Well - between finishing up the painting, having a car professionally tinted in the garage and a lot of cleaning - this afternoon Dad and I got the disk brakes taken care of. This is stupid simple - no reason to have disk drum brakes on any axle....
Mount the rotor on the back of the hub, assemble the caliper with the bracket and hang it on the rotor, position the bleeder screw on the top and tack weld it down. After it is tacked, take off the caliper and hub so you can burn in the bracket. It is as simple at that - I got my BEEF brackets from Dan @ RuffStuff - very affordable with the pirate4x4 discount on top of his low prices. The calipers, rotors and brake hoses (not shown) are from a 75' Chev due to the simple sliding caliper bolt style and cheap calipers.
15's fit - I'll clearance them a bit before I am done...
Got the bender and parts coated with a nice etching primer and then we sprayed the black parts with appliance epoxy paint and we hit the silver stuff with hammerite.
Ground off the spring mounts and axle perches that were on there... That 7" grinder is a lifesaver!
Got the wheels mounted up -
Grabbed a tape measure...
The Bronco is this wide-
Looks like ~10" tire will be sticking out!
This week is going to be busy - here is what I have laid out.
Monday - grind down axle and wire wheel it.
Tuesday - get tires mounted on wheels
Wednesday - pull Bronco in and get on stands (have appointment - get suspension in mail this day)
Thursday - remove rear suspension
Friday - install springs, shocks and axle under truck - cut sheet metal.
I've got 5 more week until the big 4 day event... as long as I keep at it like this I should get it done. I've had to deal with parts being on back order or out of stock -only parts I need to order is the expensive hydro steering.