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1996 Ford Bronco “Broncinator”
About the 1992–1996 Ford Bronco
from the generation archive
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 single rear liftgate with roll-down glass, and a 104.7-inch wheelbase carried over from the prior generation. Power came from Ford small-block V8s, the 5.0L (302) and the 5.8L (351 Windsor), both fuel injected; the 4.9L inline-six that earlier full-size Broncos offered was not part of this run. Trim levels were XL, XLT, and the top Eddie Bauer. A standard center high-mounted stop lamp arrived with the 1992 redesign, 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.
The 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
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