Will an 88 fsb top fit on an 84 fsb?

So I did some ice skating today and blew out the drivers side glass in the topper and cracked the topper pretty good. I can get a 1988 fsb that has a good topper and other stuff I can use.. Does anyone know if the topper will fit the 1984?

yo MB,

YES, According to Mike M, Steve, others and Our Sponsor Jeff's Bronco Graveyard http://shop.broncograveyard.com/Tailgate-Shell-83-96-Aftermarket/productinfo/34501/!

Swapping (t'gate differences between the years);

"...Amazingly throughout the number of body style changes from 78 through 96, the tailgate remained nearly the same. You can swap tailgates between all of these years taking note of the following:

I've broken down the 3 major changes into their respective years.

78-79 Type A;

80-82 Type B;

83-96 Type C; If your swapping within the same type it's just a direct swap.

If swapping A & B you have to switch the glass and glass support brackets; If swapping B & C you have to switch latches and striker plates; If swapping A & C you have to switch the glass, glass support brackets, latches & striker plates..."

Source: by Mike M (MRM) at his old medicine.wisc.edu site via http://web.archive.org/web/20050306063447/http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/~mrm/bronco/tailgate.html

for Posterity;



83-96 Bronco Tailgate in cross-sectional views

read and see more @ http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/546453

by Steve

In 78-82, both latches have to be closed since the interlock safety switch is mounted in the center mechanism; & their strikes that mount to the body can be interchanged with some effort. The safety switch was moved from the center (tailgate handle) to the left latch by 1983 by Seabronc

Direct swap is a good thing.  I don't need to swap the tailgate, just the fiberglass topper...  Thanks for the quick reply.

My 1984 Bronco saved my ass yesterday, most of the folks that slid off ended up on their tops and sides and had to get pulled back up to the road.  My Bronco just did some Micheal Jackson moves on the highway, then I slid down an embankment into a light pole and tagged the topper on the pole.  Made a lot of noise, but just busted the shell and the glass, not a scratch anywhere else...  All of the bystanders watched in disbelief when I launched back up a 100 ft snow covered berm at around a 65 degree incline to get back up on the highway.  I was in two wheel dive when I hit the ice, but switched it to four wheel drive during the slide.  Lesson learned, I don't like running in four wheel drive when the ice is in patches, but that is changing now!

I have 31 10.50 Grabber AT2's on that thing, but the ice had pretty much built up to the point of riding on ice skates.  Getting the top fixed and grabbing a new set of AT2's with studs, that ought to prevent that from happening again..

Aint no better vehicle than a FSB for Montana, except for a Snow Cat...

yo MB,

My bad!  Didn't sleep well so I had a brain freeze;

on the Camper top;

Swap, between 66-77, 78-79, 80-91, 92-96;

"...78-79 fiberglass with integral steel roll bar inside rear lip; sliding or fixed side windows;

80-91 fiberglass with integral steel roll bar inside rear lip; sliding (up to 83) or fixed side windows; 92-96 fiberglass with integral steel roll bar inside rear lip attached to mounting plate & alignment pin; fixed side windows; The only groups that you can interchange are 80-96 with some modifications.

80-83 sliding side windows directly fit 80-96 shells.

78-91 Broncos use 4 short bolts (8mm head, 6x1.00x40mm) on each bedrail & 5 long bolts (8mm head, 6x1.00x70mm) in the upper sections. All bolts thread into U-nuts, except the 2 upper corners & the 2 rear corners which use captive nut plates. The bedrail bolts each use a clip stamped "L" or "R", but the rearmost bolts use the opposite clip. The clips for the B-pillar bolts are not marked, but the smaller tab goes down.

92-96 Broncos use 5 short bolts (tamper T-40 head, 8x1.25x30mm) on each bedrail & 5 long bolts (tamper T-40 head, 8x1.25x60mm) in the upper sections. All bolts thread into U-nuts, except the 2 upper corners & the 4 rear corners which use captive nut plates. The bedrail bolts each use a clip stamped "L" or "R", except the rearmost bolts. The clips for the B-pillar bolts are not marked, but the smaller tab goes down. There are also nut plates in 4 of the camper shell bolt holes: the 2 rearmost, and the 2 outboard at the top of the cab. They're just a heavy plate (1/4"?) with a threaded hole...."; miesk5 NOTE; 92-96 have rear seat shoulder belt mounting points & 3rd brake lights

Source: by Steve @ http://broncozone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14266&st=0&gopid=93289&&do=findComment&comment=93289

So I scored a good deal on a 1988 fsb with a good topper. It did not have a motor, it had a 351w, still has the tranny and the interior is nice. No major rust, a little on the tailgate bottom, but less than the one I have now does.. Four new bridgestone all terrains on stock rims, 31 x 10.50 and a spare...

Might have to start another project Bronco..