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Bronco lean, points of measurement

muskrat

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Where are good reliable places to measure to see if and how much Bronco Lean i might have. I thought about the tops of the spring towers, but, knowing the precision that Broncos were assembled, who knows if that would be the best spot.

Where should I pull my measurements from?

thanks.
 

bronconut73

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Axle to frame.
7" in front
6" in back
Are stock height measurements.
Anything over is your lift.
Comparing drivers to pasenger side or vice versa is your amount of lean.
 

old 71

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2x on axle to frame measurement , mine was an 1 1/4 down on the driver side.
 
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muskrat

muskrat

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did you pull the axle to level out?

2x on axle to frame measurement , mine was an 1 1/4 down on the driver side.


I've had the front axle off twice already. I'm pretty good at it by now! But, I would love to correct the radius arm placements without pulling the whole thing out.

Anyone ever had any luck doing it that way?
 

old 71

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I've had the front axle off twice already. I'm pretty good at it by now! But, I would love to correct the radius arm placements without pulling the whole thing out.

Anyone ever had any luck doing it that way?

It has been done with the axle in place, but really no way to make sure the radius arms are level to one another , it's easer to remove the axle and replace the radius arm bushings using the floor as a parallel and try to get each arm as close to level , to each other as possible . Make sure you replace the c bushings with new ones and make sure they go in correctly .

Mine came with in 1/8 " to each other and after trying it several times that was as close as I could get them. After all that , install the axle and the arms as a unit .

I know it's a lot of work to replace some stinking c bushings ,,, but thats the fun of having a bronco,,,,, ;D

Hope that helps , Good luck
Dale
 
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