1995 Ford Bronco
| Owner: |
95LilMule |
| From: |
Sammamish, WA, U.S.A. (Other registries in WA) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1995 Ford Bronco (Other Ford Broncos) |
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| Clubs: |
SuperFord.org (Other vehicles in this club)
2 Big Broncos Northwest (Other vehicles in this club)
FullSizeBronco.com (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
Lil Mule |
| Mileage: |
150000 |
| Engine: |
351W, K&N FIPK, JBA shorty headers, 3" converter with 3" cat back single flowmaster exhaust.
Coming soon: MSD6A Ignition |
| Drivetrain: |
Front Diff: Open D44 TTB with Warn Premium manual hubs
Transmission: E4OD
Transfer Case: BW1356 (electric)
Rear Diff: Recently rebuilt 8.8 with New Eaton Limited Slip
Suspension: Stock lift with Rancho RS5000's (x4) up front, Rancho RS9000's out back
32x11.50 BFG Mud Terrains
Midland 40 channel C.B. Radio
Actual weight of Bronco with half tank of fuel: 5,420 lbs. |
| Notes: |
In the summer of 1998 with the help of my older brother Bruce, my dream came true when we rescued/purchased the 'Lil Mule from a Chevy dealership in North Bend, WA. You see I've wanted a Bronco ever since 1984 when I first saw the movie "Romancing the Stone", hence the nickname 'Lil Mule. Coming from die hard Ford lineage and always being in awe of the places a real 4WD can take you, the big Bronco just seemed like a natural fit.
The 'Lil Mule is a '95 full size Ford Bronco XLT with 351W. All black with grey leather interior, handling package, tow package, and about every other option available in '95. She had 78,000 miles on the clock and was in pristine condition. The 'Lil Mule has been my daily driver all this time and now has over 150,000 miles on the clock. She's seen alot of towing duty over the years, pulling our 14 ft. enclosed motorcycle trailer stuffed full of dirt bikes two weekends a month.
My goal for the 'Lil Mule has always been to keep her in perfect mechanical condition which has been half the fun or ownership. I've done some minor bolt on mod's to the motor including a K&N intake, shorty headers and a 3" exhaust to help the power output and gas mileage. Installed some Warn Premium Manual Hubs up front and an Eaton Limited Slip out back which has helped immensly on the trail.
Future service/mods include:
Flush brake fluid (EDIT - complete)
Complete front brake job inlcuding new Power Stop Extreme rotors and pads (EDIT - complete 11/07/04)
Complete rear brake job (EDIT - complete 12/03/04)
New front wheel bearings (EDIT - complete 11/07/04)
Inspect/service the spindle bearings
Installation of front recovery hooks (EDIT - complete 02/07/04)
Install Smitty Built grill guard (EDIT - complete 11/27/04)
Install dual Hella 500 aux. lights on Smitty built grill guard
MSD6A ignition
4ft. Fire Stick C.B. antenna mounted to spare tire carrier
Replace worn out steerning colum parts including auto shifter, turn signal assy., and ignition switch & actuator assy.
Flush power steering system
Change oil in trx. case
Change fluid and filter in E4OD
Flush cooling system, prx. test
Install new upper & lower radiator hoses and heater hoses
Install new spark plugs gapped at .050" (in conjunction with MSD 6A)
Change rear diff fluid with AmsOil series 2000
E4OD to ZF 5 speed manual tranny swap when the auto decides to retire... |
| Last Updated: |
10/31/2005 |
| Hits: |
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 Pictures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 1/30/04 | | The Lil Mule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5,590 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 1/30/04 | | Technical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 1/30/04 | | Front Recovery Hooks | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16,122 | 0 | 2/16/04 | 2/26/04 | | Front Brakes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,672 | 0 | 11/8/04 | 11/11/04 | | Smitty Built Grill Guard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4,977 | 0 | 11/29/04 | 12/10/04 | | Rear Brakes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9,505 | 0 | 12/4/04 | 12/10/04 | | Front End Rebuild | 39 | 0 | 0 | 31,075 | 0 | 9/18/05 | 10/31/05 | | Wheeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 1/30/04 | | Tinkham Road 12/16/00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4,693 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 1/30/04 | | Tinkham Road 12/26/00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8,250 | 0 | 1/30/04 | 2/2/04 | | Snoqualmie, WA. 02/22/04 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6,658 | 0 | 2/24/04 | 2/26/04 | | Quartz Mountain 11/14/2004 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12,639 | 0 | 11/15/04 | 11/15/04 | | 2004 2BB X-mas Tree run | 32 | 0 | 0 | 18,468 | 0 | 12/6/04 | 12/16/04 |
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This is the right hand side. This side was saturated in gear lube due to a worn out axle that was replaced recently.
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On the hook heading to the Ford dealership... turned out to be a dead fuel pump.
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All clean and posing for pictures...
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Next 12 shots are from Mikes Camera... he got some great shots of the carnage to come. Here the H2 is stuck spinning, electric locker and all?
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