VaGent
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- Aug 18, 2007
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- Location
- Va
- Vehicle Year
- 1990 Bronco II
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
I need some help guys in figureing something out as I am kinda new to to all this swapping stuff.
I just switched out the front & rear springs in my 1990 Bronco II & installed 1991 Explorer front & rear springs. I did this because the rear leaf springs were sagging as most of them do. I gained exactly 1 1/2" in the rear & now the Bronco Ii is setting level all the way around which is what I wanted the end results to be. I am not using any kind of lift kit at all. I just ran across a "steal" on a set of 31X10.5X15 BFG AT radial tires & wheels & couldn't pass them up for $200.00. They only have like maybe 1000 miles at most on them. The guy who had them took them off his Bronco full size & went with 35" tires instead as he didn't like the looks of the 31" tires. Anyway, where's my question.
Can I put these 31X10.5X15 tires on my Bronco II without having to use a lift kit & will the transmission work OK with them. Keep in mind the transmission is a newly rebuilt A4LD out of a '91 Explorer 4X4. The engine in the Bronco II is a 2.9 V6 that runs pretty strong. It only has 76,000 miles on it right now. I am going to be swapping it out later this summer when I get the money to a 4.0 V6 along with changing the automatic over to a Mazda 501R 5 speed. I am not into any crawling or bogging at this time & will be driving the Bronco II on a daily basis to & from work & out on the open highway. I just don't want to tear up the A4LD tranny right now by using larger tires until I can do the swap to the 4.0. Any help would be appreciated greatly.
I just switched out the front & rear springs in my 1990 Bronco II & installed 1991 Explorer front & rear springs. I did this because the rear leaf springs were sagging as most of them do. I gained exactly 1 1/2" in the rear & now the Bronco Ii is setting level all the way around which is what I wanted the end results to be. I am not using any kind of lift kit at all. I just ran across a "steal" on a set of 31X10.5X15 BFG AT radial tires & wheels & couldn't pass them up for $200.00. They only have like maybe 1000 miles at most on them. The guy who had them took them off his Bronco full size & went with 35" tires instead as he didn't like the looks of the 31" tires. Anyway, where's my question.
Can I put these 31X10.5X15 tires on my Bronco II without having to use a lift kit & will the transmission work OK with them. Keep in mind the transmission is a newly rebuilt A4LD out of a '91 Explorer 4X4. The engine in the Bronco II is a 2.9 V6 that runs pretty strong. It only has 76,000 miles on it right now. I am going to be swapping it out later this summer when I get the money to a 4.0 V6 along with changing the automatic over to a Mazda 501R 5 speed. I am not into any crawling or bogging at this time & will be driving the Bronco II on a daily basis to & from work & out on the open highway. I just don't want to tear up the A4LD tranny right now by using larger tires until I can do the swap to the 4.0. Any help would be appreciated greatly.