tailgate swap

[raceear]

I need to replace the tailgate on a 96 bronco I've located somebody with a tailgate

with no hardware that he bought for a 92 bronco that he never installed will it fit a 96, and does anybody have any tips on how to do this?

 

[Seabronc]

Yes, it will fit. Be careful of the tortion bar when you remove the old gate. It is least dangerous to remove the bracket holding the end to the right 1/4 panel by only opening the gate far enough to remove the retainer bolts. If you do that with the tailgate down it is loaded and ready to strike, you could end up with a serious injury.

Remove the end seals and window seals, being careful with the long window seals, they tend to bend easily. You might consider getting a new set first from some place like the Bronco Grveyard http://www.broncograveyard.com .

Use something like PB Blaster and soak the nuts that hold the window carriers onto the window and then remove the nuts which will allow you to remove the window. After that just remove the rest of the hardware and reinstall it in the new gate.

That's a little oversimplified, but if you are mechanically inclined you will do just fine. This is probably best done inside a garage so you don't have to worry about time or weather.

Good luck,

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[firelt90bronco]

Dude, where ya from? I got some stuff from my old tailgate including: brackets, window regulators, motors and most of the interior guts.

 

[raceear]

Dude, where ya from? I got some stuff from my old tailgate including: brackets, window regulators, motors and most of the interior guts.

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I live in NJ near Manhattan

 

[luvmybronc]

i replaced mine its quit simple but yes watch out for that torision bar that was the fun part only difference i found on mine was the electric hook ups were a little different the new gate came off an eddie bauer edition with a rear brake light mine doest have so it took some time to make sure that was all taken care off but yep its not to bad i replaced mine and put a new window in took me a good 5 hours but hey im a girl what can ya expect...lol just kidding!

 

[firelt90bronco]

oh, hey look out for that damn safety switch located on the driver's side door corner at the top. That stupid thing hung me up for weeks.

 

[Bronco89XLT]

Yeah, that torsion bar can be a pain, literally!! When I swapped mine I left it out. It might just be that mine lost some of its spring, but I don't find the tailgate all that much heavier or harder to close.