My buddie says he's 1984 bronco II has a straight axel. I think he has fords verison of IFS. Whos right?

The BroncoII has NEVER had a solid front axle. It has always been TTB front. The solid front axle is a popular swap, but it is not, nor ever was a factory option.

http://www.therangerstation.com/files/fs1.GIF

This is not a stright axel right? He thinks it is.

Originally posted by 4runninghank
This is not a stright axel right? He thinks it is.




Sounds like someone needs to crawl under one and have a look for themselves.

ps. 80-whatever's to 96 (I think) Explorers and Rangers used a similar suspension setup.

that is a 4wd Twin Traction Beam front end introduced in 1980
it is based on ford 2wd Twin I Beam design the goes back to 1966
both are Independent design
a solid front would look more like the rear axle in his bronco II

I sent him this post so he would see it.


I told ya Mike. LOL:flipoff2:

The TTB is a mixed blend between an SFA and a SLA(IFS) suspension. It is much stronger than the standard SLA suspension. Since you said it's an 84, it will have a D28 TTB, which is pretty weak, and would be better off upgrading to a D35 TTB from a 89-92 Ranger w/ 4.0l(also came with 8.8), from 93 to 98, they were all D35 if I remember correctly.

Brian

My Bronco II has a solid axle and a V8. It's a limited edition. ;)

http://home.earthlink.net/~mattsara/bb/D60front.jpg

That's a EB, unless I'm a dumbass and that's just an EB grill on a BII.....

Brian

You said it :p

http://www.broncoii4x4.com/jackspass/jackspass-44.jpg

Nice!! :D

Brian

He put that grill on there to get chic's....:D

Originally posted by 4runninghank
My buddie says he's 1984 bronco II has a straight axel. I think he has fords verison of IFS. Whos right?

Your right from the beginning to the end of time no matter what his dreams are.. Bronco II's were a good platform that Ford chose to stick crappy drivetrain components(Dana 28/7.5 axles) into..

I love mine though, although like Nobody I had to modify it to the specs it should have came with in the 1st place.. ;) :flipoff2:

Originally posted by animator





Sounds like someone needs to crawl under one and have a look for themselves.

ps. 80-whatever's to 96 (I think) Explorers and Rangers used a similar suspension setup.

Exploders came with the TTB until 1994, and came out with SLA IFS in 1995. The new Exploders are fugly.

Originally posted by MikeW


Exploders came with the TTB until 1994, and came out with SLA IFS in 1995. The new Exploders are fugly.


yeah I couldn't remember what year they made the switch--not that it matters in this thread :p


I actually kinda like the looks new exploders...not enough to buy one...but I do kinda like 'em :flipoff2: