Early style front end on an 89-92?

[TLew]

Does anyone have info on whether or not the entire front end (fenders, hood, grille, bumper) from an 86-87 will bolt up to the underpinnings of an 89-92? Does the crease running the length of the body line up? And do Rangers and BII's share these parts? Thanks for any input.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

The core support is different between the two. I did swap an '86 onto my '91 but it was my race truck and I didn't care if all the bolts were in or about the lights. Swap out the core support and you should be golden except for the bumper won't swap, you'll need to figure some kind of bracket. There are 27 spot welds on each side of the core support and two body bolts, and the wiring harness to deal with, and rad to disconnect... and probably other small details.

Richard