Anyone ever built a BII "sport truck"?

[MountainMike]

It's just something I've been thinking of. I see from time to time people building little regular cab short boxes into track toys and was wondering if someone had ever done this with a BroncoII. After building 2 trucks I'm starting to think about building something sporty, a little car of some sort. But I think it would be cool to see a BroncoII lowered with some performance & chassis mods. Maybe a Ranger GT-esque ground effects kit. Anyone seen anything of the like?

 

[adsm08]

I saw a lowered one that might have done ok if it wasn't a frame-dragger. It would have no room for body roll.

It's in Jim's "I bought a B2" thread.

 

[MountainMike]

I've seen a couple slammed ones too, I just haven't seen one usefully lowered. To improve GO instead of SHOW.

 

[CHKNFKR]

no, i haven't. yes, i would like to. get to it!

 

[adsm08]

Honestly, a 3/4 drop for a Ranger and then play with spring rates and sway bars. Just gotta do the math.

 

[Andres629]

I agree, it would be cool to see a BII sport truck. 4.0 swap first gen, and I've seen one around here, a 2nd gen, with what looked to be a factory ground effects kit. I think it would look cool! Probably 2WD front beams and leave an Expo 8.8 as spring under. Starting point anyway.

 

[02RangerXLT]

Just don't slam the thing do the ground, it would look horrible... and I would negate the ground effects too, save those for the ricers. Just make it into a sleeper car, big V8 in a regular looking BII.

 

[MountainMike]

no, i haven't. yes, i would like to. get to it!

I've been thinking about it that's for sure

Honestly, a 3/4 drop for a Ranger and then play with spring rates and sway bars. Just gotta do the math.

Basically that is what I was thinking.

 

[pontiac_fiero_g]

like nancy ragen said just do it... never mind that was nike that said that but she should have said it

 

[TheTopher]

Sounds like a neat idea. You should work on one once you finish up Jammer.

 

[The_Dealer]

go to broncoii.orgs main page, theres a gray colored one on some 17 or 18's, looks good. ive searched and search but couldnt find anything else on it

 

[AllanD]

widening the track width by a couple inches usually has a better effect on handling
than slamming it to the ground, which forces the use of smaller tires.

Don't automatically ASSume that wider tires that have shorter sidewalls
will make a vehicle handle any better either...

those short sidewall high pressure tires generate NO traction at all when they are bounced off the ground...

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[Hopman]

Sounds like a cool idea and maybe a fun little LeMons racer.

 

[Andres629]

Hmmm, I was thinking about this earlier today... If you ran a set of equal length F-100 I-beams and some fiberglass fenders, I think you could really have something on your hands...

 

[CopyKat]

Don't need equal length beams. Just go with a set of F150 lowering beams.

I was planning to do something similar but it ran out of steam and the project was Junked.