my good friend just got an 88 bronco 2 fuel injected v6 good condition. some one owed his dad some money so he gave it to him for free. im willing to put forth the labor and tools, but not any cash. i know blocks are dangerous/suck/gay, but this isnt going to see any hardcore trails it just needs some ground clearance, iwas thinking 3" blocks in the rear and coil spacers in the front. other than the front axle pivot bushings being a stupid design an that fn giant washer breaking what do yall think i should do? im willing to modify fabricate weld etc.

Check out www.therangerstation.com . You'll find lots of ideas for a BII there.

On the cheap, "doughnut" type coilspacers up front and a 2" block will surely get you started (the front camber will need to be adjusted after putting in the spacers).
The front D28 axle isn't really worth keeping, the itty-bitty shafts are known to snap even with 31" tires, but there are some bolt-in axle swap options that will let you comfortably run 35" tires.

BIIs are great little trail trucks. I often wonder why they aren't more popular. (maybe because of the non-removable top?) :confused:

Hey man.... I would just go to the junk yard and grab some waggy d-44's.... They are a dime a dozen and to throw them in there, all you have to do is fab up front hangers and shackles...... or spend some time and get an EB front d-44 with the radius arms..... either way is good easy and cheap...the best of both worlds.... get rid of the stock front and rear..... to many problems.....Just my $.02


BIIs are great little trail trucks. I often wonder why they aren't more popular. (maybe because of the non-removable top?)
BUY A SAWZALL....... :flipoff2:

thanks i dont know shiat about ford rangers broncos other than a friend of mine used to have one and we beat the sh** out of it, i know theyl last bout 300k ride ahell of a lot smoother than my yota "even w/63 chevs" and more power too. so is the rear axle any good howz about the trnsfr case? this thing will probably run 31-33's , oh i looked at that site, couldnt find what i wanted, those axles your mentioned the ones that just drop in, are they junkyard or after market "not the d44s the OE ifs style."

nothing will bolt right up except a D35 TTB and that will run ur 33s with no problem, cept yer givin up the flex of a SA.... just get some fullsize early 70s f100 or f150 axles and get er done.........
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If all you wanna do is run down some trails on the back 40, just start with 2" spacers and 31-33's. While you're waiting for the D28 to blow chunks, start scrounging a TTB D35 to sling under there. it'll be a straight bolt up, no fab work required and it'll run 35's all day under your BII. Alot cheaper and alot easier than a SAS. Then if you ever deem you need the flex of a SFA, THEN go and swap a 44.

Easiest way to tell a D28 and 35 apart is that the 28 has 12 bolts holding the third member to the suspension arm, the 35 has 10.

After going D35 your rear axle will be the weak link. Get an 8.8 from a ranger/explorer after you kill your 7.5 and have fun.

Justin

The TTB suspension is good for 18-20" of flex with a small amount of fab work (much less than doing a SAS). Many solid axle suspensions (running bolt-on liftkits) won't reach those numbers either.
The Explorer D35 is hi-pinion and the axleshafts have much in common with D44s (such as the 5-297x U-joints)

Your transfercase is a BW1350. A decently strong unit that can handle mild V8 power no problem. Lowrange is 2.48:1.
The 7.5" rear axle should handle 33" tires OK. Above that, I'd think about the 8.8 from an Exploder.


BTW, info on spacers and such (as well as info on the TTB suspensions) is all over that site. Look around a bit

Here's a few links to start (check the forums, too)

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/factoryspacer.htm
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/WasherCoilSpacers.htm
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/ExplorerLeafs.htm

:smokin: you guys are awsome i guess thats exactly what i wanted to know thanks for the links. now if i can just get my buddy to fork out some cash , thanks again

2 years back, I got a hold of a cheap broncoII, and decided to make it into decent DD/college wheeler, for cheap. Mainly because I couldn't afford the gas on my bigger truck.


I ended up with a $400 broncoII
$100 worth of spart parts
$1000 into a killer motor.

I ended up using some free 31" mud tires.
F-150 coils up front for lift (about 3" or so)
added a extra leaf to the rear(leveled it)

welded the front and rear diffs
put a V-8 in it.

On road it had stupid amounts of power.
offroad, nothing on 31's would hang with it.

breakage?
I broke two passanger side shafts with it, but remember, this is with a loncoln locker up front, and about easily double the power the stock motor had.
T-case held fine, they are stout little units.
rearend, I never even batted a eye at, they use the same size shafts as a ranger/mustang 8.8 does.

The fun factor for wheeling it was insane, the short wheelbase and tight tunring radius made it a blast to drive.

Now if I was in your shoes.
I would toss a block in the back, and run either 2" spacers or F-150 coils up front
Then weld both diffs, and get some 32x9.50 TSL's.
I doubt much will break up front, and if it does, just bolt in a 35 from a ranger or exploder.