one sic bronco

[emm1962]

If I only had the $$ ........


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280382755670&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123#v4-38

 

[68rockcrawler]

Wow, that is one crazy steering setup on that one. That is a sweet Bronco.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

effin' cool.
The thing I don't get , the limiting straps seem to be damn near tight just sitting there.
or am I missing something ?

 

[73stallion]

bet he has no bumpsteer, but i'd hate to pull the valve cover or intake!

 

[Mark]

Evidently my brain is too puny tonight to figure out the function of this...

Is this part of the setup he describes here...
" I had the steering reworked since then by an amazing fellow that used to work on a S.O.D.A. truck for Scott Douglas. His work on the steering is incredible. "NO BUMP STEER". NO tracking bar. If you know anything about steering and suspension you will love the craftsmanship. The steering has a bell crank on the third member which in itself is a work of art. It also has a speeder box which is mounted near the front shock tower before it comes back to the right side of the transmission. It then goes in to a Saginaw steering box before it heads forward following the custom TIG welded radius arms heading to the bell crank"

I do admire the craftmanship even though I don't know anything about steering (I guess).

 

[Tito]

Evidently my brain is too puny tonight to figure out the function of this...

Is this part of the setup he describes here...
" I had the steering reworked since then by an amazing fellow that used to work on a S.O.D.A. truck for Scott Douglas. His work on the steering is incredible. "NO BUMP STEER". NO tracking bar. If you know anything about steering and suspension you will love the craftsmanship. The steering has a bell crank on the third member which in itself is a work of art. It also has a speeder box which is mounted near the front shock tower before it comes back to the right side of the transmission. It then goes in to a Saginaw steering box before it heads forward following the custom TIG welded radius arms heading to the bell crank"

If you figure it out let me know. It looks cool but I dont have a clue what that said up there ^

 

[Mark]

Here's the bell crank, and here's the steering box up next to the Dana20.

Whew. I think I got it. Still don't see how the knuckles are turning...

 

[Viperwolf1]

He has the steering box mounted back on the frame above the pass side radius arm attachment point. That way the length of the steering arm out to the bellcrank stays the same wether the front suspension is compressed or extended. Kind of a Rube Goldberg way to get rid of bumpsteer.

 

[Mark]

Rube Goldberg

I almost typed that too Phil!

Still don't see how the knuckles are turning...

Okay. I see some linkage here...
bedtime - my head hurts

 

[Socal Tom]

Seems odd that with all the money into the suspension and steering, he running 3x Rs900 shocks at each corner...
Tom

 

[nickm]

It seems a lot more confusing than it has to be. The steering goes one way and comes back only to back toward the front again (Z). A full hydro would have been better all the way around. JMO

 

[yjzonie]

way to much going on in there then I would want to deal with

 

[sstlaure]

It's a cool old-school looking pre-runner. I agree on the triple shocks.

I also don't like how the lower heim in the 3-link is loaded 90 degrees from how they are designed to be used (the load path is trying to pop the ball out of the socket.)

It's neat though - definitely a lot of work went into it.

 

[fdezone]

Wow, that's definitely unique.

 

[hyghlndr]

My favorite part is the spare tire holder. What is up with the straps?

 

[Viperwolf1]

My favorite part is the spare tire holder. What is up with the straps?

He probably ran out of steel.

 

[roundhouse]

The steering looks like the old WW-II Jeeps, with a zillion bellcranks and who knows what all.

Nice trucks though.
Lotta work, looks like a good dune runner.