Has anyone put a CJ7 on a 79 Bronco frame?

[maddhatter]

I have a 85 CJ7 and a 79 Bronco and am thinking about doing the swap.
Any input as to why or why not to would be great.


Thanks.

[94Dodge Truggy]

Turn the bronco into a truggy and sell the jeep.

[maddhatter]

Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

Turn the bronco into a truggy and sell the jeep.

Said the guy in the Jeep!! LOL

Can't, had it to long and been to many places with it. It's faimly.

[OH-cj5]

OK sell the bronco and find all GM parts!

[JeffK5]

Put the diffs in the CJ ... I've seen a couple jeep tubs on K5 chassis and they look like ****... I can't imagine that Bronco frame would look much better.

I think the 78-79 Ford D44's had cast radius arm mounts which can be difficult to convert to leaf or coil/air but it is doable.

With the diffs you will need the driver drop 205 and the C6 ... hell you might as well put a 5.0L in it will you at it.

[maddhatter]

Originally Posted by OH-cj5

OK sell the bronco and find all GM parts!

HMMM You must know me and know I have a compete and total hatetred for all things GM.


The bronco has a BB 351 M / 5 speed / and a 205 / I don't want to change the front set up I will just move the arms to the outside of frame make them longer and mount them at the frame with himes. It's not a TTB set up. It's a soild axle on coils. Conyers rig is set up this way and it's Flexy as H*ll. For the back A 4 link on coils set up with the axle under the end of the frame is the plan. If I comp cut the back of the Jeep the axle lines up with the end of the tub. I also have a set of bead locked 36's just waiting to be used. The Bronco also has a 6" lift on it already.

[itbrokeagain]

I might be interested in the lift kit if you part it

[maddhatter]

Originally Posted by itbrokeagain

I might be interested in the lift kit if you part it

I just happen to have a extra kit for sale.

[yellowjacket]

tom boyd put a cj body on his bronco. check out p4wor ultimate adventure from a couple years ago. i do believe it to be the ultimate sin, though.

[Nuts]

Originally Posted by yellowjacket

tom boyd put a cj body on his bronco. check out p4wor ultimate adventure from a couple years ago. i do believe it to be the ultimate sin, though.

Nope,suzuki lightning sells a kit to put flat fender jeep tubs on samurai frames. That is the ultimate sin no matter what side of the fence you're on!

*EDIT* I just looked at their site,looks like they don't sell that as a kit.But they did build one,and I'm sure its made with the same quality as the rest of their stuff...

http://www.suzukiconversion.com/suzuki_flatfender.htm

[maddhatter]

Originally Posted by yellowjacket

tom boyd put a cj body on his bronco. check out p4wor ultimate adventure from a couple years ago. i do believe it to be the ultimate sin, though.

I feel the same way when people put GM parts on a Jeep.

[GPER]

I still say it would be easier just to swap motors or find the cause of the starter problems.

[carwash]

Originally Posted by maddhatter

I feel the same way when people put GM parts on a Jeep.

if jeep parts held up better, everyone wouldn't have to.

[blazerbrad]

Originally Posted by yellowjacket

tom boyd put a cj body on his bronco. check out p4wor ultimate adventure from a couple years ago. i do believe it to be the ultimate sin, though.

That's a stretch........his "Bronco" is basically a custom tube frame buggy that he originally had early model Bronco fiberglass panels on.