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Old 05-22-2008, 04:52 AM
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advice for getting bronco II.

hi.....i am planning to get a bronco II and i would like to know what is best to look out for and what options were most desireable. I am planning on spending the time and money to get a rust free, low kilometer, V6 4x4. Were there any years or engine/tranny/option combinations I should look out for?
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Old 05-22-2008, 11:00 AM
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Re: advice for getting bronco II.

My aunt had a Bronco II back in the day. Can't remember the year, motor or trans, but it was reliable and was good for here DD.

I didn't have a Bronco II, but I did have an '85 Ranger XLT LB 4X4 2.8L 5-spd Manual. I beat that thing to hell and it kept coming back for more. It was a little underpowered, as I could never get up to 75mph on the interstate, then again I did have oversized tires on it and never resized the gears.

Now the only problem I really had other than normal maintenance was the distributor. If I off-roaded to hard, it'd knock the distributor out of alignment and I couldn't get over 25-30mph. Simply would adjust it back to the appropriate position and power was back. It's an easy part to replace, just never did. Problem is the entire distributor is made from plastic, so the threads got stripped over time and is why it would move on it's own. Otherwise like I stated, the truck was bullet proof.

Now I'd most likely still have the truck had someone not run a red light and broadsided me totaling it out back in '96.
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Re: advice for getting bronco II.

really some very useful info..MCH150, thanx a lot for the advice.Now i am getting confused and have got double minded about ranger.
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Re: advice for getting bronco II.

I had a 1988 Bronco II as my first car/truck. My parents bought it brand new in 1988 and let me tell you I loved it and I wished I never sold it 2 years ago. It was a 2.9 inline 6 with 5sp manual trans 4x4 eddie bauer edition. I believe it was in the 200k if i recall right (odometer rolled over twice) and nothing ever went wrong with it minus the fly wheel lost about half of its teeth for some reason (probably cause it was rusted pretty bad). Went off road great even at stock height and stock rims and tires, just one of the most reliable and fun truck to have.
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