Duffy's 77 Build Thread- Restomod, daily, re-uncut

[Mark1911]

Hey Duffymahoney.
Love your Bronco! did you end up with spacers o
on your wheels? I am looking at 17 x 8 with 4" BS, or possibly 17 x 8 with 3.75" BS, either way the tire will BFG KO2 295/70X17, 33.3" overall diameter but 12" wide.
Your Circle Racing wheels are 17x8 with 4.5" BS. Any rubbing on suspension components in the front?
My bronco has the Dennis carpenter quarters to match the front so no clearance fender wise on mine.


Thanks again for your direction.


Mark.

 

[duffymahoney]

Front= no spacer. Rear = 1/4” on each side. But my rear axle is narrowed.

Currently just about lock out, my tires hit my arms. I plan to get Duffs T-rex at some point.

 

[duffymahoney]

Finally found a powder coat I like to argent silver! The color is Alien by prismatic. About 80% gloss. Pretty happy, its slightly brighter then my grill. But matches well.

 

[duffymahoney]

Well this is nice

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Sure is! Think that’s the best looking of the retro/updated clusters. Looks great.

 

[duffymahoney]

In. Love it so far.

 

[Mark1911]

Good morning.
Who's Hydroboost system did you use? I ordered mine directly from Hydratech back in March of this year and was just told it will be another month.....
I am trying to decide whether or not to cancel my order and go with Wildhorses.....

Mark.

 

[duffymahoney]

Good morning.
Who's Hydroboost system did you use? I ordered mine directly from Hydratech back in March of this year and was just told it will be another month.....
I am trying to decide whether or not to cancel my order and go with Wildhorses.....

Mark.

That's what I have, seems like a great design, also Duffs looks well thought out.

 

[duffymahoney]

New tires for my 77 Lubr! I had originally bought 265/70-17 because of Covid and the US was out of the 275s. Swapped the 265s to my daily and got 275/70-17 on it today. They look a little more beefy. I think I gained like .5” but I love the look!

 

[Kevm]

New tires for my 77 Lubr! I had originally bought 265/70-17 because of Covid and the US was out of the 275s. Swapped the 265s to my daily and got 275/70-17 on it today. They look a little more beefy. I think I gained like .5” but I love the look!

Looks great. Whats the current amount of lift?

 

[duffymahoney]

Looks great. Whats the current amount of lift?

2.5" front, 1.5" rear, taller perches, axles back 1", rear axles narrowed 1" each side with now a .5" spacer, so .5" narrow on each side. 1" body lift.

 

[Kevm]

2.5" front, 1.5" rear, taller perches, axles back 1", rear axles narrowed 1" each side with now a .5" spacer, so .5" narrow on each side. 1" body lift.

Thank you! Looks perfect.

 

[duffymahoney]

Installing some fancy brakes on my 77! Hopefully they stop as well as my last setup and make less brake dust. Wilwood 6 piston fronts and 4 piston rears. Thanks Justin Nowak at Wildhorses for the help! These are the kit to fit under 17" wheels.



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[duffymahoney]

the 77 is flying

 

[toddz69]

Looking forward to your impressions of them!

Todd Z.

 

[duffymahoney]

As long it's better bias, and less dust, I will be happy.

Looking forward to your impressions of them!

Todd Z.

 

[duffymahoney]

Well getting the correct 77 axles with the 2.36” offset fixed my wilwood rear big brake install issues! I might just make my tiny towns annual car show!

 

[duffymahoney]

Well the Wilwood brakes are fantastic. Very very modern stopping, I seem to have more pedal feel and it's way less harsh. This is the superlite 6 in front and 4 in back, with 12.88" rotors.

Bias seems basically perfect, Wilwood claims about 60/40. Only install issue we ran into on the rear, was the offset again, it was 7 thousandths off, we could have machined the brackets, but the installer decided to machine the pads. So it's fine till I have to get new pads.

I might look into putting my rear end back to stock length, or perhaps add another 1/2 to it. So just 1/2 narrower on each side.

 

[toddz69]

Well the Wilwood brakes are fantastic. Very very modern stopping, I seem to have more pedal feel and it's way less harsh. This is the superlite 6 in front and 4 in back, with 12.88" rotors.

Bias seems basically perfect, Wilwood claims about 60/40. Only install issue we ran into on the rear, was the offset again, it was 7 thousandths off, we could have machined the brackets, but the installer decided to machine the pads. So it's fine till I have to get new pads.

I might look into putting my rear end back to stock length, or perhaps add another 1/2 to it. So just 1/2 narrower on each side.

Glad to hear - sounds like good results!

Todd Z.

 

[toddz69]

An addendum to the above - I'm guessing you didn't change the master cylinder when you changed the brakes? And you're running a 1.125" bore unit? If so, I'm guessing you're seeing a little higher pedal, a firmer pedal (less squish), the brakes are less touchy, and just overall better feel?

Todd Z.