What have you done to your Bronco today? (v.2)

[Gunnibronco]

I haven't done mine yet. I'm hoping to tear into my truck after work slows in April. I think I'm going to move my axle forward 1" or 2". I was thinking about what to do with the track bar. When I went full width, I cut the frame end off the stock track bar, and added DOM and a heim joint @ the frame. We'll see how it fits after things are moved forward.

[Justin]

I've thought about relocating the axle forward as well. How do people generally deal with the misalignment of the track bar? Just cut the upper bracket and re-weld it forward?

[Gunnibronco]

I've thought about relocating the axle forward as well. How do people generally deal with the misalignment of the track bar? Just cut the upper bracket and re-weld it forward?

That is what I was thinking. I think its one of those things you just got to figure out when its all together. My modified/stock bar still has the bend in it, and I'll probably end up with a straight track bar. Also a heim with a high misalignment bushing helps, that is what I've got at the frame.

Does having a heim at both ends make the ride harsh? That is part of the reason I kept the bushing end on the axle, at least there is a little poly between the frame and the road.

[Colorado75bronc]

No not at all, if anything it rides better as it free'd the front end up a bunch, and either way you'll probably keep the same trac bar as the bend needs to be there to clear the pumpkin on drivers side during up travel, also when pushing it forward as JD said you can go a max of about 2"s by just relocating the radius arm brackets and just letting the coils bow a little, much more than that and you'll need to relocate the steering box, trac bar bracket, and coil buckets

[Jesus_man]

Corey, I love the wife's commentary on the video. "OMG, OMG, honey, I don't know...Oh...OMG..." LOL!

Looks like a great obstacle! I think he'd have been better off with the very first line. Like Escalator, you gotta keep your rear out of that hole.

May have to look into the coil spring guys you mention. How do they build them for you? Do you need a set of scale to weigh each corner?

[Colorado75bronc]

Ya pretty hilarious and I agree on the line, if you go on they're site it says you basically give them a full run down of your truck, how you use it and how it's equipped and they base it off that, I'm going to try em' when I do the diesel and I'll let ya know how they ride/work

[Gunnibronco]

Opened up some boxes from Wild Horses.

Nice timing, their seat belts were on sale. I put shoulder belts from a 79 Jeep Wagoneer in a few years ago, but figured it was worth getting new ones to install with the new cage. New twin stick boot to replace my ripped one. Cig lighter, heater core & seal kit for the upcoming dash & rewire project.

Silverbacks were backordered, but look like they shipped yesterday. Finally dropped the bomb ($), I'm sick of not being able to see out my windows. I daily drive and use dirt roads too much. The wide axles allow mud to fling from the rear tires onto my hood, side windows & windshield. I really like how my truck looks now, and don't particularly like the look of the Silverbacks, but I'm doing it out of necessity. Also, I think after the rewire project I'll push the front axle forward, so more cutting of the fenders will be in order I think. With the wide axles, the tire will hit the fender just as easily as the inner wells.

BC Broncos shipped yesterday too. New 194, 1157, 1156 sockets & weatherpacks (and tool) for the rewire. I'm not going to reuse 40 year old junk on a new harness. Also a T to act as a fuel return line when I swap gas tanks with the rewire.

[Justin]

Unboxed these. Got a really good deal on them from a guy over on CB.com. It'll be awhile till I can save up for the shocks, but hoarding parts is part of the fun. Also picked up a cheap 125cu argon tank off CL for my TIG setup.

[Colorado75bronc]

Very nice!

[ZOSO]

picked up a new garage toy today.

[hockeydad4-22]

Rebuilt the drivers side hub on Drew's Little Pony (took both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning thanks to a very stuck spindle nut - no, not to tight.

The outer nut had backed off causing the outer ring to bow and wedge into the hub.

The result - had to cut the outer ring with a dremel and then the outer nut too... Repair the threads and reassemble with parts donated by bronco brother Gregg (Thanks Shawn!) and mucho help from none other than the one and only Kinder!

Now Hockey Boy Drew can go play in the snow again.

[sbolt19]

You are lucky thats all that happened. I had a spindle nut come off like that one time & it trashed the entire side, from the spindle, guts and all the way out. It was so bad I had to cut the outter hub off just to be able to get to the spindle nut.

[hockeydad4-22]

You are lucky thats all that happened. I had a spindle nut come off like that one time & it trashed the entire side, from the spindle, guts and all the way out. It was so bad I had to cut the outter hub off just to be able to get to the spindle nut.

Well it looks as though that is not all.....

Just got a text from him - the U joint broke on the same side.

New U joint is waiting for me at Napa...

Any advice on how to go about changing it?

[akaFrankCastle]

Bench vise and a selection of sockets to use to push everything around if you want to do it yourself. Otherwise, a driveline shop that handles driveshafts. After spending an hour replacing a busted u-joint on the Super Duty then getting my Bronco driveshaft u-joints replaced, shaft balanced and painted in about 20 minutes from the shop in town here, I won't be doing the vise technique much more.

[Justin]

Drove it to work in Boulder. Helped offset some of the carbon emission savings.

[Jesus_man]

Cool! I see a smart car (left) and then some plastic pile of parts to the right of it. Shouldn't that be parked in the motorcycle section?

[landshark]

I bought another one ;)

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Yes came with an extra boat anchor engine.

[akaFrankCastle]

I bought another one ;)

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Yes came with an extra boat anchor engine.

Sooo. Whatcha got planned for that boat anchor?

[landshark]

Sell sell sell!

Ford 400 was told 77k miles pulled out of wrecked truck. Can't confirm it's all stock.

[ZOSO]

Chris didnt you say it has EFI on the current engine? which system? Wasn't it "untuned"?

[Justin]

Looks like a sweet ride, congrats.

[ZOSO]

I brought home my sandblaster and tried it out. works pretty good with the correct media. Need to find some more. Makes a freaking mess!!! but cleans up the rust on the floors pretty good. Cant wait to get a bunch of media and mask off the garage and go . Probably blast the whole thing.

I also pulled the headliner out of the top. Found a couple of old maps stuffed between the support and the top. Denver maps look to be mid 80's maybe.

[Jesus_man]

Rob, that media on a concrete floor is worse than ice eh?

I am trying to remember who I was talking to about sand blasting media and they had a lead on once-used stuff...

[landshark]

I have walnut shells and oxide please take it from me

[Gunnibronco]

Bought a new fire extinguisher for the garage (got the big size, JIC). I was moving stuff around this weekend and picked up the old one, seemed pretty light. Yep, it was empty, 15 years of sitting on the garage floor, never used it, not a bad run. Knock on wood

[ZOSO]

I have walnut shells and oxide please take it from me

I'll get ahold of you this weekend for that stuff.

[landshark]

I won't be here this weekend but if you want it I can leave somewhere here to pick up. Pm me

[akaFrankCastle]

Tore apart the BC leafs I bought from tacobronco at the swap meet. Replaced the #3 leaf with the leafs I got from Corey the same day. Wound up with each pack sitting about 1/2" than before when I was done. There must have been about a 6" difference in the height of the two springs sitting side by side before I put the donors in.

Now I just need to get bushings and hardware ordered up and get them installed.

[Gunnibronco]

Didn't exactly do anything, but had a cool, unexpected visit from Kirk on his way through Gunnison to Montrose. We had a discussion about few ideas for 33x2. I'm honestly jealous I won't be around to help with the build.

It was nice to meeting you Kirk.

Here is a pic of a Bronco that recently popped back up in Gunnison. Its at a new Jeep rental place, though I doubt its for rent. I think this "Bronco" used to be here in Gunnison years ago, I know it had 4 wheel steering. If its the same one. The guys who built it build some cool Jeep/buggy rock crawlers now.

[landshark]

I finished wiring. Installed a stereo and some 12v outlets. Fixed a bunch of other stuff and started putting the 69 back together ;)

Hoping to pick up my safari tip tomorrow. Thank god I have another week still have a bunch of stuff to do!