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75DBE
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Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:37 am Posts: 319 Location: Colorado Springs
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Offset Front Axle
Well, I'm not looking forward to the answer, but...I noticed after getting the front tires on my bronco that the driver's side tire extends beyond the fender like 2 inches while the passenger side tire sticks out from under the fender very little or not at all. I assume this can't be good. Might some of this be corrected when I replace C-bushings and do an allignment, or am I just grasping at straws? Thoughts?
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_________________ Now with disk brakes, has turned into my sons daily driver while he is home on Christmas break.
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:54 pm |
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Colorado75bronc
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Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:13 pm Posts: 996
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Re: Offset Front Axle
You need an adjustable trac bar, and or trac bar drop or riser bracket
_________________ 75' bronco, 302, carb'd for now, i'm gathering parts for efi, 3g alternator, saginaw pump, 4x4x2 box, fw hp44, fw 9", N.P. 435 w/ gearbanger shifter, twin stick'd dana 20, 2" BL, 5.5" wildhorses lift, and 35" km2's
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:04 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Offset Front Axle
Yup. How much lift are you running? Your angles look pretty good, I'd start with an adjustable trac bar.
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:17 pm |
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75DBE
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Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:37 am Posts: 319 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Offset Front Axle
I have new shocks and new 3.5" WH springs in the front and new shocks, 3" blocks and old leaf springs in the back.
_________________ Now with disk brakes, has turned into my sons daily driver while he is home on Christmas break.
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:50 am |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Offset Front Axle
x3 on the adjustable track bar. You length it and it pushes the axle to back under center.
The track bar controls your left to right placement of the axle. It's connected to the drivers side frame and runs down to the passenger side of the axle.
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:25 am |
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hockeydad4-22
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Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:11 pm Posts: 2378 Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado
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Re: Offset Front Axle
Agreed on the track bar - I highly recommend the axle riser bracket instead of the frame attached drop bracket. I could tell you why but they say a picture is worth 1000 words.... (see the tread for what happened to Drew's when his track bar drop bracket tore off, and the subsequent repairs. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=854&p=9027&hilit=+track+bar#p9027
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:05 am |
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75DBE
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Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:37 am Posts: 319 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Offset Front Axle
Ok, sounds like a plan! I am ordering the parts from WH now! Thanks all for the comments, they are much appreciated.
_________________ Now with disk brakes, has turned into my sons daily driver while he is home on Christmas break.
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:02 am |
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