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Not having a bump stop is a problem, but I don't think it's *your* problem. What I mean is, I don't think the reason your fender is hitting your tire is because of a missing bump stop. Would the bump stop prevent it? Possibly. Probably. Does that mean the problem is fixed? Definitely not.
In regular driving situations, your suspension should never bottom out. A bump stop is a "last resort" mechanism to keep the two metal parts of your suspension from slamming into each other under severe conditions. You should only be bottoming out the suspension when hittin a hard bump or in off-road conditions where there is lots of flex involved.
If your suspension is bottoming out while hitting regular bumps in the road, you probably have a weak spring or dead shock. It's common to get the "ranger lean" on the driver side because the fuel tank and driver are both on that side. A bronco 2 should not suffer from this because the gas tank in in the middle. That said, it's still possible that the driver side spring wore more than the passenger side just because whoever owned it put heavier stuff on that side.
Either way, I would suspect the spring and/or the shock. Replacing the bump stop is still a good idea. It's there for a good reason. But you're going to be hitting it a lot, by the sounds of things.
Of course, it's also possible that someone put larger tires on it and didn't do any body or suspension lift to support the larger tires. That would also cause what you describe. What size are the tires?
In regular driving situations, your suspension should never bottom out. A bump stop is a "last resort" mechanism to keep the two metal parts of your suspension from slamming into each other under severe conditions. You should only be bottoming out the suspension when hittin a hard bump or in off-road conditions where there is lots of flex involved.
If your suspension is bottoming out while hitting regular bumps in the road, you probably have a weak spring or dead shock. It's common to get the "ranger lean" on the driver side because the fuel tank and driver are both on that side. A bronco 2 should not suffer from this because the gas tank in in the middle. That said, it's still possible that the driver side spring wore more than the passenger side just because whoever owned it put heavier stuff on that side.
Either way, I would suspect the spring and/or the shock. Replacing the bump stop is still a good idea. It's there for a good reason. But you're going to be hitting it a lot, by the sounds of things.
Of course, it's also possible that someone put larger tires on it and didn't do any body or suspension lift to support the larger tires. That would also cause what you describe. What size are the tires?