Any threads focused on street Broncos?

[Pkdupont]

My 75 Bronco will spend 90% of its time on the roads once it stops spending 100% of its time in the garage.
It's pretty much stock with the exception of an engine rebuild and as of right now I have no plans to lift or otherwise modify it so I am curious if there are any threads or websites that focus on the best upgrades for ride quality, etc.. for a street truck?
Perhaps after I put some miles on it I'll feel the need to do some modifications.
Thanks for any and all input.

 

[BRONCOchild]

My 75 Bronco will spend 90% of its time on the roads once it stops spending 100% of its time in the garage.
It's pretty much stock with the exception of an engine rebuild and as of right now I have no plans to lift or otherwise modify it so I am curious if there are any threads or websites that focus on the best upgrades for ride quality, etc.. for a street truck?
Perhaps after I put some miles on it I'll feel the need to do some modifications.
Thanks for any and all input.

I feel ya! Same here. After being in college and doing the whole "struggling college student" thing, I destroyed my first 4x4, which happened to be my daily driver. I was assed out of a toy and a daily driver. Expensive lesson learned.

Best of luck.

 

[Slowleak]

Put some Bilstein shocks under it. That the best thing I have done to improve the ride quality on my stock '77.

 

[thegreatjustino]

I have a pretty bone stock '68 that I've never taken off road. Adding power steering and disc brakes made it much more pleasurable to drive around town. I later added hydroboost which some may say is overkill for a stock Bronco, but it stops better than my daily driver. Those three upgrades have been big improvements in my opinion.

 

[BRONCOchild]

I would also get new seals for the doors, lift gate, etc. It keeps the rattles down.

 

[doghows72]

I'm right there with you guys. Mine is 99% street. I'm too old to stack rocks lol
This is her.
Upgraded to explorer EFI, auto trans. Next up disc brakes and hydroboost.

 

[Vin218]

Mine is mostly a street driver too, first things I focused on were disc brakes, steering and suspension. After that you could add insulation to the interior to quiet things down, more comfortable seats etc. Heres a few random threads with info about suspension for street driving:

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261608
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269475

 

[DirtDonk]

I know you're looking for something more specific Pk, but since most newer EB owners are mainly using theirs for the street, most of the threads hereabouts are geared towards that goal.
They may not sound like it at first glance, but most of the discussions seem to revolve around some slight variation on that theme.

So you won't have to look far for at least some generalities. Just a little more for the details.

Good luck.

Paul

 

[duffymahoney]

My goal is 90-95% street.

 

[Pkdupont]

Thanks for all the insights. I'll be back for more advice when I actually have the engine installed and move on to the other projects

 

[Pa PITT]

.. Hows my answer for my 68 Diablo Rojo .. I'm kind of laughing at myself for naming it that & Then wanting to build it like I'm thinking of building it.
.. I've about decided to build it for my wife. So small tires .. 235 R15's Goodyear Wrangler STOCK HEIGHT.
.. MOTOR & AOD will most likely be from a 92 Ford Truck 86,000 miles & A MUSTANG TOP. SIDE. Now here my crazy side.. I'm thinking of just leaving it 2 wheel drive. No transfer case & all the expense of the adapters. If the wife is just driving it to work & back .. OK It'll need AC. But I'll like the AC at the Sonic for an Ice Cream. She can't get into my CAMO Bronco & Just this evening .. Me & the neighbor went to the pastures to put out corn for opening deer season. Grand Kids . .. I had walked down & opened the 1st gate & we left it open .. & He had trouble getting into SnakeBite as he had to get in & out about 5 more gates. So I'm kind of thinking a Shorter Bronco would be sweet.
...............
... Oh & since I like Farmall's my next Bronco is going to be Farmall Red & the Top & Bumpers, Dash & Grill..& tail gate lettering will be the Farmall white. But to me it's a Tan.
... You all going to whip on me for this one. My Grand Sons are whipping me on this.. But I'm telling them after I'm gone you guys can add the transfer case & Make it 4x4 again. No One will ever know.

 

[stevenson44]

Put some Bilstein shocks under it. That the best thing I have done to improve the ride quality on my stock '77.

John, did you have the Bilsteins under it in April?


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[Slowleak]

John, did you have the Bilsteins under it in April?


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Hey Bob, You mean Mark? No, I put them on just after SC. I put on the shocks, had the radiator re-cored, replace the harmonic balancer, waterpump, fuel pump, A/C compressor, and I put in a shift kit. It's running like new!!

Mark

 

[stevenson44]

Geeze, sorry Mark...its late. Boy, it ran good at Cade's Cove, can't imagine how nice it must ride now.


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[Pkdupont]

Mark, are your running the Bilstein 5100 Series Shock Absorber?
Since my truck has been sitting in a garage for 20 years, should I also consider new springs?

 

[Prizefighter]

Power steering, power brakes or hydroboost, and the right suspension make a night and day difference and are a must for a street Bronco.

Like DirtDonk said, most builds now are for street only. The main reason is because a lot of Broncos are getting to the age where they need major work done to keep them driving. Once you have that major work done you're not going to take it out rock crawling and mudding. I have two build threads going right now and the 1971 U14 will be a beauty queen. In the beginning I had ideas of just fixing the body up enough to take it on the trails with a few other upgrades but that lead to a full frame off restoration. Now almost all the metal is brand new and soon it will be off to paint then reassembled with lots of new or rebuilt parts.