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Bronco II Stability
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i've drove one lifted for 6 years or so... and never felt unstable in it. even at 80 MPHs.
but stiffer coils and leafs it in. make sure your sway bars are connected.
get full width axles. 44/9" or 60's... wider but same height would be more stable.
but stiffer coils and leafs it in. make sure your sway bars are connected.
get full width axles. 44/9" or 60's... wider but same height would be more stable.
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You could be like a mexican and get really wide offset rims .
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Yeah, but to do it right he'd have to get tiny tires, so he'd lose height.
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haha!
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#1, Don't drive like an assclown...
It's a short wheelbase truck. Drive it as such, and you'll be fine.
Biggest improvement would be going from the stock 205/75 tires to like a 235/75 or a 30x9.50. The larger sidewall makes it more stable. Explorer springs will also help, but make it ride stiff, like a pickup.
It's a short wheelbase truck. Drive it as such, and you'll be fine.
Biggest improvement would be going from the stock 205/75 tires to like a 235/75 or a 30x9.50. The larger sidewall makes it more stable. Explorer springs will also help, but make it ride stiff, like a pickup.
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I know something you can do, instead of blocks to lift the rear, build your own set of stiffer leaf springs. It can be done for around 30 bucks, hit up the junkyard. I used a set of full size dodge leaf springs for their double spring clamps and extra strength of the full sized springs. I retained the bronco ii's eyelet spring so the springs fit like stock, just with about 5-6 inches of lift depending how much of each spring set you use. You'll probably need longer U-bolts to but they're cheap, and a strong C-clamp to get the springs apart safely. You rear end will have a whole lot less lean when turning and quick cornering, only down side is its a stiffer spring so speed bumps are felt a lot more when you rear axle goes over them compared to the front... I didn't care at all, the truck was lifted 6 inches and handled better than when it was stock height.
And also if you're using a body lift its probably worth it to just lose the height for better stability, body lift's are crap unless you're swapping engines too and need the room.
And also if you're using a body lift its probably worth it to just lose the height for better stability, body lift's are crap unless you're swapping engines too and need the room.
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You can find a donor explorer and swap into a 8.8 rear end, and dana 35 front. The rear end from a 96 and later has disc brakes. The 91-94 Dana 35 is a direct bolt on. Use the front and rear springs from the Explorer. It will give you about an inch of lift and widen the stance about 3 inches. This also adds a little weight to lower the center of gravity. If you get new wheels increase the backspacing some and it will further widen the stance. It will not be too wide to where it looks funny. There is a lot of information in the tech area.
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I have 235/75's, on 2000 or so Ranger wheels. Replaced the rear springs with new Explorer leafs, and went with coil over load leveling shocks. Definitly rides rough but it doesn't bother me since I drive a Freightshaker for a living, and I expect a truck to ride like one. I'm not sure how much lift the build got me but I ended up with the equivalent forward rake as I had in rear rake due to saggy @$$ syndrome when I bought it.
I don't have additional lift on mine but my suspension build seems to have worked. It got tested the night I finished it when a deer slammed into the left front corner while I was doing about 45 mph. I have fur in the tire bead (still) as a testament of impact. It shoved the truck hard to the right but didn't get tippy.
So, widen the platform, stiffer suspension, and add unsprung weight (wheels/tires).
I don't have additional lift on mine but my suspension build seems to have worked. It got tested the night I finished it when a deer slammed into the left front corner while I was doing about 45 mph. I have fur in the tire bead (still) as a testament of impact. It shoved the truck hard to the right but didn't get tippy.
So, widen the platform, stiffer suspension, and add unsprung weight (wheels/tires).
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