Bronco Tipping
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Bronco Tipping
Hey yall,
Im lookin at buying a big bronco from the 92 - 95 years. I was concerned about the rollover capacity and how stable they are. If any one has any info that would be great.
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im talking about a bronco with no lifts or any mods
Im lookin at buying a big bronco from the 92 - 95 years. I was concerned about the rollover capacity and how stable they are. If any one has any info that would be great.
BTW
im talking about a bronco with no lifts or any mods
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Well my 87' handles very well even when I'm a little agressive with it, but it dosent have a lift yet,. But this is a prety broad question because if you push anything far enough you can turn it over. OVERALL, normal conditions i think they handle prety well for what the are. DW
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From: Janesville WI
If tipping is your concern I have found the Bronco is no more likely to tip over than any vehicle of this type. If you are comparing this to a road car, then you are in for a surprise. If you drive in snow and are in 2wd then beware of the rear end getting real loose. The high torque rate and slippery road conditions make it a little touchy and the short wheel base make it very difficult to recover once it breaks loose, and it will come around real fast.
In 4wd its a different story, the handling is quick, predictable and easy to control. I am not an aggressive off-road driver as some of the people in this forum, but I have never felt that the bronco is succeptable to roll-over in any of my on or off road travels.
pointer94
94 bronco xlt
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In 4wd its a different story, the handling is quick, predictable and easy to control. I am not an aggressive off-road driver as some of the people in this forum, but I have never felt that the bronco is succeptable to roll-over in any of my on or off road travels.
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What are we comparing the Bronco against here? I mean compared to a Suzuki (Somersault) Samuri, its stable as Gibralter. Compared to a Lotus Esprit, its kinda top-heavy. Truth be known Broncos as a general rule are very stable and handle quite well. Obviously you aren't going to corner like you would in the Lotus but its NOT gonna do a tumbling act on a cloverleaf if you understand the physics of a vehicle with a higher center of gravity than your average passenger car. The Bronco benefits from a track width of a fullsize truck and the relatively short wheelbase of average sized cars. If you plan on lifting it higher than stock, always keep in mind the cardinal rule: If you go higher, make sure you go wider. This keeps the "footprint" of the vehicle in proportion with its center of gravity. Obviously any vehicle can be mishandled enough to exceed gravity's ability to hold it on all four wheels. The answer lies in design AND the operators own common sense.
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A few years ago there was a table of information that rated vehicles as to a rollover index. Saw it in a magazine, and somewhere on the web too. The Big Bronco was included. I remember being pleasently surprised at its rating. It's rollover tendency was lower than many other 4 x 4s.
Just my speculation, maybe that was because of a lower center of gravity due to the heavy Dana 44 IFS setup down low in front, and the lightweight fiberglass roof up top.
Just my speculation, maybe that was because of a lower center of gravity due to the heavy Dana 44 IFS setup down low in front, and the lightweight fiberglass roof up top.
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Most of the web rollover searches (and lawsuits) for Bronco I found refer to the Bronco II. The Big Bronco has a really wide wheel base compared to most current or smaller SUVs. But the higher you go in lift the higher the center of gravity and greater rollover risk for any vehicle. The IFS is actually a plus against rollover. The other good addition is front and rear sway bars. Just my humble opinion.
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my friend and i can attest to the fact that my bronco is very stable, making right hand corners at over 30mph with rear end out sideways on dry pavements, or how about locking up the rears and getting it sideways on dry pavement at 60MPH!! Very stable, very stable indeed...anybody wanna race?
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Thanx all i just test drove a 93 bronco and it handled very much like my 93 F150, i have the king cab and 8' bed. I have to admit the the handling was considerably better and more predictable, im thinkin of buying it. The bronc only has 56k miles on it, the guy is asking 5,000 for it.
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