can it be done? who's up for the challenge?

Mike Tonon · Nov 29, 2015

The new BroncoII

RonD · Nov 29, 2015

Ford Explorer Sport with larger side windows?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5334790694.html

Shouldn't be to hard to modify existing windows into one large one.

Ranger side logo would be easy but have to ask why?

lol, tongue in cheek

Mike Tonon · Nov 29, 2015

No...... It's a BroncoII, updated.

RonD · Nov 29, 2015

Yes, I saw that

Explorer Sport was 104" wheel base
B2 94"
Sport was also about 500-800lbs heavier, I think

Sport was less prone to Roll Overs as well
1 of every 500 B2s made was involved in a FATAL roll over, more were rolled, but 1 in 500 ended in someone dead.
While Ford denied this is why the B2 was discontinued in 1990, the lawsuits and payouts were real and hard to dismiss as the reason why Ford stopped production.

adsm08 · Nov 29, 2015

Cam put a gen2 Explorer front end on his B2, that should make the gen 4 front end a small step.

alwaysFlOoReD · Nov 29, 2015

How would the shadow lines line up? I'm not real familiar with the newest body lines.

bronco2fan · Nov 30, 2015

I personally would love to see a new one done but with the early model body lines and todays engine and drive train. 4.6 ecoboost, 6 speed auto. Retro with all new electronics lol. Hell they're already doing the big Bronco so why not. :yahoo:

Mike Tonon · Nov 30, 2015

Why did the BroncoII's roll so easy? Were they too short? If they were a little too short, maybe the newer cab, which is 2 or 4 inches longer (can't remember which), than the older cabs, would help some. Maybe build it a tad shorter than the older ones, maybe that would help, too???

dirtcowboy · Dec 6, 2015

Somehow the two BII's I bought new have amassed over 537K miles, '85/ 248K, '89/289K, with various and sundry pilots, without a single rollover or death. The fact is that stoopid, speed and booze kill, whatever you drive.

85_Ranger4x4 · Dec 7, 2015

RonD said:
Yes, I saw that

Explorer Sport was 104" wheel base
B2 94"
Sport was also about 500-800lbs heavier, I think

Sport was less prone to Roll Overs as well
1 of every 500 B2s made was involved in a FATAL roll over, more were rolled, but 1 in 500 ended in someone dead.
While Ford denied this is why the B2 was discontinued in 1990, the lawsuits and payouts were real and hard to dismiss as the reason why Ford stopped production.

And yet they were by no means the tippiest SUV out there...

alwaysFlOoReD said:
How would the shadow lines line up? I'm not real familiar with the newest body lines.

They don't.

I wanted to put a first gen Ranger front clip on a second gen Explorer to make a 4dr BII of sorts. Nothing really lines up.

wildbill23c · Dec 22, 2015

Mike Tonon said:
Why did the BroncoII's roll so easy? Were they too short? If they were a little too short, maybe the newer cab, which is 2 or 4 inches longer (can't remember which), than the older cabs, would help some. Maybe build it a tad shorter than the older ones, maybe that would help, too???

They rolled easy from stupid drivers not knowing how to properly drive. They are more stable than you think they are. They weren't a sports car which for some reason the higher the vehicle sits the narrower the body/axles the faster people seem to want to try and turn with them LOL...yet they almost come to a stop in their sports car before making the same turn.

Grey_04 · Dec 22, 2015

they are no more top heavy than a jeep wrangler it's the mentality of the driver that causes the issues of Rollin over.

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