Year: 1975
Model: Bronco
Engine: 393 Stroker
Transmission: NP435
Transfercase: NP 205
Tire Size: 37″ x 14.50″ x 15″
Suspension Lift: 5.5″
Body Lift: 2″
Front Axle: Dana 44
Rear Axle: Ford 9″
Ryan started out with a bucket of rust, replaced about 90% of the body with new panels and built this from the ground up for an all-around fun haver.
The engine is a 351w bored and stroked to 393 cubic inches. Edelbrock performer RPM heads and air gap intake, Scat crank, comp cams XE#284H cam and rockers/pushrods. Kieth Black pistons, ARP hardware with an explorer serpentine set up.
Centerforce dual friction clutch with Wilwood hydraulic clutch linkage.
Home-built front and rear bumpers with XRC8 winch.
Dana 44 front axle with Nitro chromo axles, Yukon 4:56 gears and an Aussie locker. Super duty U-joints and superwinch hubs.
Duff Tuff parts on the front include
•Extended long travel radius arms (5350)
•Stage 2 shock Hoops (5212)
•HD lower coil spring retainers (5120B)
•Dual 70/30 long travel shocks (8120)
•Dual shock spacers (5350-2)
•Dana 44 diff guard (5763A)
•Hub locking tool (5902A) for when those hubs don’t want to break loose…
To keep this rig tracking straight down the road, and to handle the abuse off the road, I’ve installed
•BS eliminator kit (BSE-TRO)
•HD trac bar drop bracket (5407)
•HD adjustable trac bar (5417)
Rear end is a big bearing 9” with Yukon 31 spline axles, Yukon 4:56 gears and a full spool.
Duff products in the rear include
•Long travel rear shock mounts (5214A)
•Dual 70/30 long travel shocks (8114AP)
•HD U-bolt plates (5932A)
•Weld on torque tamer (5322)
•9” skid plate (5762)
A few other goodies include
•Smooth quarter guards (7020)
•HD lift off hinges (4235D)
•Hood struts (4950)
•Hood bumpers (4394)
•Stainless Radiator brackets (3124-3)
•Billet shift knobs
