Easiest way to tow a 79 BKO???

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UTfball68

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The thread about the Chief as an A class rig has got me all hot and bothered, and I've been thinking of throwing an ECORS rig together since I've read the thread. I'll be heading to Ohio next week and I know a guy willing to give me a running/driving 79 Bronco for free. Only problem, I don't really have a means of getting it back here. So the question I have is...the Bronco is in Illinois, what's the easiest way to get it back? Drop the shafts and flat tow, dolly, deck??? And who would rent the equipment to be able to use on a FSB??? I've got plenty of rigs that could do the towing, just don't have the equipment for it.
 
Running/driving? Drive the fawker back. Sounds like a pretty sweet adventure to me, ohio isn't that far.

Otherwise buy a tow bar from harbor freight, Tie up the driveshafts and hope for the best. Flat towing really isn't as terrible as people make it out to be, especially if it has stock caster/alignment and isn't a total junker itself.
 
The trip to ohio was planned for my OL to see her grandfather on his death bed...so it's a sensitive trip already. I was thinking of driving it back but not sure how highway sound the vehicle is. Regardless...it's a pretty sweet deal.
 
braxton357 said:
Flat towing really isn't as terrible as people make it out to be
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You're gonna die. Also, nuns.

Flat towing a 35yo 5500# Bronco down I-77 does sound like a disaster, though. Can you imagine coming off Princeton Mt with that in tow? I wouldn't do it.
 
I am with Shawn, you may die or kill someone else if you flat tow.

Chain that beotch to a trailer and roll safely home with a shit eating grin on you face. Safe all the white knuckle driving for the ECORS race.
 
shawn said:
Flat towing a 35yo 5500# Bronco down I-77 does sound like a disaster, though. Can you imagine coming off Princeton Mt with that in tow? I wouldn't do it.
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and that is a 35yo Bronco from Illinois ? you might want to wrap it with stretch wrap before you tow it ( or even trailer it ) just to keep parts from blowing off from the rust.:eek:
 
Had a trailer ready to go...the guy ended up sending me some new pics, which were a 180 from the pics he sent me a couple weeks ago and then started back tracking about claims he made and actually wanting to get rid of it. To me it sounded like he thought I was bluffing about coming to get it. Oh well, I was looking for a TTB rig with 351W/C6 anyway.
 
If and when you get this thing, post a build thread. I wanna see it come together! Let me know if I can help with anything.
 
I'll keep you guys in the loop, just have to find the right rig...and the typical time/money saga never seem to align. I figure start up would be filling minimum requirements and shed as much weight as possible. Lose everything from the firewall back, cage it, narrow the front hood/grille, winch and a locker if I can...shocks would be nice too. Figure efi is the only way to go, really...and I may as well not leave any cubes on the table...and I'm a Ford guy, so that naturally leads me to the Bronco. Finding an 87-91 Bronco with 351W and C6 (figure the E4OD just complicates things, and he E4OD's only came with 8.8's...and I figure the 9" is a better option) is proving to be elusive. And to further complicate it, most Broncos of the era were push button 4wd.
 
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I have flat towed more than one 78-79 ford Bronco - truck. They have a real steel bumper so it's not hard. Put the transfer case in neutral and leave the drive shafts hooked up. Get an extra chain to go around the bumper and to your truck just to be safe. Also stop after 5 miles and tighten everything up.
 
I flat towed my 7k lb suburban alot. It was pretty easy with good tires. The problem was stopping. After a couple of close calls I bought a trailer with 4 wheel brakes. I can stop now but I don't like the weight up higher or the extra weight of trailer but I have better protection from an idiot in front me.
 
UTfball68 said:
I'll keep you guys in the loop, just have to find the right rig...and the typical time/money saga never seem to align. I figure start up would be filling minimum requirements and shed as much weight as possible. Lose everything from the firewall back, cage it, narrow the front hood/grille, winch and a locker if I can...shocks would be nice too. Figure efi is the only way to go, really...and I may as well not leave any cubes on the table...and I'm a Ford guy, so that naturally leads me to the Bronco. Finding an 87-91 Bronco with 351W and C6 (figure the E4OD just complicates things, and he E4OD's only came with 8.8's...and I figure the 9" is a better option) is proving to be elusive. And to further complicate it, most Broncos of the era were push button 4wd.
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Nothing after 86 got a 9" from the factory.
 
shawn said:
Nothing after 86 got a 9" from the factory.
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Right...but if the rig has an E4OD, and the VSS isn't hooked up to the 8.8, my understanding is the E4OD doesn't like functioning properly (admittedly have to do more digging on that). If I read the rules right, axles swaps are acceptable in A Class, so I figure with the plethora of 9" axles and parts, it's the way to go.
 
Right. It sounded like you were trying to find a 87-91 with a 9". You can put a tone ring in a 9" if it comes down to that, though.

Honestly, though... a fullsize is a terrible starting point if you're looking to be (even the tiniest bit) competitive.
 
At this point in time I just wanna get out there to have some fun. I'm completely ignorant to the winning combination (or strategy for that matter) in ECORS. Obviously, I know weight and size isn't a good starting platform, but if there's one thing consistent about me, I like standing out...haha.
 
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