most recommendations I would consider have already been mentioned. However, I've owned 3 Bronco's in my life, two '95 models, and one of which was 5.8L and roller cam ready. Bored the block .030 over, added flat head pistons and a custom roller cam plus an MSD ignition, and custom Superchips at the time. Very important to install a BRASS distributor gear after the roller cam upgrade, otherwise the engine will fail quickly. Oh, and change the fuel filter after any extended line drops due to engine swaps/rebuilds. Have fun! And, subscribed!
100% Solid is tough but for a Pre-runner you can't beat TTB. The amount of travel you can get is just retarded. I have owned every make from these years and nothing jumps like a FORD.
Yeah actually that's what I'm most interested in. I got this nutty idea of making a D60 TTB for my Diesel Centurion out of one of my KPD60 fronts. I want more up travel, better handling, etc. then a solid can provide. So, do that.
As soon as I heard that Strong TTB comment, I couldn’t wait to see the comments section! Surprised not more hate on that, but being a lover of all Broncos, even BIIs I have seen some awesome TTB builds online. Thinking of putting a 85 full size TTB under my 87 Bronco II and keeping the other solid axle. Could make for an interesting comparison someday. Both 5.0 conversions.
Nice! Finally someone who recognizes how good a bronco is at jumping, I have a black 1995 bronco 351 5.8 Eddie Bauer edition, my motor is also the roller rocker, but mine is a little more special then the usual broncos in 1995, this because all broncos had a maf sensor, what's weird is mine never came with one, is was bought on January 1st 1995, and I believe it was custom ordered and this is how it was optioned... this bronco is a keeper for life... by the way it has 226k miles, still runs perfect, even was doing long haul car hauling for about 20k miles, and it never skipped a beat, not to mention the towing experience was great, must be because of such a short frame whichever makes it alot stiffer towing heavy loads compared to regular half ton trucks, broncos are amazing
If you are retaining ttb, I'd highly recommend the SuperLift SuperRunner steering system which utilizes an idler arm. I'm running the full system on my 95 4 door Centurion Bronco if you need pics. Deaver variable rate 5.5" coils, Deaver 10leaf pack in the rear, SuperLift longarms for a more vertical suspension oscillation, Doetsch Tech prerunner shocks ($45ea), limiting straps all around.
You should make tube front and rear bumpers with the front kc headlights. Lift it, keep the ttb, get some wheels and tires, and get a fitech efi to put on a carberator manifold. Put some shorty headers on and get some more kcs for the roof. And build a roll cage. Good video!
Just finished the first stage of my wife's Bronco build. We are running 4" lift coils from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard, with a set of cut and turned beams from Richer Racing to compensate for the positive camber from the lift. We are running Fox 2.0 shocks that bolt in to the rear mount of our dual shock tower. I built custom radius arms using brackets from TT-Motorsports.com (not listed on his site). For the rear we are running Deaver Q80 leaf springs we ordered through Desolate Motorsports and using TT-Motorsports weld it yourself (W-I-Y) shackles and hangers, TT-Motorsports W-I-Y shock mounts and King 2.5" x 12" stroke shocks. Extended brake lines front and rear from Desolate Motorsports as well. We are seeing about 14" of front wheel travel before the axles start to bind and I strapped the rear to 16" of travel. In my opinion the only addition to the suspension I would add would be hydraulic bump stops in the front, we are running the big trapezoidal bumps in the rear and they perform fine. The front feels a little soft in the big whoops though so that's why we want to add air bumps, but it rides great on the road. If you guys would like any help, I'm on instagram @the_radman and would be more than happy to provide some help if you guys need it. Also check out "They Call Me Wally" on youtube, he has a few helpful videos on converting the TTB pivots to uniballs, how to weld the TT Motorsports shackles and hangers along with some other helpful videos. Good luck with the build!
I love my 81 with a 300 big 6, can haul all my firewood, tow, and outwheel my buddy's cherokee and keep up with decently built TJ's and my trucks open front/rear with 33 AT's
Build it in stages. See how far you can build it under $7500 or so, focusing on suspension and easy ways to add power. Basically stuff people can do in their driveway at home. Then go for big power adders, expensive shocks, and make it a full build. A lot of people don't have $15,000 to throw at a prerunner build. $7500-$3000 for the buying price. That leaves $4500 to build it with.
I've seen a serious V6 Prerunner Ranger. Geared very high. But plenty of power for it. Gearing should help plenty before you really need to do any serious engine work for power.
Just pre-runner front arms are $4500+. You would have no money left for shocks, the rear, the cage or any other parts. $15k is pretty much the bare minimum you should be looking at spending for any car build that you could possibly die in.
I built a 87 Bronco myself. A prerunner Bronco! The TTB needs to be cut and turn lifted retaining the original inside mount up high and stronger. Long chromoly radius arms heim joint mounted. I gusseted, plated, added a vertical mount to the beams making it far strong. I changed the spindles to a 96 for the brake calipers with bolt on mounting and to loose the 87 model hubs for Warn hubs. Added a F 250 pass side slip shaft with f 250 u joint, Chromoly axles, u joints, bearings and seals. Then cycle it and grind for clearance and limit strap it. Install tall shock mounts or engine cage up front and frame to frame mount and Deaver springs rear. I rand King Shocks in all four. I did 4.56 gears with lockers, rebuilt improved transfer case and Monster trans. Hi amp alt, driveshafts, 35" tires on 4" lift. Glass fenders and hood with others to convert it to 96 body and tire clearing. Had a 95 351w built to a 408 with AFR heads etc. ready to install now. The 95 is the full roler with MAF. Still planning on full cage and hydro bump stops and? Got a great sound system too. I also upgraded headlights to HIV its easy cheap and WAY better. Changed some Hella 700's to HIV too. It amazes me over rough with 18"front and 20"rear travel on Kings and able to go in 2wd (4x4 on hand) where I would always need four wheel drive before and some. It is by far better than previous 4x4's I have owned upgraded with chain off road shops. Hardcore amazing taking 3' whoops passing jeeple spotting each other over 2' ones. Toasting hello out the window at 70mph not spilling my drink smooth and in control with an ear to ear grin. The BRONCO KICKS ASS
BustedKnuckleVideo So far pretty good it is my 4th 4x4 but the first if its caliber. My others were chain store lifts and rancho shocks. It amazes me at what it can do I am happy with it.
Byron Smith It is a 95 408w internal balanced and blueprinted full roller with AFR heads and MAF I just ordered. Built by a good guy that does some SCORE teams stuff.
that is a nice clean bronco! I have a 96 with the roller cam 351. I know everyone likes to knock the ttb but I have yet to see ford make a more durable independent front 4x4 suspension. I'm sure you've looked at gofastbroncos for inspiration already but since you're taking suggestions: I personally think it's nice to see a "sleeper" pre runner, the body on that bronco looks nice enough you could do a wrap or some raptor liner and give it a new color while protecting the body from stone chips and bushes. do cut and turned ttb beams with coilovers (and a shock hoop/engine cage), rcv axles (or at least do a d50 stubshaft) manual hubs, big brakes, long radius arms with heims. and get some deaver springs on the rear with a under bed shock hoop and maybe upgrade to a 9 inch? (you'll have to get or make something to re locate the tone ring and sensor from the 8.8 diff) and possibly do a 3 link or maybe just some traction bars? also consider converting the electronic 4x4 to a manual tcase, trashing that catback for a dump right behind the passenger door like a racecar!, converting to MAF, mounting a cage and getting new seats lol. oh and a softtopper would go good with it! All of this probably can't be done for less than 15 grand so probably stuff like the rcv axles and the 9 inch rear would be money better spent on better shocks but I guess it all depends on what you guys plan on doing with it. Either way I'm excited to see a prerunner bronco build on you tube
I second the Raptor Liner and the Softtopper. For my own selfish reasons. I have a 93 xlt black 351w and I want to see it done before I do it, haha. Either way I'm excited to see what y'all do to the bronco.
Jeezus, only 3K for a Bronco like that..? I wish we could get stuff like that up here in Canada. You'll never find a truck like that for this cheap up here. sigh...
yeah i agree im on the east coast of canada and im a huge bronco lover i own a few and anything that kinda shape starts at $5000 i love the twin i beam front ends im getting ready to put a car body on a 90 Bronco 2 chassie with a 302.
1. Add a locker in the rear 2. Upgrade the hubs 3. Ratchet style shifter 4. Get the suspension right 5. Upgrade the seats 6. Off road lights 7. Add some sort of tool/gear storage.
Get some cut-n-turn beams on some 12 or 14" stroke C/Os. and triangulated 4 link the rear. You'll love it. You may need to get fancy with some single or dual swing steering.
It's a different sport. Pre-runners are for desert racing. You also don't want to just put better shocks on it. Pre-runners need articulation to absorb impacts. That's why they usually widen the suspension by 4-10 inches with 14+ inches of travel.
a c pre-runners aren't really for racing themselves. they are for pre-running the race course before a big race hence the name pre-runner but I get ya, it would be better with more up travel. but what I was saying was, compared to my truck, you could just throw shocks on it and beat me by a mile
For their $15k price, a set of long travel ttbs and some mid level coils would do wonders. The rear would probably just need drop hangers and some good shocks. That would leave enough for some 35-40s. Possibly gearing. Something like: Front > www.solomotorsports.com/shop/suspension-kits/ford/bronco-f150/stage-3-long-travel-front-suspension-kit-bronco-f150/ Rear > www.solomotorsports.com/shop/suspension-kits/ford/deaver-q80-rear-suspension-kit-bronco/ Tire > Probably some 35 trepadors Then you have around $6k to spend on gears and cage.
As for the motor a set of gt40 heads with some port work maybe some larger valves, gt40 upper and lower intake, maybe a ford letter cam or a comp. Also a good set of long tubes.
I roll a C350 Centurion so some carries over. So things I would like to see.... - Duel 37"+ spares without harming other functions like cargo space or towing. - Raising the fender openings and inner fender for up travel. - Widening the fenders front and back. - A lighter more useful top, but keeping a solid top and rear window. - Doubt you would but a D60 based TTB. - A cage that protects the windshield and strengthens the A pillars without a lot of exo-cage elements. - A midgate with window. - One piece front clip. - A Baumann controller for the E4OD. I have that, curious to see what you do, it could also help solve the 8.8 speed sensor issue for you.
the d 50 ttb was used on f250s and it had d60 hubs but from what I hear it isn't really stronger than the d44 ttb. the d50 stubshaft is stronger though so most people do that swap, it's just best to do the cut n turn ttb and plate and truss the hell out of it lol!
Cody, IIRC D50 was Supercab F250s, regular cab F250s got a D44HD. The D50 was larger all around with basically D60 parts from the knuckle out. But it also had shorter arms and leaf springs. D44HD was just a 8 lug D44 but also leaf. I understand some parts can be used in Broncos to make a D44HD/D50 hybrid, IDK the details. However for BustedKnuckle an outfit called Jantz engineering does what they call a JANA 54 kit. They adapt D50 gears to a D44 to make it much stronger www.jantz4x4.com//jantz.php?p=detail&pro=jana_54 None of this does any good on my Centurion. Got a D60 now, the D50 is just too small all around for a 10K pound rig with a 7.3 and 37s.
BustedKnuckleVideo, "looking at 9" for the rear, don't want to spend money on the 8.8" Yeah I assumed so that's why I mentioned it. IIRC in a 95 there's only one speed sensor, the one in the 8.8. Nor does the factory transfer case even have a provision to mount a speed sensor. When you replace it with a 9" something will have to be done to replace it. Both the factory speedometer and the transmission computer need the speed sensor. I'd think for you the most practical solution is to simply swap transfer cases. Swap for example to an older manual shift BW 13-56 from a 91 or older F250/350. Direct bolt in, cheap, stronger, manual shift, and a provision for a speed sensor in the tail housing. The Baumann/ US Shift Quick 4 controller, IDK how far you intend to go. I'm not sure about adapting the speed pulses from a transfer case to replace those from the rear end with the stock system but I suspect there's an answer. However the Quick 4 has provisions for that as well as of course is fantastic at controlling the E4OD, with options up the wazzo to get it to do exactly what you want. www.usshift.com/usq4.shtml ua-cam.com/users/usshift
Camburg makes long travel kits especially for the ttb setup, I dont remember off the top of my head but I believe you can get 12" of travel or more and still keep 4x4
Gotta have wide Baja fenders. Beef up the suspension without lifting it much. Coil overs up front, 4 link out back. Take the top off, roll cage it. And give the motor a rebuild with a cam and some port/polish work.
I had a black 86 we named Uncle Ruckus. Used to launch his old ass at the beach all the time on a 6 inch lift and 37 inch military BFG Bajas lol. Never walked home the whole time I owned it. 351W/C6 in that truck was SOLID.
Man makes me wish I had jumped my bronco before I started to dump money into it! I got a 95 bronco my parents got brand new in 95 or 96 we used to pull a dirt bikes with! It only had a 5.0 in it though. Now it's a 347! And hopefully I can pass emissions!
I told my wife I wanna bring my Bronco to you guys.. I could drive it down there with my KLR in tow. Drop off and Thump my way back home. Then when done I can ride back to pick up😉 I can daydream about it anyways lmao.😎 Thanks for sharing your projects and vids.
That is my goal eventually, hard to do much being disabled but I have the ideas in my head. Even though it’s my daily driver, I’m going to do things to make it a dedication to my Dad and BloodBrother.
e4od trans is your weak link along with the 8.8 c-clip axle. Swap those out for a c6 and nine inch, put in some E-fans, strip as much weight off of it as possible and let it rip. The engine really wakes up with some heads if you can get some victor jr's or something similar. Ive built my share of somewhat disposable broncos and it's hard to work with a frame and body that is that heavy and still somehow flimsy. The more weight you strip, the better it sails.
late 80's C6 are the best/cheapest options as they are already reverse manual valve body so it lends itself to aftermarket shifters really easily. You can run the e4od trans but it's heavy and doesn't like heat which is all you will build playing in the sand or loose dirt. The 8.8 isn't terrible and ive seen them beaten to death and keep running but if you plan to put any money into it you would be wasting your money. I usually just weld up the rear if it's not a limited slip, do an old school turnbuckle truss along the bottom and call it good. I would swap the trans before I swap the rear axle as far as reliability and dollars spent. You can also gain a lot of low end torque with a six litre tune up www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/23-technical-write-ups/63592-ignition-upgrade-timing-bump-no-56k.html and a free flowing exhaust. Saginaw power steering swaps out of similar year econolines are great upgrades for steering as it will help get rid of the lovely power steering whine that broncos normally have. Hope this helps.
There's no reason to swap out the E4OD for the C6. The C6 is tough sure but that's it, otherwise it blows. The E4OD runs cooler, thanks to the lockup converter, has an OD, is plenty strong, and being electric is much easier to to tune. The E4OD does just fine in diesel F350s a 5.8 Bronco is no problem. There's no factory reverse manual valve body C6. Bringing up the "six litre tune up" says you spend too much time in the forums. I agree the 8.8 has to go, not worth the bother, the C-clips and bearings are too big of an issue. Saginaw pump setup from a van is a good one, hadn't thought of that for them. Reminds me a hydro-boost swap is worthwhile as well.
See if you guys can install an Air Compressor for cheap along with trying to keep it also 'STREET LEGAL' . Water Methanol Injection is a safe and easy way to make more power as well. Hoping to try and put a Pre-Runner style on my F150 when I do the diesel swap after I take care of a full restoration of my 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer that Colorado ate the floor boards and some of the side panels on.
Budget... so factory style quad shocks. 31 or 33 inch tires. 15 inch wheels must stay. Disc brake rear end. Some lift. Lots of skid plating. Strengthen frame everywhere if you're looking to regularly jump it. I bet you can have a nice sub $3k build. BTW in NY good luck buying one for under 7 grand
That front pumpkin does work well at excavating rocks at droop. I cant think of a worse truck to build. You will need a post runner to rescue the prerunner.
Man I wanna one of those aerodine front clips here in Australia so badly , Black with factory chrome wheels looks totally awesome, I would love to have this one as it is on 2:29 they worth heaps here in Australia , msn they are hot looking thing .... everyone all over the world dribbles over American vehicles
Cut turned and extended beams 3.0 kings with triple bypasses, rear trailing arms, engine cage, interior cage,fiberglass flared fenders, and a manual valve body on the trans and call it a day.
You could run or build some James Duff style long arms in the front and run a deaver pack in the rear. Get an aftermarket intake setup and 15/8 primary headers on that engine and it will really pick up the power - some GT40 heads off an Explorer will really give it some cheap power too. Advance the timing and give it a simple tuneup (6liter tuneup). This should be a great and fun project - everyone hates on the TTB but the drive nice and jump even better.
Love the idea of the GT heads. I have the 5.8, so it's easier to run the GT40 heads from a lightning. That way we don't have to drill it there head mounting bolt holes
The GT40P explorer heads are a good upgrade, however they will require custome headers since the exhaust ports are in a different place, and will not bolt up to the stock y-pipe. Some ported 3 bar GT40 heads from a lightning would be a better/cheaper bolt in option. The E7 cylinder heads and stock y-pipe are the choking points
I've got an 86 with a 390 hp blueprint engine and a beefed up AOD. I've been wanting to go preem runner with it. I wanna see what you go for as far as gearing in the diffs
I got a 96 xl that I want to make a capable prerunnerish weekend warrior. So i would like to see you guys compare limited slip diffs (stock) and lockers both mechanical and electric/air lockers. And of course gears, because more than likely your bronco has 3:55's like mine. Hopefully i can use your build to see how mine could turn out. Thanks.
@@BustedKnuckleVideo i have videos on my channel of my long travel setup, theres no deserts here in north GA. so i have no way of testing that,.. but for trail riding/ flying down forestry service roads, it does great. It only gains 1" of lift, so your not going to tipsy going fast. It does give me 12" of travel in the front, 16" it the back.
Speaking of King of the hammers, there was a BII with full size TTB transplant that ran the course with the V6. It is a shame the BII is treated like the Ford Bronco Bastard child. No one likes to admit if they like them. Compared to a Jeep of their time, they had way more storage, FI V6 was a decent engine(if coolant levels were kept up), quiet on the road, and good 4x4 characteristics. I have now had 4 of them in my lifetime. I did have a bone stock clean 86’ a few years ago and the braking was the most frightening thing when trying to drive at modern highway speeds. Yikes! Good luck with your new bronco project. I will sub and keep up with it. My orange 1984 SA BII 5.0 is on my Motorwithgnr channel, but sadly I had to leave it in Washington and have not driven it in 2 years.😕
I don't mind the bronco 2s but I think the reason they get all the hate is because they don't share much in common with the original broncos I mean they offered them in 2wd and that's just blasphemy! Lol. Also the top wasn't removable and they didn't have a tailgate so there wasn't a whole lot of sport or utility to them. If ford would have tweaked the design a little and sorted out the issues it had it could have been a great little suv/jeep fighter. It could have been great if it had a removable top, torquey 4 or 6 cylinder (possibly inline engine) and colors that weren't muted shades of shit brown or vomit tan (I've seen a few b2s in nice reds and blues but most of the ones I've seen irl have been white, brown or tan and they look soo boring )
Wait, were there two dudes in this video? Twins? Didn't notice until halfway through when I asked my self why he was changing the color of his sunglasses. Good video, chaps!
I didn't know about the casting code till I watched this video but I went and looked at mt 95 bronco xlt and discovered it is also 4fte... Also to add I think as a pre runner delete 4wd and ad super long twin traction beams
THE BUILD HAS BEGUN Check out the Vid > ua-cam.com/video/XM_DbPNQ6SY/v-deo.html
Top priority...Solo Motorsports for the weld it yourself cage and body puck kit. If you don't cage it, the body will crumble. Desolate Motorsports for beams, radius arms, rear shock mount, anti-sway kit, 8.8 truss. Simple Detroit or tru-trac out back, tru-trac or open front. Stick to 35" tires...the new BFG KM3's would be a good choice. Maybe Raptor take-off shocks on the rear to save $$$$. Stick to 8" wide wheels to reduce stress on the rear axle flanges. Bumps on the rear to save axle. 8.8's will fold the tubes at the spring perch if you run too hard. You can re-tube the 8 or go to a 9". If 9, Solo and Desolate have the speed sensor relocating kits. Relocate battery to save the core support. Battery mount cracks. Mount spare inside and eliminate the swinger to save the rear quarter. No fiberglass! Not required unless you plan to go wider, in which case, it's no longer a budget build. Hahaha! My vote...don't touch the engine until you see what it can do. You might rethink after.
Check out my site for lot's of good info...gofastbroncos.com
Thanks Brian, I think we just like the look of the Fiberglass
Me too!! Looking forward to the build.
This guy knows a couple things....his Bronco is a beast
one piece fiberglass front clip to allow for clearance on those 35 inch tires
I'm looking at one from mcneil racing for my bronco build. And you may want to consider a cut and turn mod on the TTB to help compensate for the positive camber when you add longer travel springs up front
Comes with leather seats.......minus the leather! LOL
We will get some nice seats for it
Man it’s hard to find nice Broncos these days
we found a few in great condition.
They're getting more and more expensive too if you do find one in good condition.
BustedKnuckleVideo
Where???
Come down to Arizona Texas California.
I bought one for 3k a 89 5.8 late 2018 new tires shocks new carpet electric fan, rebuilt transmission w/paperwork probably 115k on the dash solid all around for the prices I see now I’ll probably won’t sell it now at all just swap a 7.3 or coyote in it later they are getting harder to find in stock condition every gen has gone up in price
there's just something so satisfying about watching a TTB put in work. I got a 94 I daily and I wouldn't trade it for the world
Good gearing, big trick flow heads, Edelbrock intake and a comp xe266hr cam!
Nice choice. Have a blue prerunner bronco myself. Was in dirtsports. Box the beams,longer radius arms,4" drop brackets or cut and turn, 14"x 2.5" Kings with 500/550 springs front with some tube shock towers and a bar across motor to tie them together,deavers out back, a traction bar of some sort, roll cage when you can. Motor. Look at headers,and a torqstorm supercharger and maybe bigger injectors if needed. Threat Motorsports has a cantilever rear shock setup you might look at.Or just do like me and do 2.5"x16" Kings tied to cage inside with semi shifter boots around them to keep dust etc. Out.
Awesome, I'm so excited for this build!!
We can't wait!
Solo or giant motorsports for a front beam and radius arm setup. Coilovers with hydro bumps. Swing steering. Deaver leafs. Rear bypass. Fiberglass and 35s or 37s. Run it. Simple rollbar so that you don't die.
2" 0.120 wall cage. 40s. Fiberglass fenders. Fox or King 3.0 triple bypasses. 18" travel front and 24" travel rear. Rear 4 link with trailing arms and triangulated upper. Full float Hi9 rear with 40 spline spool. 4" hydro bumps. Antirocks.
40s? Those are some big tires for the desert.
BustedKnuckleVideo you can clear 37s with no hacking up front end (besides wheel wells but if you’re doing a prerunner you’re going glass front end anyways) and in the back too but that requires a little more hacking. Only speaking from experience.
Would need to push the beams forward a little, as well as clearance the AC box for 37s
Best trucks ever! I have an 86. These things are as tough as they come.
they are awesome
Love the vids I’m from Cullman also! It’s awesome to see a big UA-camr that’s local. It’s inspiring! Keep up the great work!
Awesome, stop by the shop sometime and check things out
Awesome! Looking forward to this rebuild. Most recommendations I would consider have already been mentioned. However, I've owned 3 Bronco's in my life, two '95 models, and one of which was 5.8L and roller cam ready. Bored the block .030 over, added flat head pistons and a custom roller cam plus an MSD ignition, and custom Superchips at the time. Very important to install a BRASS distributor gear after the roller cam upgrade, otherwise the engine will fail quickly. Oh, and change the fuel filter after any extended line drops due to engine swaps/rebuilds. Have fun! And, subscribed!
good tips thanks!
Man I miss my bronco. Had a 95 Eddie bauer with a 6" lift.
Work it.. I love it. can't wait to see how you guys lift it.
It'll be sick
you guys should read the warning under the viser
It say don't jump it?
Ah screw the warning
Love those Broncos, excited to see what you guys do!
We can't wait to get some parts in and get going
"It's got TTB, which is way stronger than a solid axle"
F&*# YEAH IT IS... I'mma go get some marsh mellows for the fire you started with the SA guys!
HAHA I am surprised no one commented on that until now. It is a better setup for what we want to do
100% Solid is tough but for a Pre-runner you can't beat TTB. The amount of travel you can get is just retarded.
I have owned every make from these years and nothing jumps like a FORD.
Yeah actually that's what I'm most interested in. I got this nutty idea of making a D60 TTB for my Diesel Centurion out of one of my KPD60 fronts. I want more up travel, better handling, etc. then a solid can provide. So, do that.
You can't beat a solid axle when it come to towing/hauling or just having a real truck like a 7.3
Except it's near impossible to get a lot of up travel or a lower stance with a solid front.
As soon as I heard that Strong TTB comment, I couldn’t wait to see the comments section! Surprised not more hate on that, but being a lover of all Broncos, even BIIs I have seen some awesome TTB builds online. Thinking of putting a 85 full size TTB under my 87 Bronco II and keeping the other solid axle. Could make for an interesting comparison someday. Both 5.0 conversions.
we are surprised there hasnt been more comments on that, TTB FTW!
It's seems really good anyway not to much bounce well controlled good choice. Send it!!!
the poor front shocks were doing nothing 😆
Nice! Finally someone who recognizes how good a bronco is at jumping, I have a black 1995 bronco 351 5.8 Eddie Bauer edition, my motor is also the roller rocker, but mine is a little more special then the usual broncos in 1995, this because all broncos had a maf sensor, what's weird is mine never came with one, is was bought on January 1st 1995, and I believe it was custom ordered and this is how it was optioned... this bronco is a keeper for life... by the way it has 226k miles, still runs perfect, even was doing long haul car hauling for about 20k miles, and it never skipped a beat, not to mention the towing experience was great, must be because of such a short frame whichever makes it alot stiffer towing heavy loads compared to regular half ton trucks, broncos are amazing
Heck yeah!
Wish I could post pics , I'd show you my ford collection!
If you are retaining ttb, I'd highly recommend the SuperLift SuperRunner steering system which utilizes an idler arm. I'm running the full system on my 95 4 door Centurion Bronco if you need pics. Deaver variable rate 5.5" coils, Deaver 10leaf pack in the rear, SuperLift longarms for a more vertical suspension oscillation, Doetsch Tech prerunner shocks ($45ea), limiting straps all around.
keeping TTB for sure
Very impressed with the stock Bronco.
It did good to be worn out!
You should make tube front and rear bumpers with the front kc headlights. Lift it, keep the ttb, get some wheels and tires, and get a fitech efi to put on a carberator manifold. Put some shorty headers on and get some more kcs for the roof. And build a roll cage. Good video!
Not bad, the TTB is going to stay for sure. We just are going to make it way better
Not bad, the TTB is going to stay for sure. We just are going to make it way better
love the bronco build idea
We are excited about it
Hell yes, turned on notifications for this
Just found this channel, can't wait to see how this turns out!
We are excited to get started on it
Just finished the first stage of my wife's Bronco build. We are running 4" lift coils from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard, with a set of cut and turned beams from Richer Racing to compensate for the positive camber from the lift. We are running Fox 2.0 shocks that bolt in to the rear mount of our dual shock tower. I built custom radius arms using brackets from TT-Motorsports.com (not listed on his site). For the rear we are running Deaver Q80 leaf springs we ordered through Desolate Motorsports and using TT-Motorsports weld it yourself (W-I-Y) shackles and hangers, TT-Motorsports W-I-Y shock mounts and King 2.5" x 12" stroke shocks. Extended brake lines front and rear from Desolate Motorsports as well. We are seeing about 14" of front wheel travel before the axles start to bind and I strapped the rear to 16" of travel. In my opinion the only addition to the suspension I would add would be hydraulic bump stops in the front, we are running the big trapezoidal bumps in the rear and they perform fine. The front feels a little soft in the big whoops though so that's why we want to add air bumps, but it rides great on the road. If you guys would like any help, I'm on instagram @the_radman and would be more than happy to provide some help if you guys need it. Also check out "They Call Me Wally" on youtube, he has a few helpful videos on converting the TTB pivots to uniballs, how to weld the TT Motorsports shackles and hangers along with some other helpful videos. Good luck with the build!
Awesome, thanks for the ideas!
Good stuff!
Glad to see you guys went with Desolate Motorsports on the new build, excited to check it out!
This video made a subscriber out of me. Great work!
Awesome, Welcome!
I love my 81 with a 300 big 6, can haul all my firewood, tow, and outwheel my buddy's cherokee and keep up with decently built TJ's and my trucks open front/rear with 33 AT's
big 6 wow
Build it in stages. See how far you can build it under $7500 or so, focusing on suspension and easy ways to add power. Basically stuff people can do in their driveway at home. Then go for big power adders, expensive shocks, and make it a full build. A lot of people don't have $15,000 to throw at a prerunner build. $7500-$3000 for the buying price. That leaves $4500 to build it with.
We just can't get it done how we want with that little of a budget
I've seen a serious V6 Prerunner Ranger. Geared very high. But plenty of power for it. Gearing should help plenty before you really need to do any serious engine work for power.
Just pre-runner front arms are $4500+. You would have no money left for shocks, the rear, the cage or any other parts. $15k is pretty much the bare minimum you should be looking at spending for any car build that you could possibly die in.
I built a 87 Bronco myself. A prerunner Bronco! The TTB needs to be cut and turn lifted retaining the original inside mount up high and stronger. Long chromoly radius arms heim joint mounted. I gusseted, plated, added a vertical mount to the beams making it far strong. I changed the spindles to a 96 for the brake calipers with bolt on mounting and to loose the 87 model hubs for Warn hubs. Added a F 250 pass side slip shaft with f 250 u joint, Chromoly axles, u joints, bearings and seals. Then cycle it and grind for clearance and limit strap it. Install tall shock mounts or engine cage up front and frame to frame mount and Deaver springs rear. I rand King Shocks in all four. I did 4.56 gears with lockers, rebuilt improved transfer case and Monster trans. Hi amp alt, driveshafts, 35" tires on 4" lift. Glass fenders and hood with others to convert it to 96 body and tire clearing. Had a 95 351w built to a 408 with AFR heads etc. ready to install now. The 95 is the full roler with MAF. Still planning on full cage and hydro bump stops and? Got a great sound system too. I also upgraded headlights to HIV its easy cheap and WAY better. Changed some Hella 700's to HIV too. It amazes me over rough with 18"front and 20"rear travel on Kings and able to go in 2wd (4x4 on hand) where I would always need four wheel drive before and some. It is by far better than previous 4x4's I have owned upgraded with chain off road shops. Hardcore amazing taking 3' whoops passing jeeple spotting each other over 2' ones. Toasting hello out the window at 70mph not spilling my drink smooth and in control with an ear to ear grin. The BRONCO KICKS ASS
Sounds like a killer build!
That is definitely some good info. May got you up for some more detail on the engine.
BustedKnuckleVideo So far pretty good it is my 4th 4x4 but the first if its caliber. My others were chain store lifts and rancho shocks. It amazes me at what it can do I am happy with it.
Byron Smith It is a 95 408w internal balanced and blueprinted full roller with AFR heads and MAF I just ordered. Built by a good guy that does some SCORE teams stuff.
I can't wait to see this thing get air again!
It will get way more air when we are finished.
Hermosa Bronco!!! Saludos desde Argentina
Going to be an Epic Build!
Subbed just for this series. Got a 90 bronco 5.8 that I'm fixing up
Heck yeah. We will be releasing episode 2 soon!
Awesome starter truck, you cannot go wrong with a Branco. #1 Off with the top.
Off with the top? We want fresh cold AC in there!
Plus, the top on helps create balanced weight distribution which helps to balance suspension frequency. Crucial for higher speed suspension tuning.
Buy a dam truck then pffft
as cool as my '79 looked without the top on, I rarely removed it. it was my work truck too, so all my tools were kept locked inside.
that is a nice clean bronco! I have a 96 with the roller cam 351. I know everyone likes to knock the ttb but I have yet to see ford make a more durable independent front 4x4 suspension. I'm sure you've looked at gofastbroncos for inspiration already but since you're taking suggestions:
I personally think it's nice to see a "sleeper" pre runner, the body on that bronco looks nice enough you could do a wrap or some raptor liner and give it a new color while protecting the body from stone chips and bushes.
do cut and turned ttb beams with coilovers (and a shock hoop/engine cage), rcv axles (or at least do a d50 stubshaft) manual hubs, big brakes, long radius arms with heims. and get some deaver springs on the rear with a under bed shock hoop and maybe upgrade to a 9 inch? (you'll have to get or make something to re locate the tone ring and sensor from the 8.8 diff) and possibly do a 3 link or maybe just some traction bars?
also consider converting the electronic 4x4 to a manual tcase, trashing that catback for a dump right behind the passenger door like a racecar!, converting to MAF, mounting a cage and getting new seats lol. oh and a softtopper would go good with it!
All of this probably can't be done for less than 15 grand so probably stuff like the rcv axles and the 9 inch rear would be money better spent on better shocks but I guess it all depends on what you guys plan on doing with it. Either way I'm excited to see a prerunner bronco build on you tube
Great ideas! We are definitely getting some good inspiration from the comments.
good advice. Thanks!
I second the Raptor Liner and the Softtopper. For my own selfish reasons. I have a 93 xlt black 351w and I want to see it done before I do it, haha. Either way I'm excited to see what y'all do to the bronco.
Robert Spence i raptorlined my 95 in “Mesa grey” and it looks killer! Super cheap too!!
I just bought a 94 bronco xlt, how would I know if it has a f40 with roller cams on it? Thanks I'm advance for the hell
I have a stage 3.5 kit from Solo motorsports on my 96 bronco, highly suggest their products. Top quality and fantastic service
we have heard good things
Jeezus, only 3K for a Bronco like that..? I wish we could get stuff like that up here in Canada. You'll never find a truck like that for this cheap up here. sigh...
No rust down here either because it never snows
Go ahead.., rub it in... ;[
We have to travel a long ways away to snowboard if that makes ya feel better
yeah i agree im on the east coast of canada and im a huge bronco lover i own a few and anything that kinda shape starts at $5000 i love the twin i beam front ends im getting ready to put a car body on a 90 Bronco 2 chassie with a 302.
dasbronco1 make all us canadians look bad telling them your going to put a car body on a truck. ffs. hahaha.
this is the best thing going on youtube right now. you’ve got my full attention lol.
Heck yeah!
1. Add a locker in the rear
2. Upgrade the hubs
3. Ratchet style shifter
4. Get the suspension right
5. Upgrade the seats
6. Off road lights
7. Add some sort of tool/gear storage.
I like it
3. Doesn't really work with a E4OD, needs to be done electronically.
Keep it Ford thanks. Supercharged!!!! Long travel suspension, and removal of extra weight. On 40 inch tires lol
fiberglass hood will help with weight
Get some cut-n-turn beams on some 12 or 14" stroke C/Os. and triangulated 4 link the rear. You'll love it. You may need to get fancy with some single or dual swing steering.
maybe Cantilever rear
I love the dual swing steering. Not sure if it will be in the budget.
Im in love with the bronco 🤣🙌❤️
Just wait until we finish it
Isn't that a song?
Definitely need to do a trailing arm setup and some ibs the I beams in the front should work well.
We actually just started looking at cantilever for the rear
Just needs some better shocks, ttb is great for jumps I never knew because I offroad pretty slowly, but this looks like fun
It's a different sport. Pre-runners are for desert racing. You also don't want to just put better shocks on it. Pre-runners need articulation to absorb impacts. That's why they usually widen the suspension by 4-10 inches with 14+ inches of travel.
a c pre-runners aren't really for racing themselves. they are for pre-running the race course before a big race hence the name pre-runner but I get ya, it would be better with more up travel. but what I was saying was, compared to my truck, you could just throw shocks on it and beat me by a mile
For their $15k price, a set of long travel ttbs and some mid level coils would do wonders. The rear would probably just need drop hangers and some good shocks. That would leave enough for some 35-40s. Possibly gearing.
Something like:
Front > www.solomotorsports.com/shop/suspension-kits/ford/bronco-f150/stage-3-long-travel-front-suspension-kit-bronco-f150/
Rear > www.solomotorsports.com/shop/suspension-kits/ford/deaver-q80-rear-suspension-kit-bronco/
Tire > Probably some 35 trepadors
Then you have around $6k to spend on gears and cage.
As for the motor a set of gt40 heads with some port work maybe some larger valves, gt40 upper and lower intake, maybe a ford letter cam or a comp. Also a good set of long tubes.
itll get some work for sure, Lightning stuff bolts on
All it needs is a nice sound system, at least that way if it crashes you can still sit in it and listen to tunes.
I'd rather listen to the engine
That is one hell of a bronco for 3k. They are all completely rotted out up here in MN. A clean one would go for at least double that.
we are pumped about it
I roll a C350 Centurion so some carries over. So things I would like to see....
- Duel 37"+ spares without harming other functions like cargo space or towing.
- Raising the fender openings and inner fender for up travel.
- Widening the fenders front and back.
- A lighter more useful top, but keeping a solid top and rear window.
- Doubt you would but a D60 based TTB.
- A cage that protects the windshield and strengthens the A pillars without a lot of exo-cage elements.
- A midgate with window.
- One piece front clip.
- A Baumann controller for the E4OD. I have that, curious to see what you do, it could also help solve the 8.8 speed sensor issue for you.
the d 50 ttb was used on f250s and it had d60 hubs but from what I hear it isn't really stronger than the d44 ttb. the d50 stubshaft is stronger though so most people do that swap, it's just best to do the cut n turn ttb and plate and truss the hell out of it lol!
looking at 9" for the rear, don't want to spend money on the 8.8
Cody, IIRC D50 was Supercab F250s, regular cab F250s got a D44HD. The D50 was larger all around with basically D60 parts from the knuckle out. But it also had shorter arms and leaf springs. D44HD was just a 8 lug D44 but also leaf.
I understand some parts can be used in Broncos to make a D44HD/D50 hybrid, IDK the details. However for BustedKnuckle an outfit called Jantz engineering does what they call a JANA 54 kit. They adapt D50 gears to a D44 to make it much stronger www.jantz4x4.com//jantz.php?p=detail&pro=jana_54
None of this does any good on my Centurion. Got a D60 now, the D50 is just too small all around for a 10K pound rig with a 7.3 and 37s.
BustedKnuckleVideo,
"looking at 9" for the rear, don't want to spend money on the 8.8"
Yeah I assumed so that's why I mentioned it. IIRC in a 95 there's only one speed sensor, the one in the 8.8. Nor does the factory transfer case even have a provision to mount a speed sensor. When you replace it with a 9" something will have to be done to replace it. Both the factory speedometer and the transmission computer need the speed sensor.
I'd think for you the most practical solution is to simply swap transfer cases. Swap for example to an older manual shift BW 13-56 from a 91 or older F250/350. Direct bolt in, cheap, stronger, manual shift, and a provision for a speed sensor in the tail housing.
The Baumann/ US Shift Quick 4 controller, IDK how far you intend to go. I'm not sure about adapting the speed pulses from a transfer case to replace those from the rear end with the stock system but I suspect there's an answer. However the Quick 4 has provisions for that as well as of course is fantastic at controlling the E4OD, with options up the wazzo to get it to do exactly what you want.
www.usshift.com/usq4.shtml
ua-cam.com/users/usshift
Also a little tip to save a few bucks, most don't realize it but the brake parts from an 8.8 will fit a 9", all but the backing plate.
Rancho Sup long arm kit 87 full size bronco was my first ride by far the best upgrade
We are going long travel, not just a lift kit from one of the big manufacturers
Camburg makes long travel kits especially for the ttb setup, I dont remember off the top of my head but I believe you can get 12" of travel or more and still keep 4x4
Havent looked at them,we will check it out
Deaver coil spring front and deaver leaves rear, 4 or 6 inch lift with the extended radius arms and flared fenders
thinking coilovers on the front
Gotta have wide Baja fenders. Beef up the suspension without lifting it much. Coil overs up front, 4 link out back. Take the top off, roll cage it. And give the motor a rebuild with a cam and some port/polish work.
I think we are going to go with leaf springs out back
I had a black 86 we named Uncle Ruckus. Used to launch his old ass at the beach all the time on a 6 inch lift and 37 inch military BFG Bajas lol. Never walked home the whole time I owned it. 351W/C6 in that truck was SOLID.
Heck yeah!
There goes the full size Bronco market! Haha
Tim Cameron style trailing arm front and rear. Lol
Already has trailing arms. The TTB acts like a sideways trailing arm. LOL
I think we are going to keep the leafs in the back
Haha funny...
Big ole roll tide on the hood
We are both Auburn Grads so that ain't happening.
Man makes me wish I had jumped my bronco before I started to dump money into it! I got a 95 bronco my parents got brand new in 95 or 96 we used to pull a dirt bikes with! It only had a 5.0 in it though. Now it's a 347! And hopefully I can pass emissions!
They are a ton of fun
I almost never laugh watching UA-cam videos, but 4:00 got me.
Leather Seats! 😂😂😂
On3perfomance turbo kit, the are super inexpensive and they perform really well. You would definitely have to brace up the hot side though
I like that idea
MY OLD BRONC WAS A BEAST. NOW IM IN THE RZR LIFE.
RZR's are fun, they would be better if they were also street legal. AC is also nice.
I agree.
A nice roll cage and some bumpers. Maybe extend the beams?
We will need all of that for sure
TTB in action💪
works well even stock
I told my wife I wanna bring my Bronco to you guys..
I could drive it down there with my KLR in tow. Drop off and Thump my way back home.
Then when done I can ride back to pick up😉
I can daydream about it anyways lmao.😎
Thanks for sharing your projects and vids.
we have an update coming soon with some more goodies from Desolate, we almost have it ready to hit some jumps
So cool! Broncos are the best!
They are pretty awesome!
I miss my '79 so much.
Just got my bronco! Cant wait to start my build! Good stuff guys
Awesome
we are stocked about this build
TTB for the win! Mine needs to see some air now too
Huck it!
Love hucking a stocker
AWESOME....I have a ‘95 too......351 Windsor. You know I think it’s the same as the 351 Lightning motor minus a few things.
I would love to find some lightening parts. Heads, intake, computer, mad, injectors, etc
That is my goal eventually, hard to do much being disabled but I have the ideas in my head. Even though it’s my daily driver, I’m going to do things to make it a dedication to my Dad and BloodBrother.
Braptor Lightning!
Wish I could figure out how to post a pic here....would show you guys my Bronco I picked up here in Michigan.
Over cab tube frame rack, Jack in the back near spare with extra gas because that 5.8l can drink!
It already has a huge tank
e4od trans is your weak link along with the 8.8 c-clip axle. Swap those out for a c6 and nine inch, put in some E-fans, strip as much weight off of it as possible and let it rip. The engine really wakes up with some heads if you can get some victor jr's or something similar. Ive built my share of somewhat disposable broncos and it's hard to work with a frame and body that is that heavy and still somehow flimsy. The more weight you strip, the better it sails.
good points, we want to go 9" in the rear but havent really though about swapping the trans
late 80's C6 are the best/cheapest options as they are already reverse manual valve body so it lends itself to aftermarket shifters really easily. You can run the e4od trans but it's heavy and doesn't like heat which is all you will build playing in the sand or loose dirt. The 8.8 isn't terrible and ive seen them beaten to death and keep running but if you plan to put any money into it you would be wasting your money. I usually just weld up the rear if it's not a limited slip, do an old school turnbuckle truss along the bottom and call it good. I would swap the trans before I swap the rear axle as far as reliability and dollars spent.
You can also gain a lot of low end torque with a six litre tune up www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/23-technical-write-ups/63592-ignition-upgrade-timing-bump-no-56k.html and a free flowing exhaust. Saginaw power steering swaps out of similar year econolines are great upgrades for steering as it will help get rid of the lovely power steering whine that broncos normally have. Hope this helps.
There's no reason to swap out the E4OD for the C6. The C6 is tough sure but that's it, otherwise it blows. The E4OD runs cooler, thanks to the lockup converter, has an OD, is plenty strong, and being electric is much easier to to tune. The E4OD does just fine in diesel F350s a 5.8 Bronco is no problem.
There's no factory reverse manual valve body C6.
Bringing up the "six litre tune up" says you spend too much time in the forums.
I agree the 8.8 has to go, not worth the bother, the C-clips and bearings are too big of an issue.
Saginaw pump setup from a van is a good one, hadn't thought of that for them. Reminds me a hydro-boost swap is worthwhile as well.
2020 better jump like that
Gt40 heads and a b303 cam with some headers, and of course a lift.. maybe even a higer stall torque converter
long travel for the win
Long travel suspension is a must ..
Oh it is happening
I would love to see a mild/moderate turbo set up in it
A Turbo would really wake this 351 up!
That would be awesome! Really like that turbo sound. I just haven't researched it very much.
BOOST IT!
I agree to disagree, the whine of a supercharger sounds Way better on a V8.
A 351 will hold a lot more boost than most people think, better heads should be on the list also if it's in the budget.
It would be awsome if you put that rear axle on a swing arm
dont think that is in the budget, we did look at cantilever
See if you guys can install an Air Compressor for cheap along with trying to keep it also 'STREET LEGAL' . Water Methanol Injection is a safe and easy way to make more power as well.
Hoping to try and put a Pre-Runner style on my F150 when I do the diesel swap after I take care of a full restoration of my 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer that Colorado ate the floor boards and some of the side panels on.
It will be daily driven so it has to be street legal
Budget... so factory style quad shocks. 31 or 33 inch tires. 15 inch wheels must stay. Disc brake rear end. Some lift. Lots of skid plating. Strengthen frame everywhere if you're looking to regularly jump it.
I bet you can have a nice sub $3k build. BTW in NY good luck buying one for under 7 grand
Quad shocks? Heck no. Budget is 15k, we still have 12k to spend on it.
I love broncos 😩
they are awesome
Everyone does
That front pumpkin does work well at excavating rocks at droop. I cant think of a worse truck to build. You will need a post runner to rescue the prerunner.
Stay tuned so we can prove you wrong
"I cant think of a worse truck to build."
- Then you're not so good at that thinking thing.
Get ourselves a set of giant motorsports equal ttb's 2.5 x 12" used coil overs and deavers in rear for budget reasons 4" air bumps all way around
We are going that direction, stay tuned!
Long travel kit and Raptor front clip of coarse. + power adder
I dig it
In and out cage/roll bar, long travel suspension, maybe a little weight reduction and a few lights??
weight reduction for sure.
Man I wanna one of those aerodine front clips here in Australia so badly , Black with factory chrome wheels looks totally awesome, I would love to have this one as it is on 2:29 they worth heaps here in Australia , msn they are hot looking thing .... everyone all over the world dribbles over American vehicles
These are tough and easy to find over here for cheap
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Welcome!
I'd like to see what you can do for a budget on the front suspension
Cut and turned and lengthened TTB
I say build the stock engine, tires, more travel, maybe some rear suspension work? Oh and safety for sure, harnesses and cage
Cut turned and extended beams 3.0 kings with triple bypasses, rear trailing arms, engine cage, interior cage,fiberglass flared fenders, and a manual valve body on the trans and call it a day.
that doesn't sound budget at all
Maybe just coilovers and rear deaver leafs then lol. Do the cut and turn and extend yourself
That is what we are leaning towards. A nice balanced rig with equal travel front and rear
I can’t wait to see the build
You could run or build some James Duff style long arms in the front and run a deaver pack in the rear. Get an aftermarket intake setup and 15/8 primary headers on that engine and it will really pick up the power - some GT40 heads off an Explorer will really give it some cheap power too. Advance the timing and give it a simple tuneup (6liter tuneup). This should be a great and fun project - everyone hates on the TTB but the drive nice and jump even better.
We were surprised how well it jumped stock
Love the idea of the GT heads. I have the 5.8, so it's easier to run the GT40 heads from a lightning. That way we don't have to drill it there head mounting bolt holes
The GT40P explorer heads are a good upgrade, however they will require custome headers since the exhaust ports are in a different place, and will not bolt up to the stock y-pipe. Some ported 3 bar GT40 heads from a lightning would be a better/cheaper bolt in option. The E7 cylinder heads and stock y-pipe are the choking points
@@bigrob9771 I agree, the Lightening would be the best, but I need to locate some for a decent price. Most of the ones I have seen we're outrageous.
@@byronsmith25 seen some cleaned up on Ebay for less than $400pr
I've got an 86 with a 390 hp blueprint engine and a beefed up AOD. I've been wanting to go preem runner with it. I wanna see what you go for as far as gearing in the diffs
geared for 35s for sure
I got a 96 xl that I want to make a capable prerunnerish weekend warrior. So i would like to see you guys compare limited slip diffs (stock) and lockers both mechanical and electric/air lockers. And of course gears, because more than likely your bronco has 3:55's like mine. Hopefully i can use your build to see how mine could turn out. Thanks.
We will be doing gears for sure and 35s. Rear will get some kind of locker
@@BustedKnuckleVideo can't wait to see it! Thanks.
Where are the other videos of this truck. Also are you still working on the one ton swapped ls suburban
We are gathering parts now for this build. Never worked on a suburban
Take a look at my cheap long travel set up on my 94 f150,
35 12.50s fit with no lift.
Put a locker in the back, it will be nerely unstopable off road.
We want to bomb through the desert in it
@@BustedKnuckleVideo i have videos on my channel of my long travel setup, theres no deserts here in north GA. so i have no way of testing that,.. but for trail riding/ flying down forestry service roads, it does great.
It only gains 1" of lift, so your not going to tipsy going fast. It does give me 12" of travel in the front, 16" it the back.
Slap on the Edelbrock 2092 top end kit, 400hp bolt on and Solo Motorsports stage 4 long travel kit 🤞🏼
400hp would be righteous!
Speaking of King of the hammers, there was a BII with full size TTB transplant that ran the course with the V6. It is a shame the BII is treated like the Ford Bronco Bastard child. No one likes to admit if they like them. Compared to a Jeep of their time, they had way more storage, FI V6 was a decent engine(if coolant levels were kept up), quiet on the road, and good 4x4 characteristics. I have now had 4 of them in my lifetime. I did have a bone stock clean 86’ a few years ago and the braking was the most frightening thing when trying to drive at modern highway speeds. Yikes! Good luck with your new bronco project. I will sub and keep up with it. My orange 1984 SA BII 5.0 is on my Motorwithgnr channel, but sadly I had to leave it in Washington and have not driven it in 2 years.😕
Never cared for the looks of them but have seen a few on the trail
I don't mind the bronco 2s but I think the reason they get all the hate is because they don't share much in common with the original broncos I mean they offered them in 2wd and that's just blasphemy! Lol. Also the top wasn't removable and they didn't have a tailgate so there wasn't a whole lot of sport or utility to them. If ford would have tweaked the design a little and sorted out the issues it had it could have been a great little suv/jeep fighter. It could have been great if it had a removable top, torquey 4 or 6 cylinder (possibly inline engine) and colors that weren't muted shades of shit brown or vomit tan (I've seen a few b2s in nice reds and blues but most of the ones I've seen irl have been white, brown or tan and they look soo boring )
But those rear side windows..... they're just a deal breaker for me. I know it's vain but it is what it is.
I think for like 1 year you could get optional removable side windows which would have made it cooler in my opinion but they're really rare
It's all about the top...
you should put the edelbrock performer truck intake on it. the model number is 3881
Lightning stuff will swap straight on it for cheap
long travel, 37-40s, fiberglass, horse power ... and finish the blazer build
Wait, were there two dudes in this video? Twins? Didn't notice until halfway through when I asked my self why he was changing the color of his sunglasses. Good video, chaps!
Lol, one is me and the other is Byron. I couldn't let him have all the fun. I wanted to jump it too!
Definitely like a 8 inch lift with some Fox shocks
Keeping it Low with some long travel
I didn't know about the casting code till I watched this video but I went and looked at mt 95 bronco xlt and discovered it is also 4fte...
Also to add I think as a pre runner delete 4wd and ad super long twin traction beams
No way are we deleting 4wd
BustedKnuckleVideo 10 4 .... it will be cool still😎
stock width cut/turn beams with deaver rear springs, can easily cycle 16" front and rear with out issue keeping 4wd
Check out Camburg Engineering. They have a lot of long travel ttb stuff. Also they build and race trophy trucks.
Sounds expensive, we are on a budget lol