rancho KIT on a B2 (junkie)

[86ford]

OK so i scored an old rancho kit with extended radius arms, 3 inch? lift coils and all the brackets and was going to put it on the b2 when i swapped in the d35. WHY should i not use this kit? mind you this kit is brand new and has never been on a vehicle.

86

 

[Sunk]

It's an old kit, with old drop brackets? The bracket for the pass side beam can pop a hole in the diff. But since you're asking that, it seems that you already know that. I'm not sure what you're asking...

 

[mkpecor]

radius arms are very weak.

 

[86ford]

ok, my question is WHY do the instructions on THIS site that are the original rancho instructions saying NOT to use the lift on a b2. sunk i am not 100% shure you are right on the punching a hole part but correct me if i am wrong. i have FULL intentions on making the lift brackets MUCH more durable and the same for the radius arms. i got a BRAND new kit for cheap so i dont mind putting a little bit of time into making it much more durable thanks to the pictures and drawings others have made of there failures with this kit.

86

search function to the rescue! its time to start making these brackets durable!
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16750&highlight=rancho+lift

 

[mkpecor]

the rancho kit wont nock a hole in the diff, its the kind of bracket you want so it dosent they went know for being the most strongest kits out at the time, but you got it cheap so add some to here and put her on.

 

[Sunk]

Must have been one of the other brands I was thinking of... Tuff Country maybe. Sorry bout that.

 

[tanbuddy]

Probablly the only reason they say not to put on a bronco is for legal reasons, they were known to tip over like the suzuki samuri thing in the 80s

 

[86ford]

thanks guys. anyone else got an opinion on this?

86

 

[samsonitesamsonite]

The kit is crap. every bracket on it is weak. I used to have one before I went with a JD lift.... I had to beef up every single bracket because of cracks, even the rad. arms. One of the drop brackets cracked before I even took it off-road.