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Old 01-30-2012, 07:00 PM
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Whoa....2wd bronco?!?!?!

I think I just see a 2wd fullsize bronco.
Is this possible.
I passed it going the other direction so I only got a quick look.
It was real low in the front, tire filled the wheelwell, decent rake, and it just didnt look like it had hubs sticking out of the front.

Did they ever make a 2wd bronco
I think I want one to take the back off and lower and make it look like a mini shortbed pickup.
 
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Old 01-30-2012, 07:03 PM
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Ford never made a 2wd Bronco. There have been people that converted them, but that is usually frowned upon in the Bronco world.
 
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Old 01-30-2012, 07:20 PM
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I have seen a couple "lightning" broncos. Really neat looking conversion
 
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i have seen a few new 2 wheel drive broncos, and a friends father ordered one. he wanted a bronco but only bought 2 wheel drive trucks. back in the day you could order them. very few were made though.
 
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2wd Bronco 2's still had transfer cases!
 
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I see a 2wd bronco2 in a junkyard before. Never looked under it though.
Wouldnt they just have dummy transfer cases. Rear output only and blocked off front pto and no chain or range box.
 
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Very rare (at least to me) but I know of one guy that bought a brand new one that was 2 wheel. He also purchased a new 2 wheel blazer in 72. What a let down when your older brother say's I bought a bronco or a blazer. And they both were 2wd. It could be had back in the day just like 2 wheel expy's, explorer, and excursions.
 
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Old 01-30-2012, 09:13 PM
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Yep, theres a 2wd Bronco running around here to in summer.

Its an '87 with a 300-6 4 speed standard 2wd Bronco with the removable top.


I've seen some older Chev Blazers 2wd to.
 
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The Bronco crowd digs up this subject from time to time: Two Wheel drive Bronco - FSB Forums
 
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Seen a couple lightning broncos. I'd loveee to have one. There is one on lmc catalog cover.
 
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They did make one or a few.. One was a lightning copy. Had everything the lightning did except was a bronco. Was a factory truck built on the assembly line as well.

Factory Lightning Bronco - The National Lightning Owners Club Inc

 
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There is a south American FTE member, Venezuela I think, who sez that a Ford plant there built them. Basically a Bronco with 2wd truck running gear.
 
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Ford building them and selling them to the public are 2 different things. Car companies make LOTS of one-offs they don't sell. Ford never sold a 2wd Bronco to the general public. If you are seeing one on the street, I would say it is most likely one that somebody converted. It's not hard.
 
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ford did make and sell them, a friends father walked into the dealership ordered a 89 2 wheel drive bronco with no power anything, no radio and no ac. he paid $7500 cash for it and i took him to pick it up. we were sitting there as it came off the truck with 2 other 2 wheel drives and 2 pickups.
 
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Pics or it didn't happen.

Also, we're talking about a full sized bronco. I know they made 2wd Bronco II's.
 


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