I am buying a 1984 Bronco, 351W, Automatic, XLT on Feb 15th, sight unseen. CHEAP - runs, won't pass smog, $500.00

I have a manual on order, but would like to know... Does th 84 have an IFS front end or not?

I tried to find pix on the web, but none were easy to tell.

Any help/answers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jim
villadrive(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

yes it has the IFS but is called TTB: Twin traction Beam.


If it is still running. you didn't try hard enuf!

 

Good luck!
Here is some information I found:

"Twin Traction Beam is a name Ford used to describe their independent =
front suspension on most four wheel drive vehicles except the F-350 =
between 1980 and 1996. The Explorer went to an A-arm type suspension in =
the mid 1990's. Mechanically, the TTB axle is similar to a straight axle =
with a hinge in the middle. It uses a two part housing with one part for =
each side of the axle. The inboard ends of the housings are attached to =
a frame cross member while the outboard ends support the steering =
knuckle and are attached to the frame through the springs and radius =
arms. For full size Broncos and F-Series pickups, the mechanicals of the =
axle are based on the Dana 44 and use many of the same parts. The =
knuckles and spindles are different than the straight axle version of =
the Dana 44, but the axle stub shafts and locking hubs are directly =
interchangeable with straight-axle Dana 44's, except for 87 to 88 =
vehicles with manual hubs (see section 11.3). Ring and pinions will also =
interchange with other reverse-rotation Dana 44's. The differentials, =
however, are different and will not interchange."

here is pic:
http://soderblom.net/bronco/tech/lift/

also:
here are some links for you;

http://lava.net/~davies1/bigbroncolinks.html

http://www.truckworld.com/KBARS/80-96bronco/80-96.html

a club:
http://2bigbroncos.com/index.html

SEMA Links:
http://www.sema.org/hyperlinks/

a tailgate replacemt site:
http://www.fortunecity.com/silversto.../tailgate.html

other bronco/ford 4x4 bulletin boards:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/cgi-bin/...list&forum=3D=
bigbronco

btw, any bronco is good for at least 800.
sold my 78 for 1200, and it was running great!