As a child I fell in love with the early Bronco the day my father brought one home.  Today, I'm happy he didn't bring home a Scout or some other underpowered under equipped 4x4 for me to fall in love with.  I would probably be spending my days upgrading components to get what the Bronco comes with stock.    

    What components did the Bronco come with that make it so great?  First you start with the most produced and popular Ford engine there is and back it up with cast iron and steel gears.  No aluminum or chains here.   The axles that came on all but the first few years Broncos are the Ford 9inch out back and the Dana 44 up front.  Plenty of beef for the light weight Bronco.  The transfercase is a  Dana model 20 that contains steel gears in a cast iron case and a nice low crawl ratio.  Many Jeep guys rob the gears to put in their Jeep version model 20 and enjoy the super low crawling.  

    I have made a few modifications to make it  much more capable off road and some even helped with the ride on road as well.   Below is what I have done to the Bronco.

    The first thing I did was to install a Wild Horses  3 1/2 inch lift and then a set of 33inch mud terrain tires.  Next was some off road lights from KC to help on the night wheeling runs.  One night I was enjoying the light put out from the  KC Daylighters when all forward progress halted.  The terra firma wasn't so firm any more.  Next purchase, a Braiden 10,000lb P.T.O. winch and a front bumper to mount it.  While pulling logs out of a valley with the rear bumper strapped  to a tree, I quickly found the rear bumpers breaking point.  Now I have a stout bumper out back as well.

    Other changes made are: Gorilla Warflares, diamond plating, bikini top, Hurculiner inside, custom stainless door panels, 6pt roll cage, on board air, K&N air filter, 4 barrel Holley, Edelbrock intake and cam, Torquer headers,  and dual Flowmasters with 2 1/2 inch aluminized tubing.