So....I bought a OBS Bronco. '92 Bronco XLT.

[Stic-o]

So the Bronco has a Drone to it since I bought it. It's almost deafening at about 60-65 mph. I thought it was tires, which I replaced. Then the muffler, which I have determined it is not, by shifting into neutral at 70 on a hill and it changed nothing. I'm thinking it's somewhere in the drivetrain, maybe the u-joints in the driveshaft. I will also check the bearings.

 

[92exp4x4]

So the Bronco has a Drone to it since I bought it. It's almost deafening at about 60-65 mph. I thought it was tires, which I replaced. Then the muffler, which I have determined it is not, by shifting into neutral at 70 on a hill and it changed nothing. I'm thinking it's somewhere in the drivetrain, maybe the u-joints in the driveshaft. I will also check the bearings.

I just went through something similar in one of the explorers. I had a rumble in the front end and feedback in the steering wheel on hard turns. I was convinced it was u-joints locking up. Never would i have thought that only the inner front wheel bearings would have caused this. I replaced only the inner bearings and races on both sides and it drives like new.

 

[BKennedy]

That's going to be fun to track down. I would start by servicing the wheel bearings and see if any need replacing, work your way in and back.

 

[Stic-o]

Funny thing it's only sound no vibration. So you turn the radio up or windows down and nothing.


On other topics...as soon as I wax the paint, the green stripe on the trailer matches...

 

[Stic-o]

So I have not done a update on the Bronco in a while. That's actually for 2 reasons.

#1. gas went through the roof, and I parked it. $6.50 a gallon at 11 miles per gallon is tough pill to swallow.

#2. In April, I took the dogs to the vet in it. (Perfect dog car, with them in the cargo area and the rear glass down.) The O/D light started blinking. She shifted fine, but something wasn't right. Fluid looked like crap, and so it got parked again and just started it or moved around the yard once a month.


Now gas is back under $5 a gallon, I decided to do something with her. I still have a pile of parts to go on it. So currently she is at the Transmission shop, where.....drum roll..... she get the transmission rebuilt. . Hopefully this will also solve the droning issue. After I put the rest of the parts on, new drums, u-joints, a few other little things, she will be like a new truck.

Plan is to get her back, throw the other parts on, and there is a Bronco run next month in Big Bear, I'm going to try and make. Should be fun.

 

[DintDobbs]

@Stic-o I'm a thousand years late to the game, but good find! These pop up around the east coast every once and again, I see them running around about every other time I go out. They're bigger than I'd want to daily, but they were from a time when trucks were trucks!

 

[Stic-o]

So been spending some time this weekend giving the Bronco love. Decided to start removing 30 years of oxidation.

Before

After. Also removed the trim that was practically falling off anyway.

 

[Stic-o]

Finally had mine and my coworkers in the same place at same time.

 

[Josh P]

The older one looks better. I wish Ford would recreate that magic

 

[Fix4Dirt]

The older one looks better. I wish Ford would recreate that magic

agreed, but i think for now they did a decent job imo, much better than the blazer lol!!!!! that said i wouldnt mind a 90s bronco just brand new, same with the 2g. just dont think anyone would buy it except us

 

[BKennedy]

I like your Bronco better

 

[410Fortune]

they are about the same size
Oh how times have changed

 

[sandsprayer]

Finally had mine and my coworkers in the same place at same time.

Pretty cool!

much better than the blazer

Yuup, got a buddy that's hard core Ist gen(Blazer), every time he sees a new one I gotta get my phone handy cause there's a damn good chance he could suffer a stroke or heat attack

 

[Josh P]

Pretty cool!

Yuup, got a buddy that's hard core Ist gen(Blazer), every time he see's a new one I gotta get my phone handy cause there's a damn good chance he could suffer a stroke or heat attack

I'm not that bad, but in my mind I feel that way when I see another Merkur on the road. It is proof mine isn't the last one still moving under its own power....

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Pretty cool!

Yuup, got a buddy that's hard core Ist gen(Blazer), every time he sees a new one I gotta get my phone handy cause there's a damn good chance he could suffer a stroke or heat attack

hahaha not sure what they was thinking with the new ones. i mean as a small suv idk if its good or not but for a blazer, bleck!!!!

 

[BKennedy]

I found your lift kit, It's a Rancho 4" with the long radius arms.

lift kit Bronco 4 x 4 ford pick up F150 80 - 1996 - auto parts - by...

Lift Kit Ford Bronco 4 wheel drive suspension lift Bronco F150 four wheel drive 4” front 2.5”rear Ford F-150 pick up truck 4 x 4 lift kit 1980-1996 No coils springs Includes pitman arm and rear add...

sandiego.craigslist.org

 

[Stic-o]

I already have 2". I could fit 35's now with a little bit of front bumper trim or probably just adjustment. No reason to do 4" lift. If I was going down that road, I would do a kit from Desolate or Solo. These make in to chase trucks pretty easy, and will out travel a Raptor. I'm just not going down that road with this.

 

[Stic-o]

Just made it back from a trail run with the Bronco and about 50 others. Bronco was awesome and had no issues.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Just made it back from a trail run with the Bronco and about 50 others. Bronco was awesome and had no issues.
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looks like a blast

 

[Stic-o]

After the last adventure, the fuel pump started acting up. So the Bronco has sat for the last month waiting for me to have time to swap it out. I decided to go with the cut a hole in the cargo floor route. Purchased a floor plate from Solo Motorsports and got a pump and filter through work.

When I pulled up the carpet over the weekend, I found this... So I guess I'm not the first...

Got it swapped and put back together. Runs great now.