There is a nice 86 bronco by me. 4 speed on the floor, with 4wd, I'm not sure on the engine, i'd guess 351? 351m? Unsure. Can't check out old options on KBB anymroe.

The truck body has been redone, and its obvious it has a new tailgate, I'm guessing he didn't seal the tailgate right or somethign with the towels stuff in the back to keep water out.
The truck was repainted, by him i'm guessing by the nice runs down the passenger side fender wheel well. Its a nice paint job - the runs.

He's asking 3500 for this truck here in michigan, and he did drive it around for a bit.
how much is it worth?
4 speed bronco with 4wd a good find?

i'm looking for a good offer price. I might be willing to take out a loan for this one.
I got a post going in the fseries forums about my other truck and doing some parts swapping, but i duno if it will be worth it to do. The other truck is pretty rough, i don't know if i want all the work associated with swapping parts.

I'm guessing all my 91 parts should work on this bronco also considering its a 86, and my 5 bolt rims should bolt on too? Brakes the same? clutch ect?
I got brand new clutch, brand new brakes, brand new tires, special edition rims, brand new winshield and other new parts on my 91 nite that i dont want to just throw away. People dont care about those parts when buying a tottaled truck.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...52#post2164452

heres the other post. I know it seems like i'm takling redundant in it, but people arn't really challenging me for questions like iw ant them too. I want to make sure its worth it, and not get the beat around the bush answers.

 

For $3500, the truck better be darn near spotless, and it doesn't sound like it is. The four speed is not all that rare for an '86. It won't be a 351m, either a 351w or a 302 if it's a v8. 300s were also available then in a Bronco.

As for the parts:
rims will interchange
brakes are similar, not identical. The '86 has a bolt that retains the caliper, the '91 has two metal slides that keep the caliper in place. I think the pads are the same, but I'm not positive. Rotors will swap over.
clutch should be the same, as long as it's a four speed. I'm not sure if the 5 speed clutch will interchange with the four speed.

 

You might get lucky with the calipers - my '86 has the metal/rubber pins (darndest looking things I ever saw!) The 4 spd and 5 spd transmissions are very different in linkage and clutch system. A complete swap can be made either way if you take the effort. $3500 sounds like a lot for a Michigan truck. If you really want one of these, come get a rust free one south of the corrosion belt and drive it back! $3500 goes a long way here!!

 

There were 2 four speeds.
A Three speed with Overdrive which some call a four speed this is a bad tranny.
More or less a car trans. stuck in a truck.
Also a 4 speed with a deep 1st gear this is a great trans.
Hard to get stuck with a granny low
If the sheet metal was replaced and the rust is gone The truck is worth it if it has the right trans.
If it was filled with bondo over the rust run away from it and forget you ever saw it.
Go south and get out of the rust belt you will never regret it.
I have pulled two Broncos out of CO.

 

I have an 86 with the 4 speed granny tranny and a 302 efi engine. I got mine for 1000.00 here in Southern Maryland. The engine is tired (over 128k on the clock) but she still runs like a top. All I have ever had to do to mine was replace the timing chain after it went bad last month and the ONLY rusty area on mine is the tailgate (as with most) and a few VERY small areas of surface rust where the paint has chipped. This truck also got ZIEBART rust proofing on the underside and throughout when it was new which apparently worked very well as none of the frame and suspension are rotted or scaled.

I got it for 1000.00...turn key!!!

The rims are interchangable...I have mid/late 90's F-150 steel directionals on mine .

$3500.00 does seem steep...it better have a brand new Jasper engine at least for me to have considered it worth that price.

 

It says 4 on the stick.
I'm sure it's the good one if its got 4wd.

I'm not sure on the body work.
It looks really good honestly. its just his painting that sucked.
The newtail gate looks okay. but its not an 86 tailgate for sure. its a lil newer like 88, but its still new, not used.
It needs some interior work i forgot to add also. I think the headliner is missing from the front.

I was more or less concerned with the pads on the ford switching over, droping almost 60-70 dollars in shoes and pads is tough to just throw away.

i'm sure its not an i6, I'm going to guess its a 302...

I dont know if i'd want to swap in my mazda tranny with 4wd on there.

i spose i could go talk to him and drive it.
but ya. i think 3500 is really expencive.

I'll go take a closer look at the body work tommarow when i drive over to the farm.

 

If it were me...I'd leave the tranny that's in there...in there. It's a tough tranny and is virtually bulletproof.

 

i think thats what i'd do also.
i'd still have a tough time trying to find 5th though like i do now in my 4 speed S10. GAH!
get on the Eway, and its like. "alright, its time foooooor overdrive... WTf where is overd... dangit i forgot"

 

Sounds like alot of issues with the truck. For $3500....keep shopping. There is another post in this forum for an 86 that someone is looking to buy for $2500 and it sounds like its in alot better condition.

 

I'm not gonna buy that $2500 truck. It's just got too much that cant be determined about the transmission without taking the truck apart. Too busy for that right now and to darn broke. If anybody wants a really sweet looking Bronc and has some time to kill tinkering with the tranny, its over in Boone's Mill Virgina right on the highway. AND if anybody finds a really nice Bronco somewhere near western Virginia, send me a thread/email so I can go get one! I've got the bug!