project bronco rebuild x5

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

Seem to be getting alot of questions and info about the work I have been doing on the bronco so figured I would start a thread. I pulled the trigger and decided to put the 1tons under the bronco and figured it would be a good chance to show off how big of a bronco nut I am.
Lol First off I sent my gauge cluster to my a buddy of mine to get some work done on it.
http://classychassisrestoration.com/

Next up I sold my wheels&tires&axles and removed the rear axle then cut all the stuff I didn't need off the 1tons and installed the new to me springs (witch turned out to be very stiff) and the 14bolt.

Then I got ahold of some h1's and ordered my pressed centers and I'm going to have some custom made rock rings.

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

3 Next up I removed the front axle and they moved to Texas.

Then the fun part of fitting the C wedges to the dana60. There made for a dana30/dana44 but you can ether grind them to fit around the axle tube or buy or make spacers. If you have a 78-79 60 it's a easy swap...sadly I didn't and I didn't have duff/cage arms so the swap was a pain. Fist step was to grind the side of the wedges to fit between the housing and inner knuckle. With help from a buddy they where knocked out in no time!

They still didn't fit so I cut 3/8" off the housing that was not doing anything anyway and that did the trick.

Some people will go to town and cut at the end of the spring pad but I was sick of fiddling with it and didn't see the point sense they fit.

Apogee · Nov 30, 2011

Your cluster turned out nice.

Wow! Four 4' Bronco scripts in your wheels...you probably meant inches, not feet. How wide is your 14-bolt flange to flange? Why leafs over links?

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

Around this time I had code enforcement called on me and I had 3 days to get it on tires again or they will fine me. But the guy was cool and willing to work with me sense he knew I was working on it and waiting on parts. I had ordered some things from ruffstuff witch they where out of stock on so it took a week to get.. but got the track bar in (witch I need to re due for obvious reasons) but it will do for now for it's short trip where it's getting more tube up front and 14" fox air shocks. But I want to run 16" coilovers in the front and the airshocks in the back,so I'm going to fab the shock hoops around 16"coilovers and then put the air shocks up front...or I might just fab it up for the 14"s cus when I put the coil overs in I'll be throwing those crappy arms in the scrap pile and might be running 42's or 44's by then and the extra 2" of lift might be needed.

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

Well it's back on the ground! How do you like my flipped h1's? Lol The trackbar is 2" from the housing and I need at least 5.5" or shoot in front of the axle but not sure how that will work...I really didn't want to lift the bronco but the 60 housing is huge!! Lol

and that's where i am now!

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

Apogee said:
Your cluster turned out nice.

Wow! Four 4' Bronco scripts in your wheels...you probably meant inches, not feet. How wide is your 14-bolt flange to flange? Why leafs over links?

lol i ment 4''
wms to wms is 67''
and the dana60 is 68.5''

cus i cant afford to link it right now, i have almost eveything to do it but rodends and martial (the spendy stuff)

sadly i had some major medical stuff come up and im broke

sprdv1 · Nov 30, 2011

Nice work, Get errrr done!

Apogee · Nov 30, 2011

I just bought a ton (almost literally) of DOM...I know what you mean. That first picture from the rear of your rig made the 14-bolt look narrowed due to the H1 wheels. What overall width are you shooting for outside of tire to outside of tire?

Justafordguy · Nov 30, 2011

Lookin good, keep up the good work.

With full width axles why did you need to flip the H1s??:?

mattyq17 · Nov 30, 2011

Keep up the hard work, looking good

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

Apogee said:
I just bought a ton (almost literally) of DOM...I know what you mean. That first picture from the rear of your rig made the 14-bolt look narrowed due to the H1 wheels. What overall width are you shooting for outside of tire to outside of tire?

I dunno, wider the better. Lol with the pressed centers the h1s will have 3.5" of back spacing and I'll be running 38.5/12.50x16.5 sadly for now. So I'll have about half the tire sticking out passed the body.

Justafordguy said:
Lookin good, keep up the good work.

With full width axles why did you need to flip the H1s??:?

Cus stock h1's have 0 back spacing and will hit the brake line and tie rod.

Thanks for the complaments guys!

broncomitch · Nov 30, 2011

As for other bronco script ideas I have,
I'm going to get a solid 14bolt diffcover and put it in the CNC at work and cut out the solid and carve out the script.
I will Also make a cover for the upper Tbird intake sense I can't find anyone that makes one.
And I want to put the "Utah bronco club" stickers along the bed

I'm not sure if I can afford them but I also want the sexton offroad bronco script drive flange's and the script gauges and fairlead.
And thinking about getting the valve covers.

But I still need to get ether a 1350 slip yoke or a 1410 and the chevy calipers and find a ujoint for the front first to get it up and moving first and with doctors taking my money it might be awile.

broncomitch · Dec 1, 2011

I think I'll get this to fix my trackbar, it should be pointed in the stock location on the frame. For that price and with the 10% off it's worth it.
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/PAN-OFF.html

broncomitch · Dec 5, 2011

Ordered more parts.
Got the offset trackbar bracket,diy knuckle bracing kit,pinyon gard,1410 endyoke,slip yoke&ujoint,

And got the front driveshaft hooked up and got my centers in and started working on my boss's buggy so as soon as that's done I can take the bronco over and do the tube work for the air shocks.

broncomitch · Dec 5, 2011

New and old

H1 centers

broncomitch · Dec 9, 2011

Well my parts came in...I'm not happy with the ruffstuff bracket..It's a 1/2 difference at best and the trackbar still shoots above the center section...but I love there pinyon gard.

And I bought a 1410 slip yoke off eBay but he sent me a 1350.

broncomitch · Dec 13, 2011

Got the wheels together.

76MaBronco · Dec 13, 2011

I love that cluster...that's really nice.

broncomitch · Dec 13, 2011

Give him a call and have yours done! So worth it.

Well it looks as stupid as I feared it would

wish they where alot wider...

broncomitch · Dec 13, 2011

Man those tires really bum me out...

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