building my bronco

broncomania · May 8, 2007

ok, ive got the 79 nearly stripped and now its time to build my eb.
im planning on full width axles. my hp60 already has a locker, 4.88 gears, 35spline chromoly shafts, warn super premium lockouts , dynatrac diff cover , hi steer arms , and cage radius arms, 6" super flex coils.. my rear 10.25 has disc brakes, 4.88 gears, detroit locker . im thinking of putting the 60 in 2" forward with a 79 gear box tapped for ram assist. and putting the rear in as far back as it can possibly go , 4 link it with air shocks. full cage, rock sliders, new paint,beadlock wheels and whatever size tire i can stuff underneath.
any comments or suggestions welcome. thanks, mike.

Dusty · May 9, 2007

My only comment is to please post pix during the build! Sounds ambitious but it should be killer when you're done.

Dusty

bryan66 · May 9, 2007

that is almost the same thing i am doing.where did you get the disc brakes for the 10.25.
bryan

sprdv1 · May 9, 2007

Good Luck...and definitely lots of pics... You got a good start...!

Revelation · May 9, 2007

broncomania said:
4 link it with air shocks.

Why air shocks??? With a build like that I would think a good set of coilovers would be better in the long run.
Good luck with the build, been working on mine a while, changed plans on some things 100 times before I decided what I really wanted, or what we decided was best

broncomania · May 9, 2007

bryan66 said:
that is almost the same thing i am doing.where did you get the disc brakes for the 10.25.
bryan

from a guy off of pirate. blackbirdscustomtrucks.com
great bolt on.

broncomania · May 9, 2007

Revelation said:
Why air shocks??? With a build like that I would think a good set of coilovers would be better in the long run.
Good luck with the build, been working on mine a while, changed plans on some things 100 times before I decided what I really wanted, or what we decided was best

less expensive. ive got less than 3 months to build a complete rockcrawler . and it has not ran in the past 5 years. and its bone stock. but i have lots of parts. i wonder if any of you guys could tell me what tire size might fit this project. 6" superflex coils in the front . full width one tons , and cut fenders.

70EB · May 10, 2007

Might be able to fit 39.5 Iroks on there depending on how much you trim the fenders. WH Warflares to the body line. Any body lift?

If your 6" coils were for the 79 Bronco application, they may be a little stiff because the EB weighs less.

Bill

bryan66 · May 10, 2007

i run 5.5 inch and about 2 inch body.i cut the fenders.i also run fullwidth half tons right now and have 39.5 swampers.going to run one tons and 42 iroks.thanks for info on brakes.
bryan

broncomania · May 10, 2007

no body lift. im wanting to run 39.5 tsl. as far as weight goes , ill be adding a fullcage , warn m15000 winch , winch bumper, and two batteries. ill try the springs and if i dont like them ill just put them back in my 79 . thanks.

Fishmanndotcom · May 11, 2007

i run your setup.... 78/79 60 front, sterling 10.25 rear fullwidth with stazworks beadlocks, 5.38 gears, cromo inner/outers(35 spline), 300M longfield joints, sexy lady drive flanges, GLO diff covers, BC bronco coils front with wristed arm, stock EB springs rear. i am actually in the middle of swapping to F150 2wd 2.5" springs since they are longer... they flex better and are MUCH more common. i broke a rear main couple weekends ago at GrayRock. i am rolling 39 iroks right now but i wil be ordering some 44TSL's in the next couple of weeks. i get VERY little rubbing right now but will have to either do more trimming and/or lift to clear 44's, but i think it'll be worth it

my front is 2" forward with a 79 steering box tapped for my hydro assist (about to do full hydro) and my rear is pulled back about 11" and i inboarded my springs so i could get about 5" of lift.

here are some webshots. they are not up to date i need to get some new ones but i tend to have to go in to work every now and then, lol

http://rides.webshots.com/album/554931602tDXktM

heres a couple of lame poser shots

-cutts-

broncomania · May 11, 2007

fishman, sweet pics . thanks. im leaving here in an hour to go pick it up and then im starting to get to work on it. ill be posting pics. thanks guys.

broncomania · May 12, 2007

got the bronco home last night. it hasnt run in about 5-6 years. i guess the first project will be trying to get it fired up. ill change the oil , drain the tank, pour in some fresh gas, check the radiator and fuel lines , drop one of my optima batteries in and see what happens. if it runs ill give it a full tune up for temporary use until i can locate a newer model 5.0 engine. i guess i will need to swap in a different radiator for that due to the inlet and outlet hose locations. after that , ill pull the interior so i can rip all the carpet out and inspect the floor. if it looks good ill rhino line it and put my corbeau seats in . is the 79 steering column a direct bolt in ? and why do people want to swap the column ? is it better or what ? thanks.

broncomania · May 12, 2007

BUCKETOBOLTS · May 12, 2007

Cool!!! Keep the pics coming...

Tito · May 12, 2007

Some of the 79's have tilt columns, also BC sells a crossover tube so you dont have to change the radiator when using the 5.0.

OX1 · May 13, 2007

I swapped to the 79 col as mine was shot and I did not want to spend coin on a new EB col. Also, with a 79 man col, you get rid of anything left from a shifter on the col. Not direct bolt in, needed to swap dash brackets, otherwise fits good.

First pic, 79 col, 2nd 70 col, 3rd 70 bracket on 79 col.........

broncomania · May 13, 2007

well ive got a manual and automatic column. i think ill use the manual column and put a shifter in the floor.

broncomania · May 14, 2007

today, i pulled the interior to inspect the floor pans. im gonna have to do a little work on them. also bought a complete 1990 5.0 engine with serpentine pulleys. ill need to find out if my c4 torque convertor will work on this late model engine and if the mustang stock headers will work and how the distributor and alternator will wire up and if the serpentine set up will fit in between the radiator.what about the flywheel ? any advice ? thanks.

bryan66 · May 15, 2007

flywheel should bolt up. i run a 302 out of a boat and all my stuff bolted right up.(power steering, alt.,water pump,and blah blah).not sure about dist.sorry not much help.
bryan

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