just bought a 79

[bko4x4er]

it has 31s on it and its stock. it has the 400 c.i.d.

it has a broken rear driveshaft or soemthing. might just be the u joints. but thats fuxable. bought it for 200 bucks.

it runs and the front whells drive.

what kind of lifts and tires do peopel run with these most of the tuime. i have a 1992 fullsize with 33s i drive everyday.

i have extra 33s i can put on it.

 

[swampthing]

im running cut wheel wells with 38's have no rubbing problems i can fully flex it out and not rub....i ran 4 inch lift with 36's on my old bronco same thing no rubbing anywhere....i also ran 33's on that same bronco with no lift at all

 

[79fordblake]

I just bought a 79 Bronco for $600 a couple days ago. Guy wanted to get rid of it because milage was bad and he had long distances to drive everyday. It has brand new 33x12.50 tires and chrome rims. New blower motor, gas tank, and new carb. Runs great and everything on it works. Has the NP205 T-case.

Has no lift, just leveling kit in front, 33s fit great, I think 35s would fit no problem even at full flex with stock suspension.

 

[bko4x4er]

im running cut wheel wells with 38's have no rubbing problems i can fully flex it out and not rub....i ran 4 inch lift with 36's on my old bronco same thing no rubbing anywhere....i also ran 33's on that same bronco with no lift at all

well i know i can fit 33s stock becuase my 92 is stock with 33s and does fine.

i got it running and drove it around a little bit. it has the broken shaft so the front wheels were only pulling. it did fine. it has a holley carb. do they all come with one? its an eston 400 i think. that make sense?

 

[79fordblake]

Im pretty sure the 351M/400 was only available orginally with the Motorcraft two barrel carb. Sombody switched it and the intake.

My 79 pickup with a 302 was orginally a two barrel. I put a four barrel edelbrock intake and 650 edelbrock carb on it.

 

[bko4x4er]

Im pretty sure the 351M/400 was only available orginally with the Motorcraft two barrel carb. Sombody switched it and the intake.
My 79 pickup with a 302 was orginally a two barrel. I put a four barrel edelbrock intake and 650 edelbrock carb on it.

i dont know much about carbs but i know that it was a holley carb, and it had the circular intake that wasnt really that big. the choke wouldnt stay out enough until the engine was warm bcuz it had been sitting for a year. starts up in just a sec. its a great motor. and it either has 50,000 or 150,000 on it. it hasnt gotten to 200,000 for sure. so its either 50 or 150

it has 31s on the back and snow tires on the front.haha

 

[79fordblake]

It could be a two barrel Holley with the original intake. My Bronco has a brand new two barrel carb on it and im just gonna leave it. It will still smoke tires and has tons of low end torque. I wouldnt trade my ole Fords for nothin.

 

[swampthing]

my bronco still has the stock 2 barrel...leaving it until i re-do the motor then i have to upgrade to 4 barrel....but for a 30 year old carb it works great

 

[bko4x4er]

so do you guys think that for a cheap lift and some 33s it would look and perform alright.

i have the 33s and they arent the best. and a 3'' body is 99 bucks. put it on myself if i have to.

dont want to put alot of money into this bcuz i have a 1992 bronco as my dd. it has 33s stock. im selling it.

 

[swampthing]

yeah with 3 inch lift and 33's it will lok and perform good

 

[Leadsled]

so do you guys think that for a cheap lift and some 33s it would look and perform alright.i have the 33s and they arent the best. and a 3'' body is 99 bucks. put it on myself if i have to.

dont want to put alot of money into this bcuz i have a 1992 bronco as my dd. it has 33s stock. im selling it.

Dont do a body lift!!! You can buy a suspension lift for like $350!!!!

 

[79fordblake]

Here is a pic of my beater. No lift with 33x12.50s. With a lift I think the 33s would look to small for the wheel wells. I hope to later upgrade to 35x12.50s.

 

[swampthing]

thats my bronco...no lift cut the wheel wells out 3 inches..they are 38x12.5 super swampers

 

[bko4x4er]

well i found that it does have a 4 barrell hiolley carb. but i need a self adjuster for the choke bcuz it will only start and run if the choke is open a half inch or more. and a new battery.

i need to fix the u joints for the rear. it has no driveshaft even on it. two wheel drive by the front.

other than that it has no dents and little rust. starts real good. and it only has 50,000 thousand miles on it.

 

[79fordblake]

My carb has an electric choke, but it is not hooked up. I just pump it a few times and it will start right up. It evens idles good while cold. After warm it will crank right up the rest of the day by just turnin the key without being in the truck.

 

[bko4x4er]

well ya at first u had to open the choke and afetr it warmed up u could let it back down. but now its like you have to keep it up even after its warmed up. if the choke is completely closed. no openings it will eventually die after a few seconds. i need some kind of adjuster.

 

[jstevenson509]

35 x 12.5 x 15

With a 3" or 4" body lift.

This tire size, to me, is about perfect.

But your 33's look f***ing great too,

so I don't know that I'd mess with a body lift.

I won't go bigger mainly because my engine might not wanna push anything bigger..

So depending on your bronco's strength..... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[bko4x4er]

well heres a pic i just uploaded. i bought it for 200 dollars. real cheap and it runs and drives. its stock with 31 inch snow tires.

 

[jstevenson509]

..and I was proud of getting mine for $750.

That's a steal man, congrats!!!

How'd you find that?