2wd to 4wd?

[viperfangs2]

I own an 89 ford bronco 2(2.9L)2wd and just bought a 88 ford bronco 2 (2 .9L)4wd and i really want to fix the 88 but it has a bad fuel pump and even if i get it running the friend i bought it from his niece filled the gas tank with water and they started the 88 plus there is no fire and the the inside of the 88 is red and ugly as **** i would love to fix the 88 cuz the 4wd the tire carrier the roof rack but its a mess my 2wd drive 89 ford bronco 2 fires right up and the mileage on that engine is like 43,000 miles but the tranny is blown i was wondering would it be possible to put 4wd into a 2wd? i would do it 4wd is the way to go!!!

 

[Roadkill]

A much easier course of action would be to purge the water out of the 88's fuel system and drop your good 2.9L into it. But if you like the 89 so much better, of course it is possible to do the conversion. You have the donor truck so you should have all the necessary parts on hand for the job. It will entail a lot of work though.

The entire front suspension, the transfer case, and transmission will have to be swapped. You will need the support/mounting brackets for the transfer case and the rear driveshaft will need to be swapped over. If the axles in the two trucks are geared differently, you will also need to swap the rear axles. You will need to open a hole to inside for the transfer shift lever (or swap all the electronic parts if it is a "touch drive" model), if one is automatic and the other standard, (you did not say which you have) the associated pedals, brackets and linkages will need to be swapped. That's just a quick list off the top of my head. I probably left out some stuff, but the point is that it will be a whole lot of work.

That does not mean its impossible, if you have the time and know-how, it is definitely doable. It's up to you if you want to tackle a project like that.

 

[MDDYATV]

You could purge the tank and then just do a body swap and engine swap.

 

[muladesigns1]

I own an 89 ford bronco 2(2.9L)2wd and just bought a 88 ford bronco 2 (2 .9L)4wd and i really want to fix the 88 but it has a bad fuel pump and even if i get it running the friend i bought it from his niece filled the gas tank with water and they started the 88 plus there is no fire and the the inside of the 88 is red and ugly as **** i would love to fix the 88 cuz the 4wd the tire carrier the roof rack but its a mess my 2wd drive 89 ford bronco 2 fires right up and the mileage on that engine is like 43,000 miles but the tranny is blown i was wondering would it be possible to put 4wd into a 2wd? i would do it 4wd is the way to go!!!

In my opinion it would be much easier to just sell your truck and get a 4x4 especially the Bronco ll, People are pretty much giving them away so you wouldn't spend more then $3000 on a nice one.

It would cost you twice that to swap and it will still only be a Broncoll. It wouldn't be worth the headache.

 

[muladesigns1]

I own an 89 ford bronco 2(2.9L)2wd and just bought a 88 ford bronco 2 (2 .9L)4wd and i really want to fix the 88 but it has a bad fuel pump and even if i get it running the friend i bought it from his niece filled the gas tank with water and they started the 88 plus there is no fire and the the inside of the 88 is red and ugly as **** i would love to fix the 88 cuz the 4wd the tire carrier the roof rack but its a mess my 2wd drive 89 ford bronco 2 fires right up and the mileage on that engine is like 43,000 miles but the tranny is blown i was wondering would it be possible to put 4wd into a 2wd? i would do it 4wd is the

 

[andre]

it not so bad ive swamp 1984 ford ranger 2 wd to 4x4 w 289 and diff tram from 1969 bronco take time but not that much expense i thing it worth it did it w f150 2wd to 4wd

in the process to do a explorer 91 2 wd to 4wd.

ps and lot't of fun get to now you're truck's