Bronco II 4x4 Off Road, Part 1

Video clips of Ford Bronco II 4x4's off roading at Badlands Off Road Park, Attica, IN set to music. This is where it all began back in 1999 to 2003. Part I of II.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Ford
• Bronco II
• 4x4
• offroad
• Badlands
• trails
• mud
• rocks

[RichardEllisxyz]

Myself a mechanic for countless years....I have always been very impressed with the Bronco II when I've worked on them over the years. The small, narrow size is paramount for off-road work.....Ford needs to rethink their current off-road offerings to the public...the Raptor IS great, but too expensive & gigantic. With some serious re-engineering, the 'Eco-sport' can be set-up for serious off-roading.....& the right size.

[LilBluBroncoII]

@RichardEllisxyz The Eco-Sport looks like the Escape.  And I agree, Ford needs a back to basics off-road vehicle.

[2010Reilly]

love the badlands had my samurai there for zooki melt a few times but i had a 87 bronco 2 when i was in high school and i loved it except it had the 2.8 in it and it gave me some trouble and the transmission slipped going into third ive been wanting to get another for a while

[LilBluBroncoII]

@2010Reilly Replaced mine last year with a 93 Explorer Sport . I still miss my BII.

[LilBluBroncoII]

@2010Reilly 87 only came with 2.9 fi, not 2.8 carb, 5spd is the way to go!

[LionelMessiEminem]

Bigger tires to do extreme offroad, 'cause most of the offroaders i kmow lift theyr SUV and set up bigger tires. So what is better normal size of tires without lift or lifted with bigger tires?

[LilBluBroncoII]

@LionelMessiEminem Yes bigger tires will allow easier wheeling over more difficult terrain. I always recommend the biggest tires with the least amount of lift. By trimming the fenders (cutting them larger), I squeezed 33" tall by 10.5" wide tires with only 3.5" lift. It depends on what you want and are willing to do. With no lift you could put on 235/75-15 tires which are roughly 29" tall. Otherwise, there are many suspension and body lifts avail.

[2010Reilly]

@LilBluBroncoII it had 2.9 with a cracked head when we got it my grandfather and i swapped a junk yard 2.8 into it

[RichardEllisxyz]

@contentlocked99 Once fully checked out & fixed for the "rough idle" I would look into upgrading the drive-train to stouter stuff, don't hot-rod the engine nor drop in a 5.0 Liter....the increase in weight, balance,horsepower will only cause trouble later. Stick with somewhat larger full-knobby style tires, don't go crazy sticking 'monster tires'.....another thing to bite you later. Don't bother to paint it as you'll be scraping branches thru trails in no time.

[RichardEllisxyz]

@contentlocked99 At 140K it would be a good bet the motors been rebuilt/replaced in dealing with the overheating/coolant issue that plagues the B2. Look up the B2 enthusiast web-sites they will have the scoop on the B2s' weaknesses & strengths.....We already know the trim size of the B2 is paramount for off-road...something Ford has overlooked. The rough idle could mean anything really, a laundry list of possibilities. I assume your S-10 is 2WD pick-up & you need more room inside.

[contentlocked99]

@RichardEllisxyz youre a mechanic? im about to be trading my 91 2.5 5sp s10 for one with 20k more miles than my s10 the bronco ii is a 1989 and has 140k the guy said it has a rough idle. im supposed to meet and check it out this weekend. he said there wasnt any burnt coolant on the dipstick but ill check while im there just to make sure. are there any other common occurances with these fords to make them idle rough other than blown head gasket? does the overdrive going out relate at all?