1990 Bronco II 2wd to 4wd conversion using some not so stock parts

[Andres629]

Hmm, well he's not on here anymore I'm pretty sure. There is a shop here in BC that is making them too, just a little FYI

 

[WNY964x4]

For drivesahft in the rear, use an Explorer front shaft (PM for explanation if you want it, long and drawn out) to get the double cardan. Do research on a cut and turn for the D44, will get you 4" lift with no drop bracket on the beam easy. Other thing though, CopyKat has been making D44 TTB brackets that bolt into the stock locations on RBV's, but are the right width to fit the bushing end of the 44 into them Beefy as all get out too. He makes them in 2.5" drop I think, so you can run a cut and turn set of beams and say... 6" lift coils and it will align very easily. If all you plan on running is 33's, you will NOT need the Moser shafts. Heck, even 35's will be good with stock shafts. I'm running 35's on my BII and have no problems. The D35 and D44 TTB share axle u-joints so 35's will last just fine on stock shafts with tacked caps. For a front driveshaft, IIRC the pinion flange on those is the same as a D35. I may be wrong, but I **think** you can run a stock Explorer shaft. Depending on the length of the D44 third member, you may be able to mix and match different factory driveshaft parts. Again, PM for the long drawn out explanation if you want. That is an 8.8, yeah? The pinion flange should be the same as an Expo one. Again, feel free to shoot off a PM!

not really a big fan of cutting the Beams , i am trying to build this without having to do that , and yes that is an 8.8 , and the plan is to use a 1352 or 1354 Manual T-case , not sure of which yet

Hmm, well he's not on here anymore I'm pretty sure. There is a shop here in BC that is making them too, just a little FYI

do you think they would ship to the US ?

 

[WNY964x4]

well it is looking like this is gonna get done for around $4000 , and that is before lights and bumpers and a winch and whatnot , just to get it trail ready is ~$4000

 

[Andres629]

I would imagine they would ship to the states. And if not, I will.

 

[WNY964x4]

I would imagine they would ship to the states. And if not, I will.

do they have a website ? or do i gotta call them ? and how much does a set run ?

 

[Bennybooster]

copycats new name is villanmotorsports

 

[Boggin]

Lol you guys must've missed out on a lot, copykats new account villanmotorsports was merged with his old one so he stopped coming her at all, for the second time yes. I sent him a facebook message and he said he won't be making any more of the brackets.

 

[Andres629]

Here's their site. [b][u]www.bajanorth.ca[/b][/u]

 

[WNY964x4]

a couple more weeks and it will be mine , 3.5 to be exact

 

[WNY964x4]

sitting at my grandma's house in all its glory , gonna drive it to the house next week , pop the diff cover off and weld the spiders together and weld the spiders to the case , and put on the Dick Cepek Mud Country's

 

[WNY964x4]

well i managed to get the thing home today but with major problems , all of a sudden the starter solenoid just buzzes , does not turn over , i am trying to chase down the issue , but no luck , replaced the battery , cable ends and solenoid , all to no avail , gonna change the cable from battery to solenoid tomorrow


also changed the shifter today , the bushing was gone and i just happened to have a spare shifter in the garage , but it had the longer stub so i had to switch the bottoms , and here are 2 pics of the new shifter setup , it used to have one of them gay cheapo autozone light up style handles on it

also now considering making the doors removeable

 

[WNY964x4]

well here are some pics from the progress of the past 2 days

first i got the starting issue solved , tured out to be a bad starter causing all my issues

here is the starter that came out

and today i got her up on jackstands and got the wheels off so i can put the 31's on these rims , and pulled the rear diff apart to get the carrier welded at school

and thanks to my big jack and jackstands i got plenty of height

 

[Boggin]

looking good man

 

[WNY964x4]

it's startin to , and i found out yesterday that it has air shocks in the rear , and i am thinking of changing direcrion a little , maybe SAS'ing it instead of the D44 TTB

 

[WNY964x4]

She is gonna be a tank in the Mud for the rally since i got my 1 wheel peel issue solved