Registered vehicle
1996 Ford Bronco “Broncinator”
No photos yet.
Photos will appear here when rc0801 adds them.
About the 1992-1996 Ford Bronco
The fifth-generation Ford Bronco ran from 1992 through 1996 and was the last full-size Bronco before the nameplate went dormant until 2021. For 1992 Ford restyled the truck with the rounded sheet metal it shared with the redesigned 1992-1996 F-series, the body enthusiasts later nicknamed OBS for Old Body Style after the 1997 trucks arrived. It kept the removable fiberglass rear roof, a drop-down tailgate with roll-down glass, and a 104.7-inch wheelbase carried over from the prior generation. Power came from the 4.9L (300) inline-six and two small-block V8s, the 5.0L (302) and the 5.8L (351 Windsor), all fuel injected; the six was the base engine through 1993, after which the lineup went V8-only. Trim levels were XL, XLT, and the top Eddie Bauer. A standard center high-mounted stop lamp arrived for 1994, rear-wheel anti-lock brakes carried over from the previous generation and were standard throughout, and a driver-side airbag was added for 1994. Ford ended the Bronco after 1996 and replaced it with the four-door Expedition for 1997.
Technical reference · 1992-1996 Ford Bronco
Factory documentation members uploaded for this generation, sorted by how much of it there is.
The story
Read the full story
Started to redo bottom side, still stock. Brakes front and back, rotors, calipers, cylinders, brake lines, fuel lines. most of which I will probably have to redo because I was poor and bought parts thru e-bay....WHAT A MISTAKE!!!!!
Have had to replace fuel pump twice now.
Currently replacing all u-joints and ball joints are on the to-do list, SOON.
Rust in all the normal places, (No matter how hard I tried to keep it clean.)
Have replacement quarters sitting in a box.
I have had it since 1998, am 2nd owner.
Other than the fuel pump and the pick-up on the distributor only problems I have had were from abuse or neglect, (parked for 6 years)
PS: took it to 3 different Ford dealers with an erratic start issue and none of them could figure it out! Took a shade tree mechanic 10 minutes, most of which was me explaining it's symptoms and all the damn parts I had thrown at it trying to figure it out.
(Anybody need a New in the box CPU???)
Lived in it for 8 months.
Might have to sell it but really hoping to wheel it before that happens, have only had the fortune to do 4 or 5 moderate to easy trails as it has almost always been my daily driver and I have never known any good places to go or anybody to go with.
All my buddies have always had small vehicles and most trails in TN, (where I lived 2006-15 are extremely tight.
Anybody know where I can find a tailgate torsion rod guide loop. I"m not going to waste any effort on my tailgate until I can find one of these nasty little creatures! 
I don't really have a name for it, but my brother calls it The Broncinator !!
Probably because I have had 3 Cougars and always wanted an Eliminator.
Even better, A Lifted Four Wheel Drive Eliminator!!
Oh well one can always dream! · rc0801
Own one like it? Start your vehicle’s page: it’s free, and it becomes the permanent record of your vehicle.
Start your vehicle’s pageOther Ford Broncos in the registry
Documented builds of the same model.
The peanut gallery
Spotted in the wild
Seen this vehicle at a show or on the trail? Add your shot. The owner approves it onto the record.
No comments yet. Be the first to add to the record.