Interchangable Parts 87 to 94

[Bronco Gal]

I'm getting ready to purchase my second Bronco, a 94 5.8L 351W w/ EFI with 157,000 miles on it. I have an 87 that I've been driving for 15 years, 426,000 miles rebuilt at 111,000. It has too many issues to fix and need to know how much is interchangable. The one I'm looking at was backed into a pole & tore up the bumper. It didn't affect the gate or window operation but would like to see if I can swap them out.

Current one has new fuel pump, new belt tensioner & serpentine, fairly new alternator. I'm going to change out the obvious tires & battery (a year old) $600 worth of new shocks & a front end stabilizer. Any info appreciated.

Thanks,

Debbie

 

[Broncobill78]

Everything interchanges. The tailgates will swap (the skins may be different depending on the trim options but the tailgate as an assembly will swap), the quarters will swap & so will the doors. The only rub is that you'd have to swap the nose as an entire clip (meaning for example that the fenders from the 87' won't work with the hood of the 94') if you were so inclined. Mechanically *everything* swaps, the frames are identical and running gear & drivetrain parts can be mixed & matched as you choose. You can pull good parts from the 87' to install on the 94' if that's your intention. Again, the nose & tailgate are the only odd-men-out and those will swap as long as you swap the nose as a clip & the tailgate as an entire tailgate (you can't just swap the skin or trim it has to be the whole tailgate)

 

[bidibronco]

On the engine the sepentine set up is defferent as well. The Alternator braketry is the main thing. If you take the whole bracket off it'll work but if you don't then it won't work. The doors also have different panels on the inside but I think that would be a matter of oppinion if you swaped thoes out or not. Also, the guage cluster and dash is different. The top on the 94 should also have a brake light on it where the 87 wont and if you swap the tops and take out the light of the 94 I hear you're subject to tickets. The back seatbelts on the 94 are shoulder belts that connect to the top as well.

 

[Bronco Gal]

Everything interchanges. The tailgates will swap (the skins may be different depending on the trim options but the tailgate as an assembly will swap), the quarters will swap & so will the doors. The only rub is that you'd have to swap the nose as an entire clip (meaning for example that the fenders from the 87' won't work with the hood of the 94') if you were so inclined. Mechanically *everything* swaps, the frames are identical and running gear & drivetrain parts can be mixed & matched as you choose. You can pull good parts from the 87' to install on the 94' if that's your intention. Again, the nose & tailgate are the only odd-men-out and those will swap as long as you swap the nose as a clip & the tailgate as an entire tailgate (you can't just swap the skin or trim it has to be the whole tailgate)

Thanks for the info. Wish the 94 had the spare on the inside instead of an outside mount. That is my one big complaint about my current and the 94 I'm considering.

 

[Bronco Gal]

Everything interchanges. The tailgates will swap (the skins may be different depending on the trim options but the tailgate as an assembly will swap), the quarters will swap & so will the doors. The only rub is that you'd have to swap the nose as an entire clip (meaning for example that the fenders from the 87' won't work with the hood of the 94') if you were so inclined. Mechanically *everything* swaps, the frames are identical and running gear & drivetrain parts can be mixed & matched as you choose. You can pull good parts from the 87' to install on the 94' if that's your intention. Again, the nose & tailgate are the only odd-men-out and those will swap as long as you swap the nose as a clip & the tailgate as an entire tailgate (you can't just swap the skin or trim it has to be the whole tailgate)

Good info, thanks. If I can recoup the ties, shocks, stabilizer & mechanical parts, that's a couple of three grand right there. Seats in the 94 look worn (maybe its just the dirt & grime). I'll have to see how they clean up. Seats in the 87 are in perfect condition. The fronts have been covered for the last 15 years and could almost pass for new so I might be swapping those out also.

 

[Broncobill78]

I dunno if it makes any difference to you but the trucks with the swing-away have a completehy different passenger quarter panel. IT's heavily reinforced on the backside to take the weight of the carrier. Probably more trivia than anything, if you like the inside carriers then it's easy enuf to remove the swing-away & mud the holes, on the other hand if you're using the 94' as parts and have the capacity to remove the quarters the ones with swing-away bracing seem to sell a bit quicker. Personally I prefer the carriers that mount to the reciever hitch because it carries the weight better (well, that & the fact that anything upwards of a 31" just won't FIT inside the cab).

I'm not sure just what you need or plan to swap but the rolling chassis from *either* of them should net you a tidy little sum. Didn't catch where you were at but it always seems like once you get *outside* of the urban areas you start finding the people who know what a good rolling chassis is worth and are happy to buy one for all sorts of projects. Of course with either truck you should be able to recoup a lot of your expenses if you're patient and part it out piece by piece. Once you start adding up what you'd get for glass, a good dash, interior parts, chassis parts, etc, etc it's easy to see why a lot of boneyard owners drive Hummers.

 

[BLADE262US]

Broncobill78 just an FYI for ya the frames are far from identical . The front frame design changed in 92 . From 92 up the front of the frame has a wrinkle zone to take a front impact . The front bumper from an 87 will not fit a 92 and also 92 was the front end style change so the body lines wouldnt match up with it anyway . You are corect about the hood and fenders not being able to be mixed either but also the filler panel between the windshield and the hood is different as well . Other differences are the headlight harness pinout the 87 harness will plug into the 92 bulb but the high beam indicator will remain on and the lights will be dim because they moved the common pin in the harness between the years . Also the front harness will have to be used for whatever year the tub it . 1987 to 1991 use a round firewall connector and 92 to 96 use a square one . The alternator is also more than likely different the 87 will have the normal bolt at the top and the bottom the 94 should have the one that bolts on with 3 bolts from the side . /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Broncobill78]

Fair enuf, I'll grant you that Ford's purchase of Volvo has changed their frame designs to some degree, but I figure if you can swap bodies & chassis componants then they're "close enuf" which I admit is not the same as identical. Gimme an air drill & welder and there isnt a bumper out there I can't fit /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Admittedly the cowl panel is also different but I always thought they interchanged even though the vent design changed, I think SeaBronc or JSM84 has swapped them to avoid the whole wet-leaf deal, but hey, I've been wrong before. I know the headlight harness's are different but that's wiring, not body or chassis work & I haven't even *tried* to catalog the electrical diffrences between years because it's so substancial, still nothing you can't cure by re-pinning the connectors but yeah, you need to know there's a difference. From her post I didn't think she was getting THAT involved in swapping parts or I would have mentioned it. To be honest once I start mixing & matching parts to *that* degree I just call Ron Francis and rewire the silly thing, might take an extra wkend but it makes everything downstream SO much easier.